VERDIGRIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Students pay full price for meals unless they have been approved for free or reduced meals by meal application or snap benefits.

At Verdigris Public Schools we do everything possible to ensure that students who qualify for free or reduced-price meals:

• Feel no social stigma for applying to the program.
• Are treated & greeted the same at the cash register as any other student.
• Are not singled out in any way to ensure their complete anonymity.
• Can be confident that all information is kept completely confidential.

It is more than a meal application, other benefits from filling out an application may include:

• Discounts on academic test fees as in the SAT and PSAT
• Discounts on college applications
• Discounts on internet services
• Discounts on fees for youth programs
• Funding for district education programs

Our goal is to have all students take part in our school meal program. In our elementary schools, we offer multiple entree choices each day with our Clubhouse program. It includes hot entrees, traditional meals, salads, sandwiches, and wraps. All of the meals are planned utilizing the USDA guidelines and are analyzed for nutrient content. The Taste 4 program gives junior high and high school students a variety of options through several food stations.

Filling out the Free & Reduced Application is quick and easy. We have several ways an application can be accessed and completed.

• An application will be sent home with your student.
• Applications can be printed from our website at vps.k12.ok.us from the Calendar/Menu Section, then Nutrition/Menus
• An application can be picked up at the Elementary and High School Cafeterias.
• An application can be sent to you by emailing me at tjenkins@vps.k12.ok.us.

Be sure to follow the instructions carefully and if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 918-266-2336 x 2611. We look forward to serving your students!

Sincerely,

Tina Jenkins

Verdigris Public Schools

Child Nutrition Director

Please click on the link below to print out a Free & Reduced Application today. A completed application can be emailed to tjenkins@vps.k12.ok.us or returned to your students teacher .

Free/Reduced Meal Application

USDA RECIPES FOR HEALTHY KIDS 

USDA HEALTHY SNACKS AT HOME

USDA GREAT HOME NUTRITION INFORMATION

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, 

etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.  Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact

USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:

http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filiing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter

all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.  Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
2. fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.