House Bill 1238 "Meals for Washington Students Fund" requires local education agencies to provide meals at no cost to students enrolled at elementary schools where 40% or more of enrolled children are eligible for free or reduced priced meals. Blaine Primary and Blaine Elementary are eligible to participate and will offer one breakfast and one lunch per day at no cost, regardless of family income, to ALL students attending these schools. It is critical for families that may qualify for meal benefits to apply for the 2023-2024 School Year in order to continue this benefit. Please visit the Free and Reduced Application page for information.

MEALS

Breakfast is available at main campus kitchens every day and consists of an entree, fruit or juice, and milk.  Lunch choices expand as a student progresses from Primary to Elementary to Middle and High Schools. All meals include fruit, vegetables and milk.

• Breakfast:

  • All students will be offered an entrée with choice of fruit and milk.

• Lunch:

  • Primary and Elementary students will have a choice between the hot lunch of the day OR a sandwich.

    Options for a variety of fruits, vegetables, and milk will be offered daily.

  • Middle School and High School students will have a choice between the hot lunch of the day or a deli sandwich. Options for a variety of fruits, vegetables, and milk will be offered daily.

OFFER VERSUS SERVE (OVS)

A lunch consists of 5 basic food components: meat or meat alternate, vegetable, fruit, grain, and milk. Students must select at least 3 of these components for a complete meal (one of which must be a fruit or vegetable). 

A breakfast consists of 4 food components: 2 grains (or 1 grain and 1 meat/meat alternate), fruit/vegetable, and milk. Students must select 3 of these items for a complete meal (one of which must be a fruit or vegetable). This is a USDA requirement for schools that participate in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (NSLP and SBP). More information can be found here: USDA

All meals will meet or exceed the USDA Child Nutrition Services meal pattern requirements per grade band

MEAL CHARGE GUIDELINES

P-EBT INFORMATION UPDATE

View this Summer P-EBT 2023 for the latest on P-EBT information.