Posted by Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti on 6/28/2024 1:00:00 PM

For Immediate Release

Contact: Tanya Arja or Debra Bellanti

Hillsborough County Public Schools

Office of Communications

813-272-4060

Tampa, Fl. (June 28, 2024) – Hillsborough County Public Schools is participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for the 2024-2025 school year. Section 104(a) of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 amended section 11(a)(1) of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(1))(the law) to provide an alternative to household applications for free and reduced-price meals in local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools with increased levels of low-income students. This alternative is referred to as the Community Eligibility Provision.

All students will be served lunch at no charge at the following sites:

Alafia Elementary

Cork Elementary

Jackson Elementary

Nelson Elementary

Spoto High

Alexander Elementary

Corr Elementary

James Elementary

North Tampa Alternative

Springhead Elementary

Alonso High

Crestwood Elementary

Jefferson High

Northwest Elementary

Stewart Middle Magnet

Anderson Elementary

Cypress Creek Elementary

Jennings Middle

Oak Grove Elementary

Strawberry Crest High

Apollo Beach Elementary

D.W. Waters Career Acceleration Academy

Kenly Elementary

Oak Park Elementary

Sulphur Springs K-8

Armwood High

Davidson Middle

King High

Orange Grove Middle Magnet

Summerfield Crossing Elementary

B.T. Washington Elementary

Davis Elementary

Kingswood Elementary

Palm River Elementary

Summerfield Elementary

Bailey Elementary

Desoto Elementary

Knights Elementary

Patricia Sullivan Partnership

Sumner High

Bay Crest Elementary

Dickenson Elementary

Lake Magdalene Elementary

Pierce Middle

Symmes Elementary

Bellamy Elementary

Doby Elementary

Lamb Elementary

Pinecrest Elementary

Tampa Bay Boulevard Elementary

Belmont Elementary

Dorothy Thomas Exceptional Center

Lanier Elementary

Pizzo K-8

Tampa Bay Technical High

Benito Middle

Dover Elementary

LaVoy Exceptional Center

Plant City High

Tampa Heights Elementary Magnet

Bing Elementary

Dowdell Middle

Lennard High

Potter Elementary

Tampa Palms Elementary

Bloomingdale High

Dr. Carter G. Woodson K-8

Leto High

Progress Village Middle Magnet

Temple Terrace Elementary

Bowers-Whitley Career Acceleration Academy

Dunbar Elementary Magnet

Lewis Elementary

Rampello Downtown Partnership K-8 Magnet

Thompson Elementary

Boyette Springs Elementary

Durant High

Liberty Middle

Reddick Elementary

Thonotosassa Elementary

Brandon Alternative

East Bay High

Limona Elementary Magnet

Riverhills Elementary Magnet

Tomlin Middle

Brandon High

Edison Elementary

Lincoln Elementary

Riverview Elementary

Town & Country Elementary

Brooker Elementary

Egypt Lake Elementary

Lockhart Elementary Magnet

Riverview High

Trapnell Elementary

Broward Elementary

Eisenhower Exceptional Center

Lomax Elementary Magnet

Robinson Elementary

Turkey Creek Middle

Bryan Plant City Elementary

Eisenhower Middle

Lopez Elementary

Robinson High

Turner-Bartels K-8

Buchanan Middle

Essrig Elementary

Lopez Exceptional Center

Robles Elementary

Twin Lakes Elementary

Buckhorn Elementary

Ferrell Girls Preparatory Academy Middle

Lowry Elementary

Rodgers Middle

Valrico Elementary

Burnett Middle

Folsom Elementary

Lutz K-8

Roland Park K-8 Magnet

Walden Lake Elementary

Burney Elementary

Forest Hills Elementary

MacFarlane Park Elementary

Ruskin Elementary

Walker Middle Magnet

Burns Middle

Foster Elementary

Madison Middle

Schmidt Elementary

Warren Hope Dawson Elementary

Caminiti Exceptional Center

Franklin Boys Preparatory Academy Middle

Mango Elementary

Schwarzkopf Elementary

Webb Middle

Cannella Elementary

Freedom High

Maniscalco K-8

Seffner Elementary

West Shore Elementary

Carrollwood Elementary

Frost Elementary

Mann Middle

Seminole Elementary

West Tampa Elementary

Carver Exceptional Center

Gaither High

Marshall Middle Magnet

Sessums Elementary

Wharton High

Chamberlain High

Gibsonton Elementary

McDonald Elementary

Sgt. Smith Middle Academy

Williams Middle Magnet

Chiaramonte Elementary

Giunta Middle

Memorial Middle

Shaw Elementary

Willis Peters Exceptional

Chiles Elementary

Graham Elementary

Mendenhall Elementary

Sheehy Elementary

Wilson Elementary

Cimino Elementary

Greco Middle Magnet

Middleton High

Shields Middle

Wimauma Elementary

Citrus Park Elementary

Heritage Elementary

Miles Elementary

Shore Elementary Magnet

Witter Elementary

Clair Mel Elementary

Hill Middle

Mintz Elementary

Sickles High

Woodbridge Elementary

Clark Elementary

Hillsborough High

Morgan Woods Elementary

Simmons Career Acceleration Academy

Yates Elementary

Claywell Elementary

Howard W. Blake High

Mort Elementary

Simmons Exceptional Center

Young Middle Magnet

Collins K-8

Hunter’s Green Elementary

Muller Elementary Magnet

Sligh Middle Magnet

Colson Elementary

Ippolito Elementary

Mulrennan Middle

South County Career Acceleration Academy

For additional information please contact: Hillsborough County Public Schools, Attention: Shani Hall, General Manager, Student Nutrition Services, 9014 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619, 813-840-7092, shani.hall@hcps.net.

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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: How to File a Complaint, 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:

mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

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