Big Lake Schools participates in the National School Lunch Program, which is a federally-assisted meal program established under the National School Lunch Act that provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free meals to students each school day.  It is administered at the federal level by the USDA.

Under this program, all children must select the required components in order for their meal to qualify as complete.  For a lunch to qualify as complete, a student must select a fruit or a vegetable plus two additional components. For breakfast, a student must select at least three items including one fruit.  If a complete meal is not selected, students are charged the a la cart price for each item as required by the program. Visit USDA's National School Lunch Program webpage for more information on meal requirements.

Under the National School Lunch Program, free and reduced-price meals are available to families who qualify based on household income.

Families can obtain more information about free and reduced price meals by viewing the Free and Reduced Price Meals Application (also known as the Educational Benefits Application).

Big Lake Schools encourages that all families apply even if they think they won't qualify.  Reduced price class fees, activity fees, and other cost-related items are often tied to a family's acceptance into this program.

Students are issued a meal account when they enroll at Big Lake Schools. It is a parent or guardian's responsibility to make sure adequate funds are available in his or her student(s) account each day for breakfast and/or lunch. We recommend having at least 2 weeks' work for meals at all times.

Meal prices:

Breakfast: $1.75 (free for kindergarten)

Lunch: $3.05 (grades pk-5); $3.15 (grades 6-12)

Milk Only: $0.75

Adding Money:

Parents can add money electronically to their child's meal account through MySchoolBucks, or by providing cash or checks.

Through MySchoolBucks you can:

• Add money to meal accounts
• Sign up for low balance alerts
• View meal account transactions
• Setup automatic payments

Other ways to add money:

• Send cash/check with your child to school
• Mail or drop off cash/check to your child's school
• Make sure to include your child's name, PIN# and amount on the envelope or check

*Cash/check payments may take 1-2 days to be credited to meal accounts

At each school, several options for lunches are available. A lunch consists of a main entree item, plus a hot and cold vegetable, a fruit, and milk choice. Specific menu items can be found on NutriSlice. 

Liberty Elementary Main Entree Choices:
Option 1: Hot Entree
Option 2: M/W is Fun Lunch Option, T/TH/F is Sandwich Option

Independence Elementary Main Entree Choices:
Option 1: Hot Entree
Option 2: Cold Sandwich
Option 3: M/W/F is Fun Lunch Option, T/TH is Cold Salad

Middle School Main Entree Choices:
Main Line: Varied Hot Entree
2Mato: Specialty pizza of the day, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza
On-the-Go: Choice of cold salads, cold sandwiches, fruit & yogurt parfaits (at least 1 vegetarian sandwich/salad option available)
Grill: M/W/F is Specialty sandwich of the day, Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Cheeseburger, T/TH is Chicken Tenders w/ Dinner Roll, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Cheeseburger

High School Main Entree Choices:
Main Line: Varied Hot Entree
2Mato: Specialty pizza of the day, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza
On-the-Go: Choice of cold salads, cold sandwiches, fruit & yogurt parfaits (at least 1 vegetarian sandwich/salad option available)
Grill: M/W/F is Specialty sandwich/item of the day, Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Hamburger, Cheeseburger, T/TH is Chicken Tenders w/ Dinner Roll, Spicy Chicken Sandwich, Hamburger, Cheeseburger

Each school cafeteria has a peanut-free zone where students with a peanut allergy can safely sit and enjoy their lunch. We encourage other students with peanut-free lunches to join their friends at this table as well. Please contact your child's school for questions on where its peanut-free zone is located.

School Meals Policy 534

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:

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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