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Education Notes (8/12/15)

By Staff | Aug 12, 2015

Changes announced for school meal programs

The United States Department of Agriculture has changed its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2015-16 school year.

All students at the applicable district locations will be served breakfast and lunch at no charge, regardless of family income status.

Area schools included are:

– East Lee County High School

– G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School

– Harns Marsh Elementary School

– Harns Marsh Middle School

– Lehigh Acres Middle School

– Lehigh Elementary School

– Lehigh Senior High School

– Mirror Lakes Elementary School

– Riverdale High Elementary School

– Sunshine Elementary School

– The Alva School

– Tortuga Preserve Elementary School

– Varsity Lakes Middle School

– Veterans Park Academy for the Arts

For information about the programs, contact Sonny Stelmacki, director of the School District of Lee County’s Food and Nutrition Services, at (239) 461-8449 or SonnyAS@LeeSchools.net.

To file a civil rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program discrimination complaint form online at: www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html or at any USDA office. The form can be requested at (866) 632-9992.

You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 S.W. Independence Ave., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or by email program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136.

District launches Back to School section

To help families prepare for the first day of school on Aug. 24, the Lee County School District has created the annual Back to School section at: www.leeschools.net and on its app, available in the App Store and the Play Store.

The section contains links to the most requested and popular areas of the Web site. From lunch menu information, to school supply lists, to school bell times and registration information, it is a one-stop-shop for back-to-school information.

The goal is to provide as much information in one, centrally located and easy-to-use place.

If there is something a family cannot find in the section, they should contact their child’s school directly as that is the best source of information for each school.

The app, which is free, is called “Lee County Public Schools” and is black and gold in color.

Education Notes (8/12/15)

By Staff | Aug 12, 2015

Changes announced for school meal programs

The United States Department of Agriculture has changed its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs for the 2015-16 school year.

All students at the applicable district locations will be served breakfast and lunch at no charge, regardless of family income status.

Area schools included are:

– East Lee County High School

– G. Weaver Hipps Elementary School

– Harns Marsh Elementary School

– Harns Marsh Middle School

– Lehigh Acres Middle School

– Lehigh Elementary School

– Lehigh Senior High School

– Mirror Lakes Elementary School

– Riverdale High Elementary School

– Sunshine Elementary School

– The Alva School

– Tortuga Preserve Elementary School

– Varsity Lakes Middle School

– Veterans Park Academy for the Arts

For information about the programs, contact Sonny Stelmacki, director of the School District of Lee County’s Food and Nutrition Services, at (239) 461-8449 or SonnyAS@LeeSchools.net.

To file a civil rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program discrimination complaint form online at: www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html or at any USDA office. The form can be requested at (866) 632-9992.

You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 S.W. Independence Ave., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or by email program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136.

District launches Back to School section

To help families prepare for the first day of school on Aug. 24, the Lee County School District has created the annual Back to School section at: www.leeschools.net and on its app, available in the App Store and the Play Store.

The section contains links to the most requested and popular areas of the Web site. From lunch menu information, to school supply lists, to school bell times and registration information, it is a one-stop-shop for back-to-school information.

The goal is to provide as much information in one, centrally located and easy-to-use place.

If there is something a family cannot find in the section, they should contact their child’s school directly as that is the best source of information for each school.

The app, which is free, is called “Lee County Public Schools” and is black and gold in color.