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Free & Reduced Meals

Children need healthy meals to learn. Crandall ISD offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs $1.60; lunch costs PreK-6th grade is $3.10, and 7-12th grade is $3.30. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced-meal prices. Reduced-price is $0.30 for breakfast and $0.40 for lunch. Contact amitchell@crandall-isd.net for questions.

Remember to (re)apply for free or reduced school meals for the
2024-2025 school year online. 

English Online Application

Spanish Online Application

Paper Application 2024-25 English 

Paper Application 2024-25 Spanish

 

Criteria for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits
The following criteria will be used to determine a child’s eligibility for free or reduced-price meal benefits:
Income
1. Household income that is at or below the income eligibility levels
Categorical or Automatic Eligibility
2. Household receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Program Participant
3. Child’s status as a foster child, homeless, runaway, migrant, or displaced by a declared disaster
4. Child’s enrollment in Head Start or Even Start
 

Income Eligibility
For those households that qualify for free or reduced-price meals based on income, an adult in the household must fill out free and reduced-price meal application and return it to Food Service Dept. at 300 W. Lewis St., Crandall, TX, 75114. Those individuals filling out the application will need to provide the following information:

  • 1. Names of all household members
  • 2. Amount, frequency, and source of current income for each household member
  • 3. Last 4 digits of the Social Security number of the adult household member who signs the application or, if the adult does not have a social security number, check the box for
  • “No Social Security number”
  • 4. Signature of an adult household member attesting that the information provided is correct

Categorical or Program Eligibility
Crandall ISD is working with local agencies to identify all children who are categorically and program eligible. Crandall ISD will notify the households of these children that they do not need to complete an application. Any household that does not receive a letter and feels it should have should contact Amy Mitchell at 972-427-6000 X 60098.

Any household that wishes to decline benefits should contact Amy Mitchell at 972-427-6000 X 60098.

Applications may be submitted anytime during the school year. The information households provide on the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility. Applications may also be verified by the school officials at any time during the school year.

Determining Eligibility
Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price meal policy, Amy Mitchell will review applications and determine eligibility. Households or guardians dissatisfied with the Reviewing Official’s eligibility determination may wish to discuss the decision with the Reviewing Official on an informal basis. Households wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision may make a request either orally or in writing to Dr. Anjanette Murry at 972-427-6000, or PO Box 128, Crandall, TX, 75114.

Unexpected Circumstances
If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the household eligible for benefits if the household’s income falls at or below the attached current income eligibility guidelines.

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 (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard 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 complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, 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.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.