FAQ About Free/Reduced Price School Meals

Do the members of your household lack a permanent address? Are you staying together in a shelter, hotel, or other temporary housing arrangement? Does your family relocate on a seasonal basis? Are any children living with you who have chosen to leave their prior family or household? If you believe children in your household meet these descriptions and haven’t been told your children will get free meals, please call or email Aryn Tippetts, 307-548-6563, or by clicking here to send an email..

No. Use one Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to: Lesa Mayes, 325 West 9th Street, Lovell, WY 82431, 307-548-6563.

No, but please read the letter you received carefully and follow the instructions. If any children in your household were missing from your eligibility notification, contact Lesa Mayes, 325 West 9th Street, Lovell, WY 82431, 307-548-6365, or by clicking here to send an email.

No, not at this time. However, you may access a copy of the application on our website. Visit this Application Link to get a copy. Please submit your completed application by either scanning and emailing it to lmayes@bgh2.org, or delivering it to Lesa Mayes at the Middle School. (325 West 9th Street, Lovell, WY 82431). To learn more about the application process click here . Contact Lesa Mayes, 325 West 9th Street, Lovell, WY 82431, 307-548-6365, lmayes@bgh2.org if you have any questions about the application.

Your child’s application is only good for that school year and for the first thirty (30) days of this school year. You must fill out and send in a new application unless the school tells you that your child is eligible for the new school year. If you do not send in a new application that is approved by the school or you have not been notified that your child is eligible for free meals, your child will be charged the full price for meals.
 

Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced price meals. Please send in an application.

Yes. We may also ask you to send written proof of the household income you report.

Yes, you may apply at any time during the school year. For example, children with a parent or guardian who becomes unemployed may become eligible for free and reduced price meals if the household income drops below the income limit.

You should talk to school officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to: William Hiser, 502 Hampshire Ave, Lovell, WY 82431, 307-548-2259, or clicking here to send an email.

Yes. You, your children, or other household members do not have to be U.S. citizens to apply for free or reduced price meals.

List the amount that you normally For example, if you normally make $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only made $900, put down that you made $1000 per month. If you normally get overtime, include it, but do not include it if you only work overtime sometimes. If you have lost a job or had your hours or wages reduced, use your current income.

Household members may not receive some types of income we ask you to report on the application, or may not receive income at all. Whenever this happens, please write a 0 in the field. However, if any income fields are left empty or blank, those will also be counted as zeroes. Please be careful when leaving income fields blank, as we will assume you meant to do so.

Your basic pay and cash bonuses must be reported as income. If you get any cash value allowances for off-base housing, food, or clothing, it must also be included as income. However, if your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. Any additional combat pay resulting from deployment is also excluded from income.

List any additional household members on a separate piece of paper, and attach it to your application. You may also contact Lesa Mayes, 325 West 9th Street, Lovell, WY 82431, 307-548-6365, or by email to receive a second application.