School Nutrition

MSAD #46 to participate in Community Eligible Provision for SY 2023/2024

MSAD #46 including Dexter Regional High School and Ridge View Community School will be participating in CEP, Community Eligible Provision for School Year 2023/2024. All students enrolled in the schools listed above may participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household applications will not be required to receive free meals this year but forms similar to applications may be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other programs that require this information, such as Federal Title programs.

Studies show that children who are not hungry perform better in school. By providing both breakfast and lunch at no cost to students, we are helping to create a better learning environment.

The school meals that we serve follow U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. The School Breakfast and Lunch

Programs cannot succeed without your support; please encourage your children to participate in the school meals programs.

The application requesting economic information supports many programs at our schools which helps reduce the local tax. Please complete and return the forms. Only one per family is needed.

The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry or national origin.

Complaints of discrimination must be filed at the office of the Maine Human Rights Commission, 51 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0051. If you wish to file a discrimination complaint electronically, visit the Human Rights Commission website at https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/file/instructions and complete an intake questionnaire. Maine is an equal opportunity provider and employer.