PUBLIC RELEASE
Choctaw County Child Nutrition
Choctaw County School District is pleased to announce we will once again this school year (2025-2026) be participating in Provision 2 of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the National School Breakfast Program (SBP) at Ackerman Elementary School, Choctaw County High School and French Camp Elementary School.
This program allows us to offer meals at no charge to all participating children. Your child will be able to receive a healthy and nutritious meal at school free of charge.
Provision 2 is designed to reduce the administrative burden on schools and families. In our initial base year which was last year, we collected applications and tracked meals by type (free, reduced-price, paid). This year, tracking will be simplified to counting the total meals served daily, with no need for new eligibility determinations. Reimbursement will be based on the base year’s claiming percentages. Therefore, applications are not required.
Choctaw County School District is pleased to announce that we will once again this school year (2025-2026) be participating in the Community Eligibility Program at Weir Elementary School. This provision ensures that all students at Weir Elementary School will receive free breakfast and lunch daily.
Household applications for free and reduced-price meals are not necessary for students at this school to receive free meals. CEP is a component of the federal National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program, designed to provide essential nutrition to children in eligible communities.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.