Breakfast and lunch will be provided at NO COST to all students next school year 2025-2026! 

We are pleased and excited to inform you that Mitchell County Schools will continue a program available to all schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). 

What does this mean for you and your child(ren)? 

Great news!  All enrolled students at Mitchell County Schools are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at No Cost each day of the school year through the CEP program.   No action steps or forms are required for parents to participate in this program. 

We look forward to serving your students beginning August 18, 2025. 

Mayland Early College students, we look forward to serving you beginning August 13, 2025.

If you have any questions about this announcement, please contact us at  Mitchell Co Schools Nutrition Office,  828-766-2220 ext. 2240.

Mitchell County Schools will accept weekly price quotes for fresh fruits and vegetables for delivery to all Mitchell County Schools for the 2025-2026 school year, which will begin on Monday, August 18, 2025. Please direct all responses and inquiries to:

Heather Calhoun, School Nutrition Director

72 Ledger School Road

Bakersville, NC 28705

(828) 766-2220, Ext. 2240

Email Heather Calhoun

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

(1)     mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture  
          Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
          1400 Independence Avenue, SW
          Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2)      fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3)      email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al 202-720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al 800-877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual

puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource-files/usda-program...(link is external), de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al

866-632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

correo:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or

fax:

833-256-1665 o 202-690-7442; o

correo electrónico:

program.intake@usda.gov(link sends e-mail)

Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.