Meals are not going to be “FREE” to all students for this school year. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government funded a program that allowed all students access to free meals. Congress recently declined to continue funding this program. This means that all families will need to carry a positive balance in their students’ school meal accounts when school begins. If your children are not directly certified to receive free or reduced meals we encourage you to fill out the 2022-2023 Iowa Application for Free & Reduced Price School Meals.