{"id":15103,"date":"2024-08-08T08:53:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T12:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/?page_id=15103"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:04:19","slug":"pvcsd-announces-free-school-meals-for-all","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/pvcsd-announces-free-school-meals-for-all\/","title":{"rendered":"PVCSD Announces Free School Meals for All"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dear Putnam Valley Families:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are pleased to announce that our Putnam Valley Schools have been approved to participate in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) as a part of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. This approval allows all students enrolled in the district to receive one free breakfast and lunch every day for the 2025-2026 school year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any additional meals, drinks, or snacks will require payment at the time of purchase. Payments can be made through a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolbucks.com\/ver2\/getmain?requestAction=home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySchoolBucks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> account or cash on hand.\u00a0 Cash or checks payable to \u201cPutnam Valley CSD Lunch Account\u201d can also fund your child\u2019s account. Before school begins, please ensure any outstanding balance on your student&#8217;s account has been paid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To help continue this benefit for both our students and our schools, it is imperative that families continue to submit the attached Education Benefit Form.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please print and complete the <strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/resources\/parent_resources\/pdf\/lunch\/CEP_Form_English-25-26.pdf\">Education Benefit Form<\/a><\/strong> in order to:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continue approval for the district to offer free meals for all\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">determine the district\u2019s eligibility for federal and state aid and grants\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extend benefits to waive or reduce your child\u2019s exam fees (SAT, ACT, AP, IB) and college application fees<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please mail to:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Office<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putnam Valley CSD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">171 Oscawana Lake Road<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Putnam Valley, NY 10579<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For any questions, please call 845-528-8143&#215;1387.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dr. Grace Chan, Ed. D.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assistant Superintendent of Business Administration<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Estimadas familias de Putnam Valley:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nos complace anunciar que nuestras escuelas de Putnam Valley han sido aprobadas para participar en el Programa de Elegibilidad Comunitaria (CEP) como parte del Programa Nacional de Desayuno y Almuerzo Escolar. Esta aprobaci\u00f3n permite que todos los estudiantes matriculados en el distrito reciban un desayuno y almuerzo gratis todos los d\u00edas durante el a\u00f1o escolar 2024-2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cualquier comida, bebida o refrigerio adicional deber\u00e1 pagarse al momento de la compra. Los pagos se pueden realizar a trav\u00e9s de una cuenta <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myschoolbucks.com\/ver2\/getmain?requestAction=home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MySchoolBucks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> o en efectivo. Efectivo o cheques pagaderos a \u201cPutnam Valley CSD Lunch Account\u201d tambi\u00e9n pueden financiar la cuenta de su hijo. Antes de que comiencen las clases, aseg\u00farese de que se haya pagado cualquier saldo pendiente en la cuenta de su estudiante.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Para ayudar a continuar con este beneficio tanto para nuestros estudiantes como para nuestras escuelas, es imperativo que las familias contin\u00faen presentando el Formulario de Beneficios Educativos adjunto.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imprima y complete el <strong><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/resources\/parent_resources\/pdf\/lunch\/CEP_Education_Benefit_Form_PVCSD_Spanish.pdf\">Formulario de beneficios<\/a><\/strong> educativos para:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continuar con la aprobaci\u00f3n para que el distrito ofrezca comidas gratuitas para todos<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">determinar la elegibilidad del distrito para recibir ayudas y subvenciones federales y estatales<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extender los beneficios para eximir o reducir las tarifas de examen de su hijo (SAT, ACT, AP, IB) y las tarifas de solicitud universitaria<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Env\u00ede el formulario por correo a:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oficina de negocios<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSD del valle de Putnam<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">171 Carretera del lago Oscawana<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Valle de Putnam, Nueva York 10579<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Si tiene alguna pregunta, llame al 845-528-8143&#215;1387.Consulte el formulario adjunto a continuaci\u00f3n.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gracias,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dra. Grace Chan, Ed. D.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Superintendente Adjunto de Administraci\u00f3n de Empresas<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Putnam Valley Families: We are pleased to announce that our Putnam Valley Schools have been approved to participate in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) as a part of the National School Breakfast and Lunch Program. This approval allows all students enrolled in the district to receive one free breakfast and lunch every day for&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/pvcsd-announces-free-school-meals-for-all\/\">Continue Reading<span> PVCSD Announces Free School Meals for All<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15103","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-district","clearfix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15103"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17107,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15103\/revisions\/17107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pvcsd.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}