Dobson Academy participates in the National School Lunch Program. Offering breakfast and lunch daily. We encourage families to complete a Free and Reduced Household Application. Based on eligibility, students could receive free/reduced breakfast and lunch. Students may bring their own lunches to school, or purchase a school lunch. Upon eligibility those that qualify for reduced school meals, lunch is $0.40 and breakfast is $0.30. Full priced meals are set at $3.50 for lunch and $2.00 for breakfast.

Account balances can be viewed from the parent PowerSchool account. Funds can be added to a students' accounts by check, cash, or card. Payments will be processed through the school's website by selecting Payments > Category > Lunch.

We encourage parents/guardians to set up their students' meal account to receive notifications of a low balance. This enables families to monitor students' account balances.

Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Executive Order 13166; 7 CFR 246.8(c ); DR 4300-003 6 (c.) and 8 c.(3 ); FNS Instruction 113-1, Sections VII and XII; U.S. Department of Agriculture Guidance to Federal Financial Assistance Regarding the Title VI Prohibition Against National Origin Discrimination Affecting Persons with Limited English Proficiency, 79 Fed. Reg. 70771, (Nov. 28, 2014) (USDA LEP Policy Guidance); and DOJ LEP Guidance. Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request. For more information, please contact the Nutrition Coordinator.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

Summer is coming soon and you may be thinking about what your child will do for meals while school is out. The good news is that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) partners with organizations in your local community to serve free meals through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). It’s food that’s in, while school is out. There are no income requirements, and any child age 18 and younger may come to eat.

Free meals, that meet Federal nutrition guidelines, are provided to all children at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low-income children by schools, private nonprofits and local or county government organizations.

Unfortunately, we are not operating the SFSP this summer; however, SFSP feeding sites are located throughout the state of Arizona. They offer a combination of breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and suppers. In some rural areas, these meals may be delivered or picked up. To find a participating site near you, please visit https://www.azhealthzone.org/freesummermeals/ or text “Food” or “Comida” to 304-304. Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program (Summer-EBT/SUN Bucks) provides grocery-buying benefits to low-income families with school-aged children who lose access to free or reduced-price school meals when schools are closed for the summer. To see if your child is eligible for $120 and information on how to apply, please visit https://www.azed.gov/SUNBucks or call the SUN Bucks hotline at 833-648-4406.

Hope you have a healthy and fun summer – thank you!

Sincerely,

Amy Andrade - Nutrition Coordinator

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