Program Participation

Federal and State Meal Program Information for Reynolds School District

Reynolds School District participates in many of the National and State meal programs. Each program has its own set of rules. Below is a description of each program.

If you would like to know the history of National School Lunch watch the video A Journey Through the History of Child Nutrition Programs.

This 5-minute video gives a nostalgic overview of the Federally funded child nutrition programs from the days before World War II through today's wellness policy development. The video features photographs and images from resources in NFSMI's Child Nutrition Archive collections and USDA resources. 

National School Breakfast and Lunch Program

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted meal program for schools and residential child-care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946.

The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally assisted meal program for schools and residential child-care institutions.  It provides nutritionally balanced breakfasts to children each school day. The SBP started in 1966 as a pilot project, and was made a permanent entitlement program by Congress in 1975.

The following schools are qualified as community eligibility provision (CEP): Alder Elementary, Davis Elementary, Fairview Elementary, Four Creeks Elementary, Glenfair Elementary, Hartley Elementary, Rockwood Preparatory Academy, Salish Ponds Elementary, Margaret Scott Elementary, Troutdale Elementary, Wilkes Elementary, Woodland Elementary, HB Lee Middle, Reynolds Middle, Reynolds High and Reynolds Learning Academy.

Students attending the following schools who should turn in free and reduced applications are: Sweetbriar Elementary and Walt Morey Middle Schools. Our charter schools Arthur Academy and Multnomah Learning Academy students should also turn in applications. A new application is required to be submitted for each new school year.

We are accepting these applications for the 21/22 school year and needs to be submitted for any additional PEBT benefits that may be available in the future. For current PEBT information click here.

UPDATE: for the 21/22 school year, all students will eat breakfast and lunch at no charge.

Meal Definitions:

Food component: We must offer 5 of the required food groups for lunch and 4 for breakfast:

Breakfast meal components are: Grain (counts as two components), fruit or vegetable and fluid milk.

Please note: that we must serve two servings as grain which counts as two components at breakfast however, we can substitute one of the grains for a meat/meat alternative option, if a grain is served first. Having a meat/meat alternative at breakfast is an option and is not mandatory.

Lunch meal components are: Grain, Meat/Meat Alternative, Fruit, Vegetable and fluid milk. 

The basics of offer versus serve (OVS): 

This option is required at high school and is optional for elementary and middle school levels. During the 21/22 school year some meals at high school may not be offer vs serve. 

• We must offer all components required for each meal at the required grade level portion size
• Student must take at least 3 of the food components
• Students must take a fruit or a vegetable 
• Other than selecting the required minimum fruit or vegetable serving, students may decline food items.
• OVS does not affect the meal's unit price established by the school district. Students who take 3, 4, or 5 components pay the same price.

Please note: most of our lunch entrees contain a grain and a meat/meat alternative

Below is more information on these requirements for meals:

Lunch requirements:

Meal pattern information - English
Lunch program fact sheet - English 
Lunch program fact Sheet - Spanish

Breakfast requirements:

Meal pattern information - English
Breakfast program fact sheet - English 
Breakfast program fact sheet - Spanish

At-Risk Afterschool Meal Programs - Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)  

The CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program is a reimbursement program designed to give school-age children and youth in low-income areas a nutritional boost and involve them in supervised activities that are safe, fun, and educational during the school year. This program is officially known as the At-Risk Program.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) nutrition standards for meals and snacks served in the CACFP are based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, science-based recommendations made by the National Academy of Medicine, cost and practical considerations, and stakeholder’s input. Under these standards, meals and snacks served include a greater variety of vegetables and fruit, more whole grains, and less added sugar and saturated fat. In addition, the standards encourage breastfeeding and better align the CACFP with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and with other Child Nutrition Programs.

Meal Pattern Information:
Infant meal pattern fact sheet- English
Infant meal pattern fact sheet - Russian
Infant meal pattern fact sheet - Spanish
Infant meal pattern fact sheet - Vietnamese

Child (1-18 years) meal pattern fact sheet - English
Child (1-18 years) meal pattern fact sheet - Russian
Child (1-18 years) meal pattern fact sheet - Spanish
Child (1-18 years) meal pattern fact sheet - Vietnamese

Summer Meal Program

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) relies on innovative and collaborative efforts to reach children in need. USDA encourages collaborations with valued partners at the National, State, and local levels to raise awareness about the nutrition gap low-income children face when schools close for the summer and the availability of summer meals to close this gap.

The SFSP was established to ensure that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals that meet Federal nutrition guidelines are provided to all children at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low-income children.

Where can you locate meals being served? Click here for more information.

Summer food service program meal pattern - English

To watch a message about summer meals from the Oregon Department of Revenue, click here.

Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Grant

Encouraging Students to Try New Fruits and Vegetables:

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is an important tool in our efforts to combat childhood obesity. The program has been successful in introducing elementary school children to a variety of produce that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to sample. The various partnerships that FNS and state agencies have developed in the public and private sectors, as well as the dedicated work of school administrators, have contributed to the overall success and acceptance of the program. FFVP is consistent with and supports the Health and Medicine Division (HMD) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s recommendations to provide healthier snack choices in schools.

The following elementary schools participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): Alder, Davis, Fairview, Glenfair, Hartley, Salish, M. Scott, Troutdale, Wilkes and Woodland. 

UPDATE: We have not started FFVP this school year. We have delayed this due to produce being inconsistent and limited variety. Staffing shortages have not allowed to prepare these items. We hope to be able to start this program soon. 

Allowable/Unallowable items:

According to the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) is intended to introduce "elementary school children to a variety of produce that they otherwise might not that the opportunity to sample."

In an effort to honor the intention of the Program, ODE considers certain fruits and vegetables "standard fare", thus distinguishing them as ineligible for the reimbursement un the FFVP in most circumstances.

These varieties are outlined below:

• Yellow bananas (standard size)
• Navel oranges
• Baby carrots, or standard orange carrot sticks (carrots served with the tops left are allowable)
• Some common Apples
  • Gala
  • Granny Smith
  • Red Delicious
  • Golden Delicious

Other, less widely consumed variety of oranges, apples, bananas and carrots are allowable - including, but not limited to, valencia oranges, cosmic apples, red bananas, rainbow carrots, etc.

Program requirements

Grant information fact sheet - English
Grant information fact sheet - Spanish

Farm to School Program Grant

The intention of the Farm to CNP Reimbursement Grant is to empower Grantees to increase their purchasing capacity of Oregon grown, produced and processed foods, as well as benefit the local economy, job market and environment by cycling State dollars back into communities around Oregon.

We encourage Grantees to seek out products that they may not have had the resources to purchase before, and to cultivate new relationships with

Grant information fact sheet

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.