Child Nutrition Interview Questions
September 28th SSO Program Offering Free Meals
What has changed to allow you to serve everyone free meals again, like during the COVID school closure? The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Texas Department of Agriculture announced a waiver flexibility that will allow Brenham ISD to operate the summer meal program during the fall semester temporarily. Beginning September 28th, district participation in the (SSO) summer meal program will begin serving free meals to all the district students and children of the community between the ages of 1-18.
Where are these free meals offered?
Free meals are available to all students attending BISD in the building,
Curbside meal service will continue to take place daily between 10:00 am -10:45 am at Brenham Junior High to serve all remote learners and any community children between the ages of 1 and 18 who would like a meal.
Do we have to sign up to receive the meals?There is no sign-up necessary to receive meals.
Will the children have to be in the car to receive a free meal?
Remote learners will NOT need to be present in the vehicle to pick up their meal however, A parent or guardian must bring the student’s ID card or Remote Learner Meal ID card to obtain the student meal. (Parents shall pick up the Remote Learner Meal ID card at their child’s campus).
If a child is not enrolled in the district, the child will need to be present or a birth certificate for that child will need to be presented.
If my child is getting these free SSO Meals, will I still need to fill out a meal application for free/reduced meals for the 2020-21 school year?
Because this is a temporary program offered by the USDA that will end when funding runs out or December 31st, whichever comes first, we encourage households to reapply if they are still on last years application status or complete a new application on the http://brenham.healtheliving.net/ website.This will allow a smooth return to the National School Lunch program when this temporary waiver expires.