Updated 9-23-2022

2022-2023 Lunches Return to Free, Reduced, or Paying Status

The USDA allowed schools to offer free meals to all students for two years during the pandemic; but at this time, Congress has not approved extending this benefit for the 2022-2023 school year. Students will be charged the full price for their school lunches. Therefore, student families that are eligible for free or reduced-price meals must apply and qualify in order to receive them. All other students will be charged the full price for their school meals.

Apply to receive free or reduced-price meals online here; or complete and return the paper application for Free & Reduced Price Meals that will be provided to every student in the District during the first week of school.

USDA has authorized a waiver for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), Division of Food and Nutrition (DFN), to provide schools with an option for a 30-day carryover into the 2022-23 School Year (SY). Families who were qualified for Free, Reduced, or Directly Certified in the following school years will have the first 30 days of in-session school days (until Friday, Oct. 7, 2022) to submit a new application for Free & Reduced Price Meals.

  • School Year 2021-2022
  • School Year 2020-2021
  • School Year 2019-2020

Families that qualify for the 30-day carryover period will be notified via Skyward email.

Families applying for free or reduced-price meals should only complete one application, whether that is done online or through a paper submission. Families who are currently receiving SNAP, TANF or specific MA do not need to submit an application as they are Directly Certified for free meals by the state.

Meal Prices are as follows:

 FreeReducedPaid
   Elementary Breakfast———
   Elementary Lunch—$0.40$2.75
   Middle School Breakfast———
   Middle School Lunch—$0.40$2.85
   High School Breakfast———
   High School Lunch—$0.40$2.95
  • The à la carte price of milk remains at $.50 per carton
  • Adult breakfast and lunch prices remain at $2.50 and $3.75, respectively.

August/September 2022 Breakfast & Lunch Menus

** Please be advised that the CLSD Food Service Department is experiencing supply chain issues and menus are subject to change. **

Click on the school headings below to download a pdf version to view or print out.

All CLSD Elementary Schools: Daily K-5 Menu for Breakfast & Lunch for August/September

Cedar Crest Middle School: Daily Menu for Breakfast & Lunch for August/September

Cedar Crest High School: Daily Menu for Breakfast & Lunch for August/September

October Daily Breakfast & Lunch Menus

VIRTUAL SOLUTIONS (K-5 Virtual and Cedar Crest Cyber/C3): Due to the return of normal National School Lunch Programs, parents seeking weekly meals packages will have to coordinate with Ms. Emily Rodriguez to set up a distribution pick-up time. Lunches have returned to full price unless the family is eligible for free or reduced pricing. Total meal packages for five free breakfast meals and five lunch meals will vary by student grade level and will range between $13.75 – 14.75 per week. For more information on free or reduced price meals, click here.

To coordinate meal pick-up times for your virtual student, please email Ms. Rodriguez at erodriguez@clsd.k12.pa.us. Please allow at least three business days for a response.