Nutrition and Food Services

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a meal service option that allows schools and school districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without the burden of certifying students for meal benefits. Schools that adopt the CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on the percentage of students who are normally certified for free school meals, without an application.

All students will be eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per day. If they get anything extra, it will be charged to their account. 

Clemens Primary School

Philomath Elementary School

Blodgett Elementary School

Philomath Academy

Philomath Middle School

Philomath High School

A school or district may elect for CEP if at least 25 percentof its students are “directly certified,” or otherwise identified for free meals through means other than household applications. Identified students includes students directly certified through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); children experiencing housing instability and are identified for McKinney-Vento services, and Medicaid.

For a complete breakfast students must select at least three of the four offered food items, including at least ½ cup of fruit.

For a complete lunch students must select at least three of the five required food components; protein (meat/meat alternative), grain, vegetable, fruit, and milk, including at least ½ cup of fruit and/or vegetable.

Just like the free and reduced meal program, students can get one free breakfast and one free lunch per day. Second meals for an individual student will be charged to their meal account using their student ID number. Some schools also have a sharing table which students are encouraged to utilize if they are still hungry but don’t need a full second meal. 

Yes, students are always welcome to get a complete breakfast or lunch at school regardless of what they brought from home. 

Students can purchase milk-only for $.60; this charge will be added to their account.

If students would like milk, they can take it as part of a complete meal, which would include two other meal components, one being at least 1/2 cup of fruits or vegetables.

No. All Philomath School District students are automatically eligible for free meals. Applications are not needed and will not be accepted by the district.

For money in the account, you have the following options:

1. Leave it in the account. Funds stay with your student(s) throughout their time at Philomath School District. If they might use it in the future or they plan to sometimes get second meals, this could be a good option.

2. Transfer the funds to a sibling in the district. As long as they are on your LINQ Connect account, you can transfer funds by logging into your account.

3. Donate unused funds to Nutrition Services. Email us at nutrition.services@philomath.k12.or.us and we can process this request.

4. Get a refund for the money you have already deposited into your student's account. Complete a Refund Request form.

If you have a negative balance, please continue to pay if you can. Your negative balance will remain on your account.

Schools will be entering meals on the students' accounts so that you can still access LINQ Connect and see all transactions. We encourage you to connect with your students to see if they are consuming meals and what part of the meal they are consuming, it’s a great way to reconnect after the day. 

LINQ Connect