Charles Co. CCPS to provide free breakfast, lunch for coming school year

All Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) students will receive free breakfast and lunch during the 2021-2022 school year. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture extended a waiver to provide free meals for children at school until next June. The first day of the 2021-2022 school year for students is Monday, Aug. 30.

Meal offerings will include standard breakfast and lunch items such as cereal, milk, juice and fruit. Returning to the menu for the school year are hot food items such as chicken tenders, pizza and pancakes. CCPS posts daily menu options for students on its website, ccboe.com. Students will only be offered one breakfast and one lunch daily.

Several CCPS families have funds on student meal and general accounts in My Payments Plus. Families with funds on a student meal account can request a refund. Refunds must be submitted to the CCPS Food and Nutrition Services department by July 30, 2021, in writing to mealaccountrefund@ccboe.com. Parents should include their child’s full name and student identification number in their email. Refunds take about two weeks to process.

Refunds are only available for funds on student meal accounts, not general accounts. Any remaining funds on a student meal account not requested for a refund will be transferred to a child’s general account July 30. Students can use their general account to pay for extra items in the cafeteria such as bottled water, chips and other available a la carte items.

Parents with questions can call 301-932-6610 and ask to speak to someone in the food and nutrition services department.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,000 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 37 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event. CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).
 
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