Nutrition
RSU18 NOW PARTICIPATES IN SPECIAL PROVISION II
Regional School Unit No. 18 has one or more schools that participate in Special Provision II. All students enrolled in schools listed below may participate in the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program at no charge. Household free/reduced meal applications will be distributed by the school to collect household income data for other programs that require this information.
All students will be offered breakfast and lunch at no charge at Atwood Primary, Williams Elementary, Belgrade Central, James H. Bean, China Primary, Messalonskee Middle, China Middle, and Messalonskee High School. For additional information please contact Shawn Forkey, Director of Nutrition, at (207) 465-7384.
ADDITIONAL USDA NOTES
- Studies show that children who are not hungry perform better in school. By providing both breakfast and lunch at no cost to students, we are helping to create a better learning environment.
- The school meals that we serve follow U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. The School Breakfast and Lunch Programs cannot succeed without your support; please encourage your children to participate in the school meals programs.
- The application requesting economic information supports many programs at our schools which helps reduce the local tax. Please complete and return the forms. Only one form per family is needed.
How MySchoolBucks Works
MySchoolBucks is your online portal to see information and pay your students school nutrition related fees. Adding funds to your students account is easy:
- Create/Login to your MySchoolBucks account.
- Add your child/ren to your account
- Add funds online with a credit card, debit card, or a checking account (these transactions are subject to a transaction fee)
- Add funds at your school, with the nutrition department with cash or check (NO FEES)
Federal 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/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. (Federal statement updated 5/18/2022) The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry or national origin. Complaints of discrimination must be filed at the office of the Maine Human Rights Commission, 51 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0051. If you wish to file a discrimination complaint electronically, visit the Human Rights Commission website at https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/file/instructions and complete an intake questionnaire. Maine is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider. (Federal statement updated 5/18/2022)
State Non-Discrimination Statement
The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry or national origin.
Complaints of discrimination must be filed at the office of the Maine Human Rights Commission, 51 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0051. If you wish to file a discrimination complaint electronically, visit the Human Rights Commission website at https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/file/instructions and complete an intake questionnaire. Maine is an equal opportunity provider and employer.