Lewis Center for Educational Research

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For school year 2024-25, Lewis Center for Educational Research participates in the School Breakfast Program and National School Lunch Program by offering healthy meals every school day. The California Universal Meals Program, AB 130, requires public school districts serving students in grades K–12 to provide two meals free of charge (breakfast and lunch) during each school day to students requesting a meal, regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility.

Although meals will be free for all, the state continues to require school districts to distribute and collect Benefit applications. Benefit, or also known as Free/reduced-price applications allow the district to collect essential data needed to qualify for additional school funding intended to support academic programs for your student. Additionally, free/reduced eligibility can qualify households for things such as discounted internet services, P-EBT benefits, discounted rates on your energy bill, and more. Households are encouraged to apply online.

Below are some frequently asked questions and answers to help you with the application process.

FAQ Meal Applications

Food Services

ALL Breakfast/Lunch Meals are FREE to all students in 2024-2025

Breakfast Menu

Lunch Menu

We are excited to be back to school and start the new school year! The nutrtion sercives department will be adding many things throughout the school year, so please visit this page for further annoucements. Last school we added digital menus(pictured above) to both schools and also added a service door to AAE!

This year meals will continue to be provided at NO COST to our students!! Meaning ANY STUDENT can get 1 FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH per school day!!

Breakfast will be served 30 minutes prior to the start of school through 8:30am every morning. Studies have shown starting the day with breakfast increases student engagement/achievement in school and reduces discipline.

Although meals are provided at NO COST to our students, we are still in need of all families submitting a meal application or Alternative Income Form to ensure our school receives all school funding available.

ONLINE FREE/REDUCED MEAL APPLICATION

Available through Infinite Campus Parent Portal.

HOW TO FILL OUT ONLINE APPLICATION (not compatible with phone)

1. Login to Infinite Campus Parent Portal

2. Click on 'MORE'

3. Click on 'Meal Benefits'

4. Follow instructions

For Alternative Income Form

1. Fill out the Meal Application Form

2. submit via email to rmejia@lcer.org or school front office

To download the app and apply electronically:

Apple Store Android Store

Your help in this process is much appreciated.

For food service questions please contact Robert Mejia at 760-946-5414 ext 183 or email rmejia@lcer.org.

Non-Discrimination Statement

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/ad-3027.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:

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:
Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

10/29/2024

(Spanish Translation)

Conforme a la ley federal y las políticas y regulaciones de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta institución tiene prohibido discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de genero y orientacion de sexual), edad, discapacidad,venganza o represalia por actividades realizadas en el pasado relacionadas con los derechos civiles.

La información del programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas además del inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios de comunicación alternativos para obtener información sobre el programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra agrandada, grabación de audio y lenguaje de señas americano) deben comunicarse con la agencia estatal o local responsable que administra el programa o con el TARGET Center del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comunicarse con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Transmisión de Información al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe completar un formulario AD-3027, Formulario de queja por discriminación del programa del USDA, que se puede obtener en línea, en https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/ documents/USDAProgramComplaintForm-Spanish-Section 508 Compliant.pdf, en cualquier oficina del USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida al USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del reclamante, y una descripción escrita de la supuesta acción discriminatoria con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre la naturaleza y la fecha de la presunta violación de los derechos civiles. La carta o el formulario AD-3027 completado debe enviarse al USDA por medio de:

(1) correo postal:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o'

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 o' (202) 690-7442; o'

(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.

Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.