USDA Extends Free Meals for Children Until End of 2020 – 2021 School Year
In an effort to ensure that all children across America have access to nutritious food as the nation recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the USDA has extended the availability of free meals to all Rockville Centre students throughout the entire 2020-2021 school year. This means that every elementary student will be able to receive one free lunch each day, and every Middle and High School student will be able to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each day.
Please take a look at the School Lunch Program menus on our district website and take advantage of this program.
Rockville Centre School District is now able to serve free breakfast/lunch to all district students. regardless of income, through the end of the school year. This means that every elementary student will be able to receive one free lunch each day and every Middle and High School student will be able to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each day.
Free meals are also available to remote learners. If your High School or Middle School child is learning remotely, breakfast/lunch can be picked up at the High School or Middle School between 8am and 10am daily. If your Elementary school child is learning remotely and would like to pick up a lunch, please go to your Elementary School between 11am-12pm to pick up your lunch. Meals will be placed at the security desk located at the main entrance of each building.
In order to be eligible for other district programs that are dependent upon Free and Reduced Lunch eligibility, families are advised to continue to fill out and submit Free and Reduced meal applications. The easiest way to apply is through the district website which provides the link to an on line application.
Students will need to have funds in their My School Bucks account (or in person) for a la carte items (chips, cookies, specialty drinks, etc) as the benefit does not cover a la carte items. Our website also provides a quick link to the My School Bucks website.