Superintendent Rodney Simpson has announced that beginning with the 2024-25 school year, Melstone School District is eligible for, and has applied to participate in, the Community Eligibility Provision for the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) states "This program provides an alternative to household applications for free and reduced price meals for economically disadvantaged students in local schools. Sites that elect this option agree to serve all students free lunches and breakfasts for four (4) successive school years and claim the meals based on a percentage of Identified Students multiplied by a USDA defined multiplier factor."
Sites which have an Identified Student Percentage (ISP) of 25.00% or greater are eligible. As of April 1, 2024, each school in the Melstone District has an ISP of at least 50 percent, allowing for the entire district to be eligible as a group.
A letter from Superintendent Rodney Simpson, and a fact sheet for Community Eligibility Provision, can be found in the Documents menu under "Parents" section via the school website. You may also use this link: https://www.melstonepublicschools.org/documents/parents/176377