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Westbrook
I.S.D. offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs
$0. 75; lunch costs Pre-K – 5th
$1.25 and 6-12th
$1.75. Your
children may qualify
for free meals or for reduced-priced meals. The reduced price is $0.20
for breakfast and $0.30 for lunch.
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Registration Information
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Free and
Reduced Meals |
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To apply for free or reduced-price
meals, use the Free and Reduced-Price School Meals Application, which
is enclosed in the student packet or contact the school for the
application. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so
be sure to fill out all required information.
Return the completed application to: Mrs.
Jackie White, Westbrook I.S.D., Post Office Box 99, Westbrook,
Texas, 79565.
Here are answers to questions you may have about
applying:
- Do I need to fill out an application for
each Child? No. Complete one application to apply for free or
reduced-price meals. Use one Free and Reduced-Price School Meals
Application for all students in your household. We cannot
approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out
all required information. Return the completed application to:
Dana Moody, P O Box 99, Westbrook, Texas 79565.
- Who can get free meals? Children in
households getting Food Stamps or TANF can get free meals regardless
of your income. Your benefit letter from the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission (HHSC) is your documentation for free meals. If
you have not already received a letter from your school stating that
your household is eligible for free meals you may take your HHSC
benefit letter to your child nutrition office to be certified for
free meals. Your children can get free meals if your household
income is within the free limits on the Federal Income Guidelines
and you must complete the application and submit to your child
nutrition office. Head Start students and most foster children can
also qualify for free meals. Call the school at (325) 644-2311
if you have questions.
- Should I fill out an application if I got a
letter this school year saying my children are approved for free or
reduced-price meals? In most cases no, however read the letter
you got carefully and follow the instructions. Call the school at
(325) 644-2311 if you have questions.
- Can homeless, runaway and migrant children
get free meals? Yes. If you have not been notified of free
status under these categories, please call Westbrook ISD, Esther
Perales (325) 644-2311 to see if your child(ren) qualify.
- Who can get reduced price meals? Your
children can get low cost meals if your household income is within
the reduced-price limits on the Federal Income Chart, included in
the application packet.
- I get WIC. Can my child(ren) get free
meals? Children in households participating in WIC may
be eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Please fill out an
application.
- Will the information I give be checked?
Yes, we may ask you to send written proof.
- If I don’t qualify now, may I apply later?
Yes, You may apply at any time during the school year if your
household size goes up, income goes down, or if you start getting
Food Stamps, TANF or other benefits.
- What if I disagree with the school’s
decision about my application? You should talk to school
officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing
to: Todd Burleson, P O Box 99, Westbrook, Texas 79565
(325)644-2311.
- May I apply if someone in my household is
not a U.S. citizen? Yes. You or your child(ren) do not have to
be a U.S. citizen to qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
- Who should I include as members of my
household? You must include yourself and all people living in
your household related or not (such as children, grandparents, other
relatives or friends).
- What if my income is not always the same?
List the amount that you normally receive. For example, if you
normally get $1,000 each month, but you missed some work last month
and only got $900, put down that you get $1,000 per month. If you
normally get overtime pay, include that amount as income. If you do
not normally get overtime pay, doe not include it as income.
13.
We
are in the military;
do we include our housing allowance as income? If your housing
is part of the Military Housing
Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as
income. All other allowances must be included in your
gross income
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Lunch Information |
2008-2009
Lunch Information
These pages are
important information concerning the free and reduced lunch program
offered by the Westbrook Independent School District.
To apply for free
or reduced priced lunches, read and complete ALL of the
application and remember to sign in the appropriate place. Please
return the completed application to the school office by
THURSDAY, AUGUST 21st
In the event you
do not make application for the free and reduced program, the
following information will apply to your position with our lunch
program.
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Cost
per meal as follows:
Breakfast: Pre- Kindergarten –
12th grade .75 per day
Lunch: Pre-Kindergarten
– 5th grade 1.25 per day
6th
– 12th grade 1.75
per day |
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Reduced price per meal:
Breakfast: Pre-Kindergarten – 12th
grade .20 per day
Lunch: Pre-Kindergarten –
12th grade .30 per day |
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Guests:
Breakfast: Adult & child
breakfast .75
Lunch Adult
2.50
Teacher-Sub 2.25
Child’s 5th
and under 1.25
Child’s 6th
and up 1.75 |
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Extra
milk - .25
(PLEASE
NOTE: One milk is included with meal. In the past, the cost for
extra milk was allowed to be charged to student’s account. Milk
charges will no longer be allowed. Payment for extra milk must
be made at time of purchase.)
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Payment
for meals may be prepaid or meals may be charged. Charges are billed
out on the last day of each month, and payment is due upon receipt of
the bill. Please make prompt payments to keep your child’s account
balance current.
Please note: MAXIMUM AMOUNT charge limit at any time is $60.00. Any
account exceeding the limit will automatically be put on hold and no
further charges to the account allowed until the account has been
paid. All charges must be paid IN FULL upon receipt of the final bill
at the end of the 2008-2009 school year before the student’s report
card will be released.
As of August 1, 2008 cost of meals will be at the price
designated in this form. Further board action may be taken at a later
date to determine if future meals will increase in price.
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Approval/Denial
Sample Letter |
WESTBROOK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
DISTRICT
P.O. BOX 99
WESTBROOK, TEXAS 79565
325-644-2311
Child(ren)’s Name(s):
_________________________________________________________________
School: Westbrook I.S.D. Teacher/Grade:
__________________________ Date: _______________
Dear
______________________________:
Your
application for free and reduced price meals for your child(ren) has
been:
_____ Approved for free meals
_____ Approved for reduced price meals at 30 cents for lunch
and 20 cents for
breakfast.
_____ Ninety days temporary approval for 30 cents lunch and 20
cents lunch/breakfast meals
until _________________________.
_____ Denied for the following reason(s):
_____ Income over the allowable
amount.
_____ Incomplete application.
Complete the following information:
____________________________________________________________________________________
If you do not agree with the decision, you may
discuss it with Mrs. Teresa Matlock or Mr. Todd Burleson,
325-644-2311. You also have a right to a fair hearing. To request a
fair hearing, call or write the following official:
Name and Title: Mr.
Todd Burleson, Superintendent
Address: P.O. Box 99, Westbrook, Texas 79565
Phone: 325-644-2311
If your child is approved for meal benefits based
on household income, you must tell the school when your household
income increases by more than $50.00 per month ($600.00 per year) or
if your household size decreases. If your child is approved for meal
benefits based on eligibility for food stamps or AFDC, you must tell
the school when you no longer receive food stamps or AFDC for your
child.
You may reapply for benefits at any time during
the school year. If you are not eligible now but have a decreased in
household income, become unemployed, have an increase in household
size, or qualify for AFDC or food stamps, you may fill out another
application at that time.
Sincerely,
Mr. Todd Burleson
Superintendent
In
the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be
discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin,
age or disability. If you believe you have been discriminated
against, write to the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
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Free & Reduced Income
Chart |
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The household size and income criteria below will be
used to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price benefits.
Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown
are eligible for free or reduced-priced meals. Foster children who are
the legal responsibility of a welfare agency or court may also be
eligible for benefits regardless of the income of the household with
whom they reside. Eligibility for the foster child is based on the
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Income Chart |
| Household Size |
Annual Income |
Monthly Income |
Weekly Income |
| 1 person |
$19,240 |
$1,604 |
$370 |
| 2 people |
$25,900 |
$2,159 |
$499 |
| 3 people |
$32,560 |
$2,714 |
$627 |
| 4 people |
$39,220 |
$3,269 |
$755 |
| 5 people |
$45,880 |
$3,824 |
$883 |
| 6 people |
$52,540 |
$4,379 |
$1,011 |
| 7 people |
$59,200 |
$4,934 |
$1,139 |
| 8 people |
$65,860 |
$5,489 |
$1,267 |
| each add'l |
+$6,660 |
+$555 |
+$129 |
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