Food Services
All students in the Upper Scioto Valley School District, pre-K through 12th grade, will receive free breakfast and lunch each day of the school year. Every student, regardless of family income level, will receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at no charge each day.
Families do not need to submit Free and Reduced Lunch applications.
Why is the USV District eligible to provide free breakfast and lunch?
The district participates in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program and previously accepted Free and Reduced Lunch applications to determine eligibility. Now, USV is able to provide this new service, cost-free to the district, through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which is a provision from the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.
CEP is a nationwide program that eliminates the burden of collecting household applications to determine eligibility for school meals, relying instead on information from other means-tested programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and Medicaid.
Are a la carte items still available?
Yes, a la carte items are available for purchase at the high school and middle schools. Students must pay for these items with cash, check or the pre-paid balance on their Payschools Central account.
Nondiscrimination Statement
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