Spilyay Tymoo
Warm Springs, Oregon
September 7, 1990 PAGE 3
Teachers, students get off to good start in new school year
Back to school
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'Davidson returns after a sab- fifth grade,
batical.
Native Reader to premier soon
The premiere issue of the Native numerous contributions Indian
Monthly Reader, which rolled off people have made and current
the press in April, has been enthu- issues attecting their lives, lmpor
: siastically received by schools,
libraries, organizations and indi
viduals throughout the United
: States and Canada. The tabloid
size newspaper, published once a
' month for eight academic months,
' covers history, government, geo
i graphy, contemporary views, lan
guage arts, environment, Indian
iclub activities and health. The
, Reader, accompanied by a Teach
: er's Guide, is designed for use as a
.supplement to the existing curri
cullum for middle and high school
grade levels.
'. "Our priority is to get the news
paper into the hands of all Indian
students to inform them of the
Prices increase
A rise in food costs has resulted
in increased lunch prices for School
District 509-J students. Prices ef
fective for the 1990-91 school year
are: 85 cents for students in grades
: K-6; $1.00 for students in grades
7-12; and, $2.00 for adults.
Picture Day set
Warm Springs Elementary stu
dents will have their pictures taken
October 10 in the gymnasium. AH
grade levels will be included.
Pre-schoolers will have their pic
tures taken in the cafeteria the
morning of October II.
Picture day at Madras High
School is September 7. September
19 is the date set for pictures at
Madras Jr. High.
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tant events are happening in Indian
country such as land claims, water
Books await distribution to students.
Warm Springs Elementary custodian Ruth Smith installs soap dis
pensers for students.
Household size, income determine eligibility for lunch program
Jefferson County School Dis
trict 509-J today announced it's
policy for free and reduced-price
meals for children unable to pay
the full price of meals served under
the National School Lunch Pro
gram. Each school and the office of
Jefferson County School District
509-J has a copy of the policy,
which may be reviewed by an inter
ested party.
The following household sie
and income criteria will be used for
determining eligibility. Children
from households whose income is
at or below the levels shown are
eligible for free or reduced-price
meals.
Families may fill out applica
tions prior to the start of school so
that lunch benefits are not delayed.
Applications are available at the
District office at any time, 1355
Buff Street, Madras, Oregon,
97741 (Phone: 475-6192) or at the
individuals schools beginning on
August 23, 1990. The information
provided on the application will be
used for the purpose of determin
ing eligibility and may be verified
at any time during the school year
by school or other program offi
cials. Important - benefits will not
begin until the application has
been approved.
For school officials to determine
eligibility, Households receiving
food stamps or "Aid for Depend
ent Children (ADC)" must list the
child's name, their food stamp or
ADC case number and the signa
tureand nameof anadull(2l years
or older) household member. Since
you have already given informa
tion to the welfare office, the
school can confirm your eligibility.
Households not receiving food
stamps or ADC must list: names of
all household members; social sec
urity number of the primary wage
earner responsible for the child
applying for benefits; total month
ly income and the amount of in
come (before deductions for taxes,
social security etc.) each received
last month and source of the in
come received by each household
member certifying that the infor
mation provided is correct. If you
have a household member for
whom last months income was
higher or lower than usual, list that
person's expected average monthly
income.
You may apply for benefits any
time during the school year. If you
are not eligible now, but have a
decrease in household income, an
increase in household size, or be
come unemployed, fill out an ap
plication at that time.
Under the pw i,ion of the free
and reduced-price policy, school
officials will review applications
and determine eligibility. Parents
or guardians dissatisfied with the
ruling of the official may wish to
discuss the decision with the de
termining official on an informal
basis. Parents wishing to make a
formal appeal may make a request
either orally or in writing to the
hearing official identified for a
hearing on the decision: Stanley G.
Dmytryk, 1355 Buff Street, Mad
ras, Oregon. 97741 (Phone: 475
6192). If you list income information
and your child is approved for
meal benefits, you must tell the
school when your household in
come increases by $50 or more per
month ($600 per year) or when
your household size decreases.
In certain cases, foster children
are also eligible for school meal
benefits. If you wish to apply for
meal benefits for a foster child,
contact the school for help with the
application.
INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
Effective July 1, 1990, to June 30, 1991
REDUCED-PRICE
FREE
Household Size Yearly Monthly Weekly Yearly Monthly Weekly
One 11,618 969 225 8,164 681 157
Two 15,577 1,299 300 10,946 913 211
Three 19,536 1,628 376 13,728 1.144 264
Four 23,495 1,958 452 16,510 1,376 318
Five 27,454 2,288 528 19,292 1.608 371
Six 31,413 2,618 605 22.074 1,840 425
Seven 35,372 2,948 681 24,856 2,072 478
Eight 39,331 3,278 757 27.638 2,304 532
For each
additional family
member add 3,959 330 77 2,782 232 54
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