OUR LADY OF THE BLESSED

SACRAMENT ACADEMY

 

 

CAFETERIA POLICIES

 

Food Services: Breakfast and Lunch Program

The breakfast program is available for all students. School begins each morning at 7:30a and all students are expected to be on time every day.  Students may arrive as early as at 7:15a and should report to the cafeteria, where they will be supervised until they are picked up by their teacher at 7:30a to report to class. The Breakfast Program starts at 7:40a. Students will be brought back to the cafeteria by their teacher for breakfast. The breakfast line closes at 8:15a daily. Parents, who want their children to eat breakfast, must bring them to school on time. Parents may join their children for breakfast or lunch. The lunch program begins at 11:00a. All children are required to have lunch daily and hot meals are available. All students are given a computer number that they need to memorize.  Each student will be required to give that number at the lunch counter before exiting the lunch line.  It is very important that parents pay for their child’s lunch on time. This may be done on a weekly or monthly basis.  In the event that parents receive a bill for delinquent breakfast or lunch fees, it will be necessary for that bill to be paid immediately.  Federal guidelines prohibit the Cafeteria Manager from serving lunch to students with delinquent lunch fees of more than two days.  Parents would then be responsible for providing their child with lunch until the lunch bill is paid in full.

 

PLEASE NOTE: According to the Health Department Regulations and Federal Guidelines, the following must be adhered to daily: absolutely no fast food, candy or soft drinks are allowed in the cafeteria; there can be no sharing of food; igloos or such types of containers are not allowed

 

The dining room is considered a classroom to promote good eating habits and social skills.  All students will eat lunch in the dining room.  (Students may not bring glass containers, soft drinks, or candy).  While in the dining room, students are expected to use the same manners required in the classroom.  Courtesy toward other students and cooperation with teachers are in order at all times.  Parents should not bring lunches from carry-out restaurants. 

 

                

 

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DEPARTMENT OUTLINES POLICY FOR FOOD PROGRAM

 

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana State Department of Education, Division of Nutrition Assistance, has announced its administration of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), in accordance with Federal Law and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policy.

 

All participants in attendance will be offered the same meals with no physical segregation of or other discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

 

All participants who are recipients of Family Independence Temporary Assistance Program (FITAP), USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly Food Stamps), USDA Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) assistance units, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits. This statement applies to centers receiving federal assistance from the CACFP.

 

Any member of a household who believes he or she has been discriminated against should write immediately to USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (Voice and TDD). "USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer."

 

Eligibility for free or reduced meal reimbursement is based on the following income scales effective July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010

 

 

 

ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS IF INCOME IS AT OR BELOW:  ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS IF INCOME IS AT OR BELOW:  ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS IF INCOME IS AT OR BELOW:  ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS IF INCOME IS AT OR BELOW:     ELIGIBLE FOR REDUCED PRICE MEALS IF INCOME IS AT OR BELOW:

Household
Size          Annual     Monthly   Twice Per Month   Every Two Weeks Weekly

1               $20,036    $1,670      $835         $771         $386

2               26,955      2,247        1,124        1,037        519

3               33,874      2,823        1,412        1,303        652

4               40,793      3,400        1,700        1,569        785

5               47,712      3,976        1,988        1,836        918

6               54,631      4,553        2,277        2,102        1,051

7               61,550      5,130        2,565        2,368        1,184

8               68,469      5,706        2,853        2,634        1,317

For each add'l family member add    6,919        577           289           267           134