Free and Reduced Price Meals are available to families who believe they may qualify. If your family chooses to apply please complete a "Free and Reduced Meal Price Application Form." The forms can be obtained on-line and completed applications can be returned to any school office or mailed to Nutrition Services department.

Please read "parent letter" and "answers to common application questions" at the bottom of this page before completing application. Parents will be notified by mail of their students' approval status. Until notification parents must provide their child/children with a lunch or lunch money.

Please do not call about the status of your application before 10/19/2009 as that will delay the approval process. We will contact you by phone if we need additional information.

Complete only one application per family please! The information you give will be used to determine or prove your child's eligibility for free or reduced-priced meals. This information may also be used for other state or federally funded school benefits.

Factors considered in the application process are household size and total household income. HOUSEHOLD SIZE is considered all persons, related or unrelated: Including parents, children, grandparents who live in your home and share living expenses. DO NOT INCLUDE FOSTER CHILDREN. The TOTAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME is the income each household member received last month before taxes - this includes wages, social security, pension, unemployment, welfare, child support, alimony, and any other cash income.

Foster Children - In certain cases, foster children are eligible for free and reduced-price meals regardless of your income. If you have foster children living with you and want to apply for them, please contact us.

Meal Applications

Turn in Applications to:

Please return completed Free & Reduced application forms with necessary income documents.  Include names of all adults in the household and for adults that are working provide recent paystubs,  1040's and all income from other sources (like savings, child support, rental income e.g.) turn in applications to school offices to be forwarded to Nutrition Services office or mail to  I.U.S.D. Nutrition Services, 5050 Barranca Parkway, 
Irvine CA 92604.

"This institution is an equal opportunity provider."

Answers to Common
Application Questions