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Community Eligibility Provision & Provision 2

COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION (CEP) & PROVISION 2 SCHOOLS
If your child attends Brentwood, Colbert, Creekside, Evergreen, Farwell, Meadow Ridge, Shiloh Hills, Mountainside Middle or Mead Learning Options we are excited to provide breakfast and lunch FREE for all students. These nine schools have qualified for CEP under the state law HB 1878 and Provision 2 under state law HB 1238. Only students at these nine schools will receive free breakfast and lunch through these programs. Students at all other schools in the Mead School District may apply for free and reduced meals.

Why does one of my children get free breakfast and lunch when another one at a different school doesn’t?

  • Students who are not eligible for free and reduced-price meals, according to the criteria of the National School Lunch Program, ONLY receive free breakfast and lunch if they attend a CEP or Provision 2 participating school.

What this means for you:

  • If your child attends one of these schools and you also have children attending another school within the district, you must fill out a Benefit Application to check if they qualify for free or reduced meal benefits.
  • We do need all households that have not received notification of free meal benefits through the state directly certified process to fill out a Benefit Application. This is available on the same website as our meal applications by clicking on "Apply for Benefits" at https://mead.familyportal.cloud/.
  • Why? If approved for benefits, it qualifies your child(ren) for Summer EBT meal benefits, reduced or waived fees, and is critical in determining the amount of money the school receives from a variety of State and Federal programs.
  • If you have any questions, please reach out to Nutrition Services at 509-465-6100.