Meal Program

**If your child is carrying a meal balance from last year (2025-2026), please make a payment on Infinite Campus or contact your child's school**

For School Year 2026-2027, breakfast is free for all students. Lunch remains PAID. Students must pay for lunches unless approved for free meals. A la carte items are NOT included in free meal benefits. 

If your child(ren) were approved for free meal benefits last school year, that eligibility EXPIRES on October 14, 2026. A new application must be submitted in order to continue receiving benefits for the 2026-2027 school year. Until a new application is received and approved, students will be charged for meals effective October 15, 2026. 

To apply for free meals, please use the following application:

2026-2027 Free/Reduced Meals Packet

2026-2027 Free/Reduced Meals Packet en ESPANOL   

*REMINDER: Only ONE application required per household

**APPROVAL IS BASED ON INCOME. Submitting an application does NOT automatically qualify you for meals. Approval previous years does not automatically mean approval this year. A new application must be submitted every year.

If you have submitted an application but have not received a letter of approval/denial, please call 203-924-1023, ext. 309

Please return completed applications to:

Shelton Board of Education

Attn: Finance Office

382 Long Hill Avenue

Shelton, CT 06484

Please click HERE for a video on how to complete the application.