Saginaw Township Community Schools has opted to participate in the Michigan School Meals program signed by the Governor on July 20th, 2023. This is a program offered to all Michigan Public Schools.
What this means for our STCS families:
ALL students will have access to a complete breakfast and lunch FREE of charge for the 2023-24 school year.
The form that we need you to fill out in place of the Free and Reduced Meals Application is now called an Education Benefits form.
Although all students will have free access to meals, this form is what will be used to qualify households for additional benefits formerly associated with the Free and Reduced Meals Application. Some of these benefits include:
- Discounted Internet Fees from providers.
- Discounted Test Fees
- Summer EBT Benefits
- Consideration for assistance for food programs
- Consideration for assistance for the holidays
- Consideration for assistance with school supplies and backpack programs
- Donations from outside entities looking to donate coats, hats gloves etc.
- If you choose to have your students name given for these additional benefits, you need to fill out and turn in the Sharing Information with Other Programs form with your Education Benefits Form.
In addition to the additional benefits available to households, these forms also assist the school district with additional funding specifically for educational programs. It is very important to still fill out this form for your family-we only need one per household.
The form can be filled out two different ways. Online or on a paper form. We only need ONE PER HOUSEHOLD WITH ALL STUDENTS LISTED.
Online:
The online option works just like it has in the past for the Free and Reduced Meals application on the PS1000 portal which is attached to your students lunch account. You will need your PS1000 portal login and password. If you do not have one or do not remember your you may request and email to get yours here: Online Access Request Form. To fill out the application/form you will go to Online Access and enter your login and password. From there, click on the drop down arrow on the right and select School Meals Application/Education Benefits Form (they are the same form) and proceed to follow the instructions online until you get to the submit button.
Paper Form:
We will be mailing these forms to every household with currently enrolled students the week of August 14th. We will also have them available in each schools main office if you need to pick one up. These forms will also be available at the open houses at the individual school buildings prior to school start up. In addition, a copy of the form is available to be printed in PDF format below along with the Sharing Information with Additional Programs For
If you have questions, please direct them to the Nutrition Services Office at 989-793-9713 or email us at nsoffice@stcs.org
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