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School meals free through September

All Middleburgh Central School students can continue to enjoy school meals at no cost throughout the month of September.

For the past two years, the federal government has paid for all students to eat for free regardless of family income. That provision ended with the start of the 2022-23 school year. However, New York state has allowed the district to continue to feed any student without charge throughout the month of September.

The district leadership team is working diligently to determine if federal stimulus funds or other resources can be used to continue this benefit beyond Sept. 30. If that becomes the case, the district will let families know as soon as possible.

Complete your Free and Reduced-Price meals application

In the meantime, all families are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced-Price Meals application and return it to the school office as soon as possible.

Completing this application now can help ensure that eligible families will be able to continue receiving free school meals beginning Oct. 1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price school meals can also help unlock other benefits for students and their families, including low-cost internet service, and reduced fees for the SAT and Advanced Placement exams.

Even if a family has qualified for free or reduced-price meals in the past, a new application is required each year. For more information about this benefit or completing the application, call 518-827-3600, ext. 3623