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Show GRAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 264 South 4th East, Moab, Utah 84532 August 18, 1975 Dear Parent or Guardian: The Grand County School District serves nutritious lunches every school day. Elementary students may buy lunch for 40 cents; secondary students, 45 cents. Children from families whose Income Is at or below the levels shown on the attached scale are eligible for lunches free or at the reduced price of 20 cents. If your income is greater than those shown but you have unusually high medical bills, shelter costs In excess of 30 percent of your Income, special education expenses due to the mental or physical condition of a child, or disaster or casualty losses, your children may still be eligible. To apply at any time during the year for free or reduced-price lunches for your children, complete the attached application and return it to the school. The principal will approve or reject your application as soon as it is received. If you do not agree with the principal's decision, you have a right to a fair hearing. This can be done by calling or writing: Bill B. Meador, Supt., 264 South 4th East; 259-6212 or 259-5317. In certain cases foster children are also eligible for these benefits. If you have foster children living with you and wish to apply for such lunches for them, please notify us or indicate it on the application. , All children are treated the same regardless of ability to pay. In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against because of his race, sex, color, or national origin. If we can be of any further assistance or if your income changes during the year, please contact us. Sincerely, s Lillian S. Boulden (Mrs.) Lillian S. Boulden School Lunch Supervisor. ELIGIBILITY SCALE FOR FREE OR REDUCED PRICE MEALS Children from families with a yearly gross income from all sources at or below the following levels shall be eligible for free meals or reduced price meals. Family Size Income Scale Scale A Scale B Free Meals & Family Size Free Milk Reduced Price Meals, No Free Yearly Income Milk, Yearly Income: One $0 to 3,230 $3,231 to $4,520 Two 0 to 4,240 4.241 to 5,930 Three 0 to 5,250 5,251 to 7,350 Four 0 to 6,260 6,261 to 8,770 Five 0 to 7,190 7,191 to 10,060 Six 0 to 8,110 8,111 to 11,360 Seven 0 to 8,950 8,951 to 12,530 Eight 0 to 9,790 9,791 to 13,700 Nine , 0 to 10,550 10,551 to 14,770 Ten 0 to 11,310 11.511 to 15,840 Eleven ' 0 to 12,060 12,061 to 16,890 Twelve 0 to 12,810 12,811 to 17,940 Each additional Each additional family member 750 family member 1,050 "Income," as the term is used in this notice, is similar to that defined in the Bureau of the Census report, "Characteristics of the Low Income Population: 1971," Consumer Income, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, No. 86, December 1972. "Income" means income before deductions for income taxes, employees social security taxes, insurance premiums, bonds, etc. It includes the following: (1) Monetary compensation for services, including wages, salary, commission, or fees; (2) net income from nonfarm self-employment; (3) net income from farm self-employment; (4) social security; (5) dividends or interest on savings or bonds, income from estates or trust or.net rental income; (6) public assistance or welfare payments; (7) unemployment compensations; compensa-tions; (8) government civilian employee or military retirement or pensions or veterans payments; (9) private pensions or annuities; (10) alimony or child support payments; (11) regular contributions from persons not living in the household; (12) net royalties; and (13) other cash income. Other cash income would include cash amounts received or withdrawn from any source including savings, investments, trust accounts, and other resources, which would be available to pay the price of a child's meal. "Income" as the term is used in this notice, does not include income used for the following special hardship conditions which could not be reasonably anticipated or controlled by the household: (1) Unusually high medical expenses; (2) shelter costs In excess of 30 percent of income as defined herein; (3) special education expenses due to the mental or physical condition of a child; and (4) disaster or casualty losses. (Published in The Times-Independent, Moab, Utah, August 21, 1975). |