2025-2026 INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
FOR FREE AND REDUCED PRICE MEALS OR FREE MILK
Free Eligibility Scale Reduced Price Eligibility Scale
Free Lunch, Breakfast, Milk Reduced Price Lunch, Breakfast
Household
Size Annual Monthly
Twice per
Month
Every Two
Weeks Weekly
1 $ 20,345 $ 1,696 $ 848 $ 783 $ 392 1 $ 28,953 $ 2,413 $ 1,207 $ 1,114 $ 557
2 $ 27,495 $ 2,292 $ 1,146 $ 1,058 $ 529 2 $ 39,128 $ 3,261 $ 1,631 $ 1,505 $ 753
3 $ 34,645 $ 2,888 $ 1,444 $ 1,333 $ 667 3 $ 49,303 $ 4,109 $ 2,055 $ 1,897 $ 949
4 $ 41,795 $ 3,483 $ 1,742 $ 1,608 $ 804 4 $ 59,478 $ 4,957 $ 2,479 $ 2,288 $ 1,144
5 $ 48,945 $ 4,079 $ 2,040 $ 1,883 $ 942 5 $ 69,653 $ 5,805 $ 2,903 $ 2,679 $ 1,340
6 $ 56,095 $ 4,675 $ 2,338 $ 2,158 $ 1,079 6 $ 79,828 $ 6,653 $ 3,327 $ 3,071 $ 1,536
7 $ 63,245 $ 5,271 $ 2,636 $ 2,433 $ 1,217 7 $ 90,003 $ 7,501 $ 3,751 $ 3,462 $ 1,731
8 $ 70,395 $ 5,867 $ 2,934 $ 2,708 $ 1,354 8 $ 100,178 $ 8,349 $ 4,175 $ 3,853 $ 1,927
Each Add’l
person, add $ 10,175 $ 848 $ 424 $ 392 $ 196
Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have
been treated unfairly.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations
and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offi ces, 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 fi ling 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 fi le a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination
Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program
Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA offi ce 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
1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Offi ce of the Assistant Secretary for
Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410 Washington, D.C.
20250-9410; or
2. fax: (202) 690-7442; or
3. email: program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE
CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Seth Greenberg President
Gary Bettan Vice President
Debbie Bernstein Trustee
Jared Goerke Trustee
Ginger Lieberman Trustee
Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed Trustee
Tara Rock Trustee
ANNUAL NEWS RELEASE - PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT
Effective July 1, 2025, New York State schools participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or School Breakfast Program (SBP)
will offer reimbursable meals to students at no cost. Plainview-Old Bethpage participates in NSLP and/or SBP.
Free and Reduced Price meal applications may still be collected by your school to determine student eligibility based on the federal income eligibility criteria listed in the chart below.
SNAP/TANF/FDPIR Households: Households that currently include children
who receive the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) but who are
not found during the Direct Certifi cation Matching Process (DCMP), or households
that currently receive Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF),
or the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) must complete
an Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals/Milk, listing the
child’s name, a valid SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number and the signature of
an adult household member. Eligibility for free eligibility benefi ts based on participation
in SNAP, TANF or FDPIR is extended to all children in the household.
When known to the School Food Authority, households will be notifi ed of their
children’s eligibility for free benefi ts based on their participation in the SNAP,
TANF or the FDPIR programs. No application is necessary if the household was
notifi ed by the SFA their children have been directly certifi ed. If the household
is not sure if their children have been directly certifi ed, the household should
contact the school.
Other Source Categorical Eligibility: When known to the School Food Authority,
households will be notifi ed of any child’s eligibility for free eligibility benefi
ts based on the individual child’s designation as Other Source Categorically
Eligible, as defi ned by law. Children are determined Other Source Categorically
Eligible if they are Homeless, Migrant, Runaway, a foster child, or Enrolled in
Head Start or an eligible pre-kindergarten program.
Foster children that are under the legal responsibility of a foster care agency or
court, are eligible for free benefi ts. Any foster child in the household is eligible
for free eligibility benefi ts regardless of income. A separate application for a
foster child is no longer necessary. Foster children may also be included as a
member of the foster family if the foster family chooses to also apply for benefi ts
for other children. Including children in foster care as household members may
help other children in the household qualify for benefi ts. If non-foster children in
a foster family are not eligible for free or reduced-price meal benefi ts, an eligible
foster child will still receive free benefi ts
If children or households receive benefi ts under Assistance Programs or Other
Source Categorically Eligible Programs and are not listed on the notice of eligibility
and are not notifi ed by the School Food Authority of their free meal
benefi ts, the parent or guardian should contact the school or should submit an
income application.
Other Households: Households may complete the Application for Free and Reduced
Price School Meals/Milk sent home with the letter to parents. One application
for all children in the household should be submitted. Additional copies
are available at the principal’s offi ce in each school. Applications may be submitted
any time during the school year to your child’s school nurse. Please contact
the school nurse with any questions regarding the application process.
Households notifi ed of their children’s eligibility must contact the School Food
Authority if they choose to decline the free meal benefi ts. Households may apply
for benefi ts at any time throughout the school year. Children of parents or
guardians who become unemployed or experience a fi nancial hardship mid-year
may become eligible for free and reduced-price meals or free milk at any point
during the school year.
Children in households receiving Women, Infants and Children (WIC) benefi ts
may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals through the application process.
For up to 30 operating days into the new school year (or until a new eligibility
determination is made, whichever comes fi rst) an individual child’s free or
reduced-price eligibility status from the previous year will continue within the
same School Food Authority.
The information provided on the application will be confi dential and will be used
for determining eligibility. The names and eligibility status of participants may
also be used for the allocation of funds to federal education programs such as
Title I and National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), State health or
State education programs, provided the State agency or local education agency
administers the programs, and for federal, State or local means-tested nutrition
programs with eligibility standards comparable to the NSLP. Eligibility information
may also be released to programs authorized under the National School
Household
Size Annual Monthly
Twice per
Month
Every Two
Weeks Weekly
Each Add’l
person, add $ 7,150 $ 596 $ 298 $ 275 $138
Lunch Act (NSLA) or the Child Nutrition Act (CNA). The release of information
to any program or entity not specifi cally authorized by the NSLA will require a
written consent statement from the parent or guardian.
The School Food Authority does, however, have the right to verify at any time
during the school year the information on the application
Under the provisions of the policy, the designated offi cial will review applications
and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfi ed with the ruling of the
designated offi cial, he/she may make a request either orally or in writing for a
hearing to appeal the decision. Dr. Christopher Dillon, Assistant Superintendent
for Business, whose address is 106 Washington Avenue, Plainview, NY
has been designated as the Hearing Offi cial. Hearing procedures are outlined
in the policy. However, prior to initiating the hearing procedure, the parent or
School Food Authority may request a conference to provide an opportunity for
the parent and offi cial to discuss the situation, present information, and obtain an
explanation of the data submitted in the application or the decisions rendered.
The request for a conference shall not in any way prejudice or diminish the right
to a fair hearing.
Only complete applications can be approved. This includes complete and accurate
information regarding: the SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number; the names
of all household members; on an income application, the last four digits of the
social security number of the person who signs the form or an indication that the
adult does not have one, and the amount and source of income received by each
household member. In addition, the parent or guardian must sign the application
form, certifying the information is true and correct.
In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be discriminated against
because of race, sex, color, national origin, age, disability or limited English
profi ciency.
form or letter to USDA by:
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