Free & Reduced Price Meals Information

Breakfast and Lunch are free for the 2020-21 School Year!

Lunch vs. À la carte at GHS & GMS

The school cafeteria will continue to serve all of the lunch options that they have been providing this year. The meals include an entrée, small milk or water, fruit and/or vegetable. Menus are available on the school website and the Dining Services facebook page.

In addition to these free lunches, the cafeteria will begin offering à la carte items on February 1^st.

These items will include desserts, specialty drinks, snacks, and rotating entrees which are not free. The à la carte items must be paid for with funds added to the student’s account prior to the day of purchase. Funds can be added to the account via PayPams or by cash in a labeled envelope. Student ID cards will be scanned rather than utilizing the pinpads.

Any addition questions please contact: rainalee.cooper@gorhamschools.org

Families may apply (or reapply) for benefits at any time during the school year, but in order to avoid any interruption in benefits, initial applications for free and reduced meals must be completed each year by September 25th, and are processed in the Dining Services Office. Applications are sent home with students the first week of school, mailed, and are also available in every school office as well as on the school district website any time during the school year in case family finances change.

Please note: A new application for free or reduced price meals must be submitted every year, even if your child was eligible for free or reduced-price meals in the prior year.

The free/reduced meals benefit applies to breakfast and lunch meals only, not milk, à la carte foods, vending, etc.

As students take a meal, their PIN will be recorded and their account charged. Each purchase must be tracked by federal regulations. No child ever needs to reveal whether they are free/reduced/paid. This is confidential information.

Gorham School Dining Services Contact List
Michael Sanborn	Director of Dining Services 222-1231	michael.sanborn@gorhamschools.org
Raina Lee Cooper	Administrative Assistant 222-1375	rainalee.cooper@gorhamschools.org
Anthony Salvaggio	Gorham High School 222-1196	anthony.salvaggio@gorhamschools.org
Laura Scaplen	Gorham Middle School 222-1217	laura.scaplen@gorhamschools.org
Diana Blanchard	Village Elementary School 222-1316	diana.blanchard@gorhamschools.org
Bonny Charles	Narragansett Elementary 222-1259	bonny.charles@gorhamschools.org
Nancy Aceto	Great Falls Elementary 222-1200	nancy.aceto@gorhamschools.org

CIVIL RIGHTS NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the Agency ere they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, heard of hearing, or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Please send in your Free/Reduced application ASAP to qualify for Free/Reduced Lunches in 2021 or you can fill it out online at: http://gorhamschools.schoollunchapp.com