Please see the release below. All students will be eligible for free breakfast and lunch for the 2026-2027 school year.
Gilchrist County School Board
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Gilchrist County Schools Superintendent, Mrs. Gina Geiger, is happy to announce that free breakfast and lunch will be provided to all students in the 2026 2027 school year!
Our schools’ eligibility to participate in the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) will ensure that all of our students are receiving at least two nutritionally-balanced meals each day while in school.
All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the following sites:
Bell Elementary School
Bell Middle/High School
Trenton Elementary School
Trenton Middle/High School
For additional information please contact: Director of Food Service, Ms. Jeri Wilson, at (352) 463-3200, with any questions.
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
email:
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.