Wrangell Public Schools today announced its participation in the National School Lunch Program. Meals will be available to enrolled participants without regard to race, age, color, sex, disability, or national origin at the following sites: Wrangell Elementary, Stikine Middle School, and Wrangell High School. Meals will meet nutritional standard established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The sites will participate in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.
Households with incomes less than or equal to the following guidelines are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. These guidelines are effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Households with children who are currently approved for Food Stamps, Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP), or Native Family Assistance Program (NFAP) are automatically eligible for free school meals by completing an application that includes their assistance number from one of those programs. Students who are identified as migrant, homeless, or runaway are automatically eligible and do not need to fill out an application. Foster children are usually eligible for school meal benefits regardless of the income of the household with which they reside. Note: Medicaid and Denali Kid Care case numbers do not qualify for eligibility.
FREE MEALS REDUCED PRICED MEALS
Family Size Yearly Monthly Weekly Yearly Monthly Weekly
1 17,589 1,466 339 25,031 2,086 482
2 23,673 1,973 456 33,689 2,808 648
3 29,757 2,480 573 42,347 3,529 815
4 35,841 2,987 690 51,005 4,251 981
5 41,925 3,494 807 59,663 4,972 1,148
6 48,009 4,001 924 68,321 5,684 1,314
7 54,093 4,508 1,041 76,979 6,415 1,481
8 60,177 5,015 1,158 85,637 7,138 1,647
For each additional person 6,084 507 117 8,658 722 167
For more information or to get an application form for free or reduced-price school meals, contact the school principal or the Superintendent’s office. Forms will also be available at registration.
Applications cannot be approved unless they contain complete information. Information provided on an application may be verified at any time. Households may apply for school meal benefits at any time during the school year if circumstances change. Children whose parents or guardians become unemployed may be eligible for school meal benefits based on their household income during the period of unemployment. A household whose application for school meal benefits is denied will be provided an opportunity to appeal the decision.

In accordance with Federal law and U.S. Department of Agriculture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. To file a complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Rev.07/09