The Highland Central School District is continuing to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students in all schools. This is being made possible by the Community Eligibility Provision designation and funding granted to the District by the New York State Education Department, which went intol effect on November 1, 2023. For more information about the CEP, visit this FAQ page.

The CEP affords schools the opportunity to provide all students with daily meals at no cost to families, without requiring a Free/Reduced Price Lunch application to be filled out by individual households.

While applications are not required, the District strongly encourages all families to fill out a Household Income Eligibility form, regardless of their circumstances or needs. This form is used to determine eligibility for additional State and federal program benefits that you may qualify for. Examples of these benefits include discounts on home internet costs, academic testing, college applications, and more. Filling out the form each year also helps improve the District’s access to additional benefits and opportunities, such as expanded funding for initiatives such as Title I, and other resources for students, staff, and families.  

The form will be mailed home to families and can be returned to your child's school at the start of the school year. It can also be downloaded here. If you have questions or need assistance, please call (845) 691-1056. 

Additional information about the CEP:

The CEP includes one breakfast meal and one lunch meal for each student every full day that school is in session. Additional meals and à la carte items can be purchased for a cost (listed below). À la carte items include, but are not limited to, snacks, bottled water, doubles, and extras.

MEAL PRICES

***UPDATED 4/15/2024***

2023-2024 School Year Meal Prices

First Breakfast K-12 ..............................No Cost 
First Lunch K-5 .....................................No Cost 
First Lunch 6-12 ....................................No Cost  

Second Breakfast K-12.................... $2.10
Second Lunch K-5........................... $3.10
Second Lunch 6-12 ........................ $3.35

Á la carte items are priced accordingly.

Meal Account Transfers & Reimbursements:

To request a transfer of remaining funds OR reimbursement of meal account balance, please email Andrea Shoulars and include the first name, last name, and ID # of the student. Also, include the parent/guardian name and address where the reimbursement check should be mailed. If there is automatic replenishment on your student's MySchoolBucks account, please stop it before requesting meal account reimbursement.

  
Summer Food Service Outreach:  

Toll-free numbers for families to call: 1-866-3-HUNGRY, 1-877-3-HAMBRE or text 'FOOD' or 'COMIDA' TO 877-877

 SUBSTITUTES NEEDED: Substitute kitchen workers are needed. Call 691-1056 or 691-1057 to get on our substitute list.

Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2020-2025  (posted Dec. 2020)

Frequently Asked Questions for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) Food Benefits

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 authorized the payment of P-EBT benefits to households with children who have received free or reduced-price school meals under the National School Lunch Act.  These temporary food benefits are to help cover the costs of meals children otherwise would have received at school.

For questions and concerns, please contact Maria McCarthy, Food Service Director, at 691-1056.  You may find additional information at the following link: FAQs about P-EBT.  Local food pantries may be found at the following file:  Food Pantries in the Highland area .

We are here to help our Highland community during this trying time.  

July 2021 - Nondiscrimination 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 (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.

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Meal Requirements -- Please see file attachment

**Please note all maximum requirement for grains and proteins have been permanently lifted.  

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Breakfast

We encourage all students to come into the cafeteria to enjoy breakfast.  A full breakfast consists of four food components.

These components are: 

• 2 grains (main entree) 
• 1 cup of fruit/juice
• 1 cup milk