Breakfast and lunch will be provided at NO COST to all students next school year 2023-2024! 

We are pleased and excited to inform you that Mitchell County Schools will be implementing a program available to all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). 

What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? 

Great news!  All enrolled students at Mitchell County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at No Cost each day of the school year through the CEP program.   No action steps or forms are required for parents to participate in this program. 

We look forward to serving your students beginning August 21, 2023. 

Mayland Early College students, we look forward to serving you beginning August 10, 2023.

If you have any questions about this announcement, please contact us at  Mitchell Co Schools Nutrition Office,  828-766-2220 ext. 2240.

Mitchell County Schools will accept weekly price quotes for fresh fruits and vegetables for delivery to all Mitchell County Schools for the 2023-2024 school year, which will begin on Monday, August 21, 2023. Please direct all responses and inquiries to:

Heather Calhoun, School Nutrition Director

72 Ledger School Road

Bakersville, NC 28705

(828) 766-2220, Ext. 2240

Email Heather Calhoun

USDA Non-Discrimination Statement for Child Nutrition Programs

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 Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form(link is external), 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:

Mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

Fax:833-256-1665 or 202-690-7442; or

Email: USDA Program Intake(link is external)

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual

puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usda-program...(link is external), de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al

866-632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

correo:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

fax:

833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442; o

correo electrónico:

program.intake@usda.gov(link sends e-mail)

Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.