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EHS: New El Dorado High School teachers include Pate Bauldree, Cheryl Flora, Destinee Rogers, Sara Beth How- ard, Shannon Ellison, Claude Johnson, Demetria Guidry, Stephanie Thomas, Zack Mitchell, Catie Hendrickson, Taylon Steele, Luke Lansdell, Chase Cantrell, Ashley Davis, Jacob Roberson, Garrett Whitley, Brady McDuffie, Amanda Terrell, Rebecca Mize, Solena Sayer, Lauren Martin, Jon-Perry Mize, Leah Anderson, Jessica Cantrell, Kylan Foley, Hinton Foster, Spencer Perzanowski, Cody Jefferson and Samantha Sweickhardt. (Not pictured is Rodney Frazier).
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WMS: El Dorado School District’s new employees at Washington Middle School are, from left, Ryan Bridges, Staci Stafford, Rachel Morr, Cheree Spann, Anissa Franks, Cecilia Chaves, Catherine Kozubski, Samantha Hurlburt, Nicole McPhate, Tiffany Williams, Shane Hemme and Tyler Phillips.
Photo courtesy of Katie Sandifer
Murmil: New employees for the 2016-17 school year at Murmil in the El Dorado School District are Justin Wylie, left, and Mike LaRue.
Free, reduced meal policies
Area schools have announced free or reduced meal policies.
Eligibility is determined by household income and num- bers. Union County school officials and pre-school pro- grams have announced their school policy for providing free and reduced price meals for children served under the National School Lunch program and School Breakfast Program.
Only one application should be submitted for each household. Household size and income criteria will be used to determine eligibility for free and reduced price benefits. To be eligible for free meals, a household of one person cannot have an annual income of more than $15,444, a monthly income of $1,287, or a weekly income of $297. For each additional household member, add $5,408 to the annual income, $451 to the monthly income or $104 to the weekly income.
To be eligible for reduced price meals, a household of one person cannot have an annual income of more than $21,978, a monthly income of $1,832, or a weekly income of $423. To determine eligibility for reduced price meals for each additional household member, add $7,696 for each person to the annual income; $642 to the monthly income or $148 for the weekly income. Children certified as homeless, migrant or runaway from the district are eligible for free meals. Children who are members of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the former food stamp program, households are automatical- ly eligible for free 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. Children who are members of a Head Start/ Even Start program are categorically eligible for free meals. Eligibility for the foster child is based on the child’s income. The process for receiving free or reduced meals depends on the school attended. Children in a household that received WIC may be eligible for benefits. An application must be completed for determination of eligibility.
The El Dorado School District does a direct certification in which the state sends the school a list of individuals who automatically qualify, due to receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Some students who receive SNAP benefits will not show up on the list send from the state because the names on the lists are dif- ferent. The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 2004 authorizes the certification of free and reduced price meal benefits for the entire school year.
The household is no longer required to notify the school district when the household income increases, the household is no longer eligible for food SNAP or if the number of household members decreases. However, this change does not apply under the following circumstanc- es: the original eligibility certification was incorrect, the verification of eligibility does not support the benefits received or the household has been temporarily approved for benefits.
A household may submit an application any time of the year if the new application would qualify them for increased benefits. If the household submits an applica- tion later in the year that would decrease the benefits, the district may give the family the option to continue with approved benefits or choose reduced benefits or the district may decide the eligibility for increased benefits
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subsequent years. These above rates exclude the additional six cents. Higher reimbursement rates are also in effect for Alaska and Hawaii and for schools with high percentages of low-income students. For the latest rates visit FNS website at www.fns.usda.gov/school- meals/rates-reimbursement.
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School food authorities that are certi- fied to be in compliance with the updat- ed meal requirements will receive an additional six cents of federal cash reim- bursement for each meal served. This bonus will be adjusted for inflation in
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