Child Nutrition Information
Free & Reduced Application Information
1.Fill out our online application via SylogistEd (aka Wengage): Free & Reduced Application Submission Steps OR
2. Bring a paper copy to 355 S Osage Street Skiatook, OK or your child’s school office. Paper copies can be requested from the Education Service Center or your child's school office.
Child Nutrition Cover Letter (See attachment)
Child Nutrition Cover Letter 2024-2025
Letter to Household (See attachment)
Letter to Household Interactive 2024-2025
Common Application Mistakes
1. Please don’t forget the last 4 of your social security number! Without this we cannot process your application.
2. Please list by name all of the members of your home, even if they are not in school.
Skiatook Public Schools announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). Local school officials have adopted the following household size and income criteria for determining eligibility:
INCOME-ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL YEAR 2025
FOR FREE AND REDUCED-PRICE MEALS
Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Application forms are being sent to all homes with a letter to parents or guardians. To apply for free or reduced-price meals households should fill out the application and return it to the school. Additional copies are available at the principal’s office in each school. The information provided on the application is confidential and will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and may be verified at any time during the school year by school or other program officials. Applications may be submitted at any time during the year.
For school officials to determine eligibility, households receiving SNAP or “Temporary Assistance to Needy Families” (TANF) or “Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations” (FDPIR) must list each child’s name, the related SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR case number, and the signature of an adult household member. If you do not list a SNAP or TANF or FDPIR case number for all children you are applying for, then the application must have the children’s names, the names of all household members, the amount of income each person received the last month and where it came from, the signature of an adult household member and the adult’s social security number or mark the box if the adult does not have a social security number. Foster children also categorically qualify for free meals/milk, regardless of the child’s income. If you have foster children living with you and wish to apply for such meals or milk for them, please complete the application as instructed.
Under the provisions of the policy, Ms. Rachel Park will review applications and determine eligibility.
Parents or guardians wishing to make a formal appeal may make a request either orally or in writing to:
Rick Loggins
Superintendent
355 South Osage St
Skiatook, OK 74070
DIRECT CERTIFICATION SCHOOLS
Any member of a household currently certified to receive SNAP, TANF, or FDPIR benefits will be notified of the enrolled children’s eligibility and that the enrolled children will be provided free benefits unless the household notifies the SFA that it chooses to decline benefits. If SNAP, TANF, and FDPIR households are not notified by 08/11/2021 of their eligibility, they will need to submit an application.
In accordance with federal law and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) police, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TTY). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Each school and the office of the administration has a copy of the policy which may be reviewed by any interested party.
Child Nutrition Services
Mission Statement
As a partner in the education process of children, it is the mission of Child Nutrition Services (CNS) to provide nutritious, economical, appealing meals to all children while complying with local, state and national regulations.
In 1946 Congress passed the National School Lunch Act which was enacted as a grant-in-aid program to safeguard the health of children. This act was brought on because many soldiers failed physicals during World War II due to nutrition-related problems. In 1969 the White House Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health led to subsidized reimbursable meals for low-income students. In 1975 Congress authorized the School Breakfast Program.
The Skiatook Public Schools (SPS), Child Nutrition Services Department operates under signed agreements with the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the Department of Human Services. The National School Lunch and National School Breakfast Programs are administered by the United States Department of Agriculture. The Child Nutrition Services Department of the Skiatook Public School District serves approximately 400 breakfast meals and approximately 1400 lunches each school day. A total of 297,505 nutritious breakfast and lunch meals were served to children in the Skiatook School District last year.
Child Nutrition Services Department employs 30 individuals working approximately 600 hours. Our employees are dedicated to a partnership supporting the educational and performance objectives of the district. Through CNS, over $1 million dollars get funneled into the economy by way of salaries, food, services and equipment purchases.
Kristy Carpenter, Child Nutrition Director
Education Service Center
Skiatook Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
District Wellness Policy
Child Nutrition Employment
PayPAL
Convenient Lunch Room Accounting via
Wen-Gage i-Gradebook
Skiatook Schools is pleased to announce the addition of Paypal to our Wengage Guardian Portal. This feature will allow you to make payment to your children’s child nutrition accounts using Paypal. Avoid lost checks and trips to school by paying online. Contact your child’s school office and request a Parent/Guardian Portal account login. We are charging a 6% convenience fee on each transaction to offset the Paypal administrative costs.