Welcome Regional School District 17 Families
Sharon Shettleworth-Food Service Director
(860)345-4534 ext. 1140
sshettleworth@rsd17.org
School Meal Eligibility for Families impacted by the Federal Shutdown
Families who are being financially impacted by the federal shutdown have two options on obtaining
Free/ reduced meals for your children.
1. You may fill out an application and send it in to your child’s school secretary. Applications are
available on the schools website or from the schools secretaries.
2. You may apply for SNAP through the State Department of Social Services.
Flyer attached below. The Connecticut State Department of Education matches SNAP data with students attending Connecticut schools and through our Direct Certification process notifies schools of the students’ subsequent eligibility for free school meals.
Families who are approved for free or reduced meals based on their reduced income during a furlough period are encouraged to terminate their free/reduced price status should the economic hardship be remedied by a return to work and/or restoration of pay for the furlough period.
This fall, Regional School District 17’s school cafeterias continue to meet federal nutrition standards for school meals, ensuring that meals are healthy and well-balanced and provide students all the nutrition they need to succeed at school. Now is a great time to encourage your kids to choose school lunch!
Breakfast is available at all the Elementary Schools for $2.25 a day, $0.30 a day if you qualify for reduced and free if you qualify for free meals.
Elementary School Lunch prices are $3.25 a day, $0.40 a day if you qualify for reduced lunches and free if you qualify for free lunches.
High School and Middle School Lunch Prices are $3.50 a day, $0.40 a day if you qualify for reduced lunch and free if you qualify for free lunches.
ALA CARTE MILK THIS YEAR WILL BE $0.60
School meals offer students milk, fruits and vegetables, proteins and grains, and they must meet strict limits on saturated fat and portion size. We will also meet additional standards requiring
School meals are a great value and a huge convenience for busy families too!
Families who are being financially impacted by the federal shutdown have two options on obtaining
Free/ reduced meals for your children.
1. You may fill out an application and send it in to your child’s school secretary. Applications are
available on the schools website or from the schools secretaries.
2. You may apply for SNAP through the State Department of Social Services.
Flyer attached below. The Connecticut State Department of Education matches SNAP data with students attending Connecticut schools and through our Direct Certification process notifies schools of the students’ subsequent eligibility for free school meals.
Families who are approved for free or reduced meals based on their reduced income during a furlough period are encouraged to terminate their free/reduced price status should the economic hardship be remedied by a return to work and/or restoration of pay for the furlough period.
This fall, Regional School District 17’s school cafeterias continue to meet federal nutrition standards for school meals, ensuring that meals are healthy and well-balanced and provide students all the nutrition they need to succeed at school. Now is a great time to encourage your kids to choose school lunch!
Breakfast is available at all the Elementary Schools for $2.25 a day, $0.30 a day if you qualify for reduced and free if you qualify for free meals.
Elementary School Lunch prices are $3.25 a day, $0.40 a day if you qualify for reduced lunches and free if you qualify for free lunches.
High School and Middle School Lunch Prices are $3.50 a day, $0.40 a day if you qualify for reduced lunch and free if you qualify for free lunches.
ALA CARTE MILK THIS YEAR WILL BE $0.60
School meals offer students milk, fruits and vegetables, proteins and grains, and they must meet strict limits on saturated fat and portion size. We will also meet additional standards requiring
- age-appropriate calorie limits
- larger servings of vegetables and fruits (students must take at least one serving of produce)
- a wider variety of vegetables, including dark green and red/orange vegetables and legumes
- fat-free or 1% milk (flavored milk must be fat-free)
- more whole grains
- less sodium
School meals are a great value and a huge convenience for busy families too!
| Region17WellnessPolicy.pdf |
| SNAP information |