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Superintendent outlines universal free-meal requirement and urges families to complete forms
Summary
Superintendent Adam told the board that New York State requires districts to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students and urged families to continue submitting free-and-reduced lunch forms so the district can qualify for grant funding.
Superintendent Adam told the Somers Central School District Board of Education that New York State requires districts to provide universal free breakfast and lunch to students and encouraged families to continue completing free-and-reduced lunch forms because those forms help the district secure grant funding.
Adam clarified that while meals will be free to students, the forms remain important to determine eligibility for related grants and funding streams. He also said items sold as extras, such as snack items, will still be charged to the family’s MySchoolBucks account.
Why it matters: Universal free meals affect daily student services across the district; maintaining accurate household data via forms helps the district access federal and state grant funds tied to student eligibility.
Context and next steps: Adam said principals and Jill Weiss Weissman, the food services director, will send further communications to families with details about implementation and that families should expect more information from building principals in the coming weeks.
