School Nutrition Department
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NOTICE:
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MENU UPDATES
*Please note that we are still experiencing significant supply chain disruptions, so menu changes with little or no notice could continue to be a situation that we face throughout the school year. Thank you for your patience as we navigate the supply chain and attempt to keep the menu as stable as possible for you and your hungry student(s).
Overview
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Great Falls Public Schools provides healthy, nutritionally balanced meals through its participation in the federal USDA meal program. Families who wish to apply for free or reduced-cost meals may pick up the applications in any school office; applications are also available online through the link below. Families need to complete only one application for their family if they list all of their children on the application. For students transferring to Great Falls school district, please submit a new application.Click below for the 2023-2024
APPLICATION for Free & Reduced Meals
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It also allows parents to put money on accounts by credit card. There is a fee associated with this by the company.
You can also pay at the school with cash or check.
Procurement
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The following information regarding the Montana Schools Commodity Processing Co-Op solicitation for distribution of USDA Foods processed end products serves as NOTICE ONLY. To request information and/or submit a proposal, please contact the GFPS School Nutrition Department at 406-268-6047.
Important Dates:
Issue Date - April 25 2023
Request for Info Cut-Off - May 2, 2023
Proposal Due Date - May 16, 2023
SY23-24 MSCPC Distribution of USDA Foods Processed End Products Solicitation
SY23-24 USDA Foods Processed End Products Solicitation - CLOSED
Issue Date - February 24 2023
Request for Info Cut-Off - March 2, 2023 SY23-24 MSCPC Q&A Document
Samples Submission - March 16, 2023
Proposal Due Date - April 5, 2023
Breakfast/Lunch Prices
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*UPDATED* 2023-2024
BREAKFAST PRICESElementary Student: $1.85
Middle/High School Student: $1.85Reduced Price Meals: $0.30
Adults: $3.00
LUNCH PRICES
Elementary Student: $2.90
Middle/High School Student: $3.00Reduced Price Meals: $0.40
Adults: $4.75
Second Meal: $4.75
Contact Us
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Food service contact information:
Jessa Youngers, RD LN
Director of Food Services and Warehouse
Stephanie Bautista
Field SupervisorSha'Shana Fennell
Administrative Assistant to Food Service406-268-6047
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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 AD3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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; or2. fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. email:
program.intake@usda.gov.