Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)
Community Eligibility Provision
We are pleased to inform you that St. Charles Parish Public Schools will continue to participate in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs provision called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for School Year 2024-2025.
All students enrolled in St. Charles Parish Public Schools are eligible to receive one healthy breakfast and one healthy lunch at school each day at no charge to your household for the 2024-2025 school year.
This applies to students enrolled at the following schools/centers: Allemands Elementary, Ethel Schoeffner Elementary, Lakewood Elementary, Luling Elementary, Mimosa Park Elementary, Norco Elementary, New Sarpy Elementary, RJ Vial Elementary, St. Rose Elementary, Albert Cammon Middle, Harry Hurst Middle, JB Martin Middle, RK Smith Middle, Destrehan High, Hahnville High, Carver Early Learning Center, and East Bank Head Start Center.
No further action is required of you. Your children will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.
For additional information, please contact: Jenny DeRoche, Director of Child Nutrition, 13855 River Road Luling, LA 70070, 985-785-3179, jderoche@stcharles.k12.la.us.
Sincerely,
Jenny DeRoche
Child Nutrition Director
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. [2022]
Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
Because St. Charles Parish Public Schools is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications are not being accepted for the 2024-25 school year.
USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form
USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Procedures