***WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO APPLY FOR FREE OR REDUCED MEALS?***

​While an approved Free & Reduced Lunch Application is not necessary for students to receive free meals (Education Code 49501.5), it is still critically important for you to complete your free and reduced lunch form in order for our schools to receive important federal funding.

Completing the Lunch Application allows us to receive important federal funding for things like:

• Additional classroom teachers to ensure reduced class sizes
• Academic facilitators & instructional coaches
• Additional funding for instructional supplies and materials
• Additional technology devices
• Professional development for teachers
• Educational software programs

While individual student data is confidential and may not be used for local education purposes, it is used at the State level for a variety of purposes, including: 

• The issuance of P-EBT benefits if they become available to families this year;
• The allotment of State funds and discretionary grants for certain programs and public school units (PSUs);
• A mechanism for students (who qualify) to waive the cost Advanced Placement tests;
• Documentation to qualify for scholarships, grants, and other financial aid;
• Use by the agency for various accountability measures, and
• Other allowable uses at the State level.

Applications are also available in both school offices.

Submit completed applications to Michele Wagstrom mwagstrom@gtusd.org.

Only complete one application per family.  

Further Information is available in English (PDF) and in Spanish (PDF). 

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CalFresh CalWorks

CalFresh Website Link

Who is it for?

CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.

Please see website link to apply.

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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027 (PDF), found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. mail:
   U.S. Department of Agriculture
   Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
   1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410
   Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
    
2. fax:
   202-690-7442; or
    
3. email:
   Program.Intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.