District Policies – Jefferson County School District R-1

Book:

District Policies – Jefferson County School District R-1

Section:

E: Support Services

Title:

Free and Reduced Price Food Services

Number:

EFC

Status:

Active

Legal:

42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. National School Lunch Act
42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq. Child Nutrition Act
C.R.S. 22-32-120

Adopted:

06/26/1997

Last Revised:

01/22/2002

Last Reviewed:

Policy Detail
Jefferson County Public Schools shall participate in the School Breakfast, School Lunch, and Commodity Distribution Programs and accepts responsibility for providing free and reduced price meals to eligible children in the schools under its jurisdiction.

The administration shall establish regulations to comply with the guidelines established by the Child Nutrition Unit of the Colorado Department of Education for determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals in all participating schools.

CROSS REFERENCE:

EFC - R, Free and Reduced Price Food Services