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TORRANCE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Nutrition Services Department Supporting Learning by Promoting Healthy Habits That Will Last a Lifetime!
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Meal Prices
Elementary Breakfast $2.00 Elementary Lunch $3.50
Middle School Breakfast $2.25 Middle School Lunch $4.00
High School Breakfast $2.50 High School Lunch $4.25
Titan School Solutions Parents are encouraged to sign up for a Titan account to add funds to student meal accounts, apply for free or reduced price meals, and track student transactions. You can access Titan from any computer, tablet or mobile device. Go to tusd.org/nutrition-services and click on the Titan logo.
Prepayment OptionsPre-pay online to allow for cashless transactions. Prepaid meals help lunch lines go faster and give students more time to enjoy their break. You can pay online via Titan or send cash or check to the school cafeteria.
Check Our Website for More Information tusd.org/nutrition-services • Meal Applications• Payment Options• School Menus• Wellness Policy• Resource Guide• Catering Information
Good Nutrition and Learning go Hand in Hand The Nutrition Service department is made up of a team of food and nutrition professionals that are dedicated to students' health, well-being and their ability to learn. We support learning by promoting
healthy habits for lifelong nutrition and fitness practices.
Our district participates in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program to provide nutritious meals while following strict national and state nutrition guidelines. All meals, food and beverages sold and served on campus meet state and federal requirements which are based on the USDA Dietary Guidelines from MyPlate. For more info, go to www.choosemyplate.gov.
Free or Reduced-Price Meals for Qualifying Families To find out if a student is eligible for free or reduced price meals households are encouraged to apply annually. Applications expire every October.
• To apply, go to tusd.org/nutrition-services and click on the Titan logo.• Applications are available year-round.• Families that qualify for free or reduced lunch also receive free or reduced
breakfast at participating schools.• See the back of this flyer for frequently asked questions and more information.
Meal Charge Policy All students who are qualified for free or reduced price meals will be provided meals and charged the appropriate rate (reduced priced is $.25 for breakfast and $.40 for lunch) regardless of balance owed.
Students who are not qualified for free or reduced price meals will be charged full price. Students that do not have sufficient funds will still be served a complete meal of their choice regardless of the level of debt incurred by the household. The student’s meal account will accrue a negative balance until the account is paid in full. Snacks, beverages, second lunches, and a la carte items may not be charged in to the negative balance.
Households are responsible for all meal charges accrued throughout the school year. Balance notifications (phone, text, email) will be sent multiple times per week to keep households informed of balances owed. Account deposits, payments, and monitoring may be done online at: tusd.org/nutrition-services by clicking on the Titan logo, at the school site, or in the Nutrition Services Office. If a payment plan is needed, please contact the Nutrition Services Office to make the necessary arrangements.
School MenusYou can easily view information about what is on our menu each day, as well as nutrition Information. Our innovative and interactive site and mobile app make our menus more convenient and informative than ever before! Menus can be accessed at: tusd.nutrislice.com
Please contact Nutrition Services for more information! 2335 Plaza del Amo Torrance, CA 90509 (310) 972-6350 Email: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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Dear
Pare
nt/
Guard
ian:
Child
ren n
eed h
ealthy m
eals
to le
arn
. T
orr
an
ce
Un
ifie
d S
ch
oo
l D
istr
ict
offers
healthy m
eals
every
school day.
Yo
ur
ch
ild
ren
ma
y q
ua
lify
fo
r fr
ee m
eals
or
for
Red
uced
-Pri
ce m
eals
. R
educed-P
rice
is $
0.2
5 for
bre
akfa
st
and $
0.4
0 f
or
lunch. B
elo
w a
re s
om
e c
om
mon q
uestio
ns a
nd a
nsw
ers
to h
elp
you w
ith t
he a
pplic
atio
n p
rocess.
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O C
AN
GE
T F
RE
E O
R R
ED
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EA
LS
?
All
child
ren in
household
s r
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ing b
enefits
fro
m C
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o
r th
e F
oo
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trib
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gra
m o
n In
dia
n R
eserv
ati
on
s (
FD
PIR
), a
re e
ligib
le f
or
free m
eals
.
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ren w
ho m
eet th
e d
efin
itio
n o
f fo
ste
r, h
om
ele
ss, ru
naw
ay,
or
mig
rant
are
elig
ible
for
free
meals
.
Child
ren m
ay r
eceiv
e fre
e o
r R
educed-P
rice m
eals
if your
household
’s incom
e is w
ithin
the lim
its
on t
he F
edera
l In
com
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ligib
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Guid
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ithin
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hart
beow
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if y
ou c
hild
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l E
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ly
Tw
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very
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Weeks
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2
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$ 1
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$ 1
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em
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r, a
dd
: $ 8
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$ 6
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$ 3
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$ 3
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HO
W D
O I
KN
OW
IF
MY
CH
ILD
RE
N Q
UA
LIF
Y A
S F
OS
TE
R,
HO
ME
LE
SS
, M
IGR
AN
T,
OR
RU
NA
WA
Y?
Is the c
hild
under
the le
gal re
sponsib
ility
of
a foste
r care
agency o
r court
? D
o the
mem
bers
of
your
household
lack a
perm
anent
addre
ss? A
re y
ou s
tayin
g t
ogeth
er
in a
shelter,
hote
l, o
r oth
er
tem
pora
ry h
ousin
g a
rrangem
ent?
Does y
our
fam
ily r
elo
cate
on a
seasonal basis
? A
re t
here
any
child
ren liv
ing w
ith y
ou
who h
ave c
hosen t
o le
ave t
heir p
rio
r fa
mily
or
household
? If
you b
elie
ve
child
ren in y
our
household
me
et th
ese d
escriptio
ns a
nd h
aven
’t b
een t
old
your
child
ren w
ill g
et fr
ee
meals
, ple
ase c
all
the T
US
D L
iais
on a
t (3
10)
972-6
146.
DO
I N
EE
D T
O F
ILL
OU
T A
N A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
FO
R E
AC
H C
HIL
D?
N
o. F
ill o
ut O
NE
Fre
e a
nd
Reduced-P
rice S
chool M
eal A
pplic
atio
n f
or
all
stu
dents
in
your
household
. W
e c
annot appro
ve a
n
applic
atio
n t
hat is
not com
ple
te, so b
e s
ure
to fill out all
required in
form
atio
n.
SH
OU
LD
I F
ILL
OU
T A
N A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
IF
I R
EC
EIV
ED
A L
ET
TE
R T
HIS
SC
HO
OL
YE
AR
SA
YIN
G M
Y C
HIL
DR
EN
AR
E A
LR
EA
DY
AP
PR
OV
ED
FO
R F
RE
E M
EA
LS
?
No, but ple
ase r
ead
the le
tter
you r
eceiv
ed
care
fully
and f
ollo
w t
he instr
uctio
ns.
If a
ny c
hild
ren in
your
household
were
m
issin
g fro
m y
our
elig
ibili
ty n
otificatio
n, conta
ct
the N
utr
itio
n S
erv
ices o
ffic
e im
media
tely
.
HO
W D
O I
AP
PL
Y?
You c
an fill
out
an a
pplic
atio
n b
y v
isitin
g t
us
d.o
rg/n
utr
itio
n-s
erv
ice
s.
Conta
ct th
e N
utr
itio
n S
erv
ices o
ffic
e if you h
ave a
ny q
uestio
ns a
bout th
e o
nlin
e a
pplic
atio
n o
r need
assis
tance c
om
ple
tin
g a
n a
pplic
ation
.
MY
CH
ILD
’S A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
WA
S A
PP
RO
VE
D L
AS
T Y
EA
R.
DO
I N
EE
D T
O F
ILL
OU
T A
NE
W
ON
E? Y
es. Y
our
child
’s a
pplic
ation is o
nly
good f
or
one s
chool year
and f
or
the first
30 d
ays o
f th
e
new
school year.
If you d
o n
ot fill
out
a n
ew
applic
atio
n that is
appro
ved b
y t
he N
utr
itio
n S
erv
ices o
ffic
e
or
you h
ave n
ot
been n
otifie
d t
hat your
child
is e
ligib
le for
free o
r re
duced
-price m
eals
for
the c
urr
ent
school year,
your
child
will
be c
harg
ed f
or
full
price for
meals
.
WIL
L T
HE
IN
FO
RM
AT
ION
I G
IVE
BE
CH
EC
KE
D?
Yes. W
e m
ay a
sk y
ou t
o p
rovid
e
docum
enta
tio
n o
f th
e h
ousehold
incom
e y
ou r
eport
.
IF I
DO
N’T
QU
AL
IFY
NO
W,
MA
Y I
AP
PL
Y L
AT
ER
? Y
es, you m
ay a
pply
at
any tim
e d
urin
g t
he
school year.
Fo
r exam
ple
, child
ren w
ith a
pare
nt
or
guard
ian w
ho b
ecom
es u
nem
plo
yed m
ay b
ecom
e
elig
ible
for
free o
r R
educed-P
rice m
eals
if th
e h
ousehold
in
com
e d
rops b
elo
w t
he incom
e lim
it.
WH
AT
IF
I D
ISA
GR
EE
WIT
H T
HE
DE
CIS
ION
AB
OU
T M
Y A
PP
LIC
AT
ION
? Y
ou s
hould
conta
ct
the N
utr
itio
n S
erv
ices o
ffic
e a
t (3
10)
972-6
350.
You a
lso m
ay a
sk f
or
a h
earin
g b
y c
alli
ng o
r w
ritin
g t
o:
Deputy
Superin
tendent, 2
335 P
laza d
el A
mo
, T
orr
ance, C
A 9
0509,
(310)
972
-6060
.
MA
Y I
AP
PL
Y I
F S
OM
EO
NE
IN
MY
HO
US
EH
OL
D I
S N
OT
A U
.S.
CIT
IZE
N?
Yes. Y
ou, your
child
ren
, or
oth
er
household
mem
bers
do n
ot have t
o b
e U
.S. citiz
ens to a
pply
for
free o
r re
duced-
price
meals
.
WH
AT
IF
MY
IN
CO
ME
IS
NO
T A
LW
AY
S T
HE
SA
ME
? L
ist th
e a
mount th
at
you n
orm
ally
receiv
e.
Fo
r exam
ple
, if y
ou n
orm
ally
make $
1000 e
ach m
onth
, b
ut you m
issed s
om
e w
ork
la
st m
onth
and o
nly
m
ade $
900,
put
dow
n t
hat
you m
ake $
1000 p
er
mo
nth
. If y
ou n
orm
ally
get
overt
ime, in
clu
de it, b
ut
do
not
inclu
de it
if y
ou o
nly
work
overt
ime s
om
etim
es. If y
ou h
ave lost a job o
r had y
our
hours
or
wages
reduced,
use y
our
curr
ent in
com
e.
WH
AT
IF
SO
ME
HO
US
EH
OL
D M
EM
BE
RS
HA
VE
NO
IN
CO
ME
TO
RE
PO
RT
? H
ousehold
mem
bers
may n
ot re
ceiv
e in
com
e a
t all.
Whenever
this
happens,
ple
ase t
ype a
0 in t
he f
ield
. H
ow
ever,
if
any incom
e f
ield
s a
re left
em
pty
or
bla
nk, th
ose
will
als
o b
e c
ounte
d a
s z
ero
es.
WE
AR
E I
N T
HE
MIL
ITA
RY
. D
O W
E R
EP
OR
T O
UR
IN
CO
ME
DIF
FE
RE
NT
LY
? Y
our
basic
pay
and c
ash b
onuses m
ust
be r
eport
ed a
s in
com
e.
If y
ou g
et any c
ash v
alu
e a
llow
ances f
or
off
-base
housin
g, fo
od, or
clo
thin
g,
it m
ust als
o b
e in
clu
ded a
s in
com
e. H
ow
ever,
if
your
housin
g is p
art
of th
e
Mili
tary
Housin
g P
rivatizatio
n I
nitia
tive,
do n
ot
inclu
de y
our
housin
g a
llow
ance a
s incom
e.
To
fin
d o
ut
how
to a
pply
for
CalF
resh
or
oth
er
assis
tance b
enefits
, conta
ct your
local assis
tance o
ffic
e
or
call
1-8
77-8
47-F
OO
D (
3663).
If y
ou h
ave o
ther
questio
ns o
r need h
elp
, call
the N
utr
itio
n S
erv
ices o
ffic
e a
t (3
10)
972-6
350.
Sin
cere
ly,
Kath
leen C
ole
, R
DN
D
irecto
r, N
utr
itio
n S
erv
ices
Cali
forn
ia E
du
cati
on
Co
de
Secti
on
49557(a
): “
Ap
pli
cati
on
s f
or
free a
nd
red
uc
ed
-pri
ce m
eals
m
ay b
e s
ub
mit
ted
at
an
y t
ime d
uri
ng
a s
ch
oo
l d
ay.
Ch
ild
ren
pa
rtic
ipa
tin
g in
th
e f
ed
era
l N
ati
on
al
Sch
oo
l L
un
ch
Pro
gra
m w
ill
no
t b
e o
vert
ly i
de
nti
fied
by t
he
use o
f sp
ecia
l to
ken
s,
sp
ecia
l ti
ckets
, sp
ecia
l serv
ing
lin
es,
sep
ara
te e
ntr
an
ces,
sep
ara
te d
inin
g a
reas, o
r b
y a
ny o
the
r m
ean
s.”
In a
ccor
danc
e w
ith F
eder
al c
ivil
right
s la
w a
nd U
.S. D
epar
tmen
t of A
gric
ultu
re (
US
DA
) ci
vil r
ight
s re
gula
tions
and
pol
icie
s,
the
US
DA
, its
Age
ncie
s, o
ffice
s, a
nd e
mpl
oyee
s, a
nd in
stitu
tions
par
ticip
atin
g in
or
adm
inis
terin
g U
SD
A p
rogr
ams
are
proh
ibite
d fr
om d
iscr
imin
atin
g ba
sed
on r
ace,
col
or, n
atio
nal o
rigin
, sex
, dis
abili
ty, a
ge, o
r re
pris
al o
r re
talia
tion
for
prio
r ci
vil
right
s ac
tivity
in a
ny p
rogr
am o
r ac
tivity
con
duct
ed o
r fu
nded
by
US
DA
.
Per
sons
with
dis
abili
ties
who
req
uire
alte
rnat
ive
mea
ns o
f com
mun
icat
ion
for
prog
ram
info
rmat
ion
(e.g
. Bra
ille,
larg
e pr
int,
audi
otap
e, A
mer
ican
Sig
n La
ngua
ge, e
tc.)
, sho
uld
cont
act t
he A
genc
y (S
tate
or
loca
l) w
here
they
app
lied
for
bene
fits.
In
divi
dual
s w
ho a
re d
eaf,
hard
of h
earin
g or
hav
e sp
eech
dis
abili
ties
may
con
tact
US
DA
thro
ugh
the
Fed
eral
Rel
ay S
ervi
ce
at (
800)
877
-833
9. A
dditi
onal
ly, p
rogr
am in
form
atio
n m
ay b
e m
ade
avai
labl
e in
lang
uage
s ot
her
than
Eng
lish.
To
file
a pr
ogra
m c
ompl
aint
of d
iscr
imin
atio
n, c
ompl
ete
the
US
DA
Pro
gram
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crim
inat
ion
Com
plai
nt F
orm
, (A
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d on
line
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tter
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vide
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tter
all o
f the
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rmat
ion
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este
d in
the
form
. To
requ
est a
cop
y of
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com
plai
nt fo
rm, c
all
(866
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ubm
it yo
ur c
ompl
eted
form
or
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l: U
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tmen
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gric
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nt S
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