{"id":3655,"date":"2018-07-30T13:35:17","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T13:35:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/?page_id=3655"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:46:09","slug":"meal-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/meal-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Meal Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Meal Program<\/h3>\n<p>Tacony Academy Charter School has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) site. This means that all students are entitled to a <u>free breakfast and lunch<\/u> without the requirement of completing lunch applications. Students do not need to bring food to school, unless there is medical need.<\/p>\n<p>In the event that a student wishes to pack a lunch, healthy packed lunches <u>are<\/u> permitted in the school building. These lunches should qualify as nutritious according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education\u2019s Division of Food and Nutrition Program.<\/p>\n<p>Students who bring lunches that do not follow these healthy guidelines, will be given the opportunity to eat the school lunch. School staff will contact the parent\/guardian to discuss the concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Please <u>do not<\/u> include the following food:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Candy<\/li>\n<li>Glass Bottle or containers<\/li>\n<li>Gum<\/li>\n<li>Containers that are difficult for your Student to open<\/li>\n<li>Fast Food<\/li>\n<li>Containers that easily leak or spill<\/li>\n<li>Soda<\/li>\n<li>Food that must be heated or refrigerated<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6950&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ContentPage1_ctl01_header1_h2HeaderText\" class=\"component_header\">Policies<\/h3>\n<ul id=\"menu\">\n<li><a id=\"leftNav2_ctl00_rptNavOptions_ChildPage_ctl00_lnkNavItem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/non-discrimination-statement\/\">Non-Discrimination Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"leftNav2_ctl00_rptNavOptions_ChildPage_ctl01_lnkNavItem\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/summer-meals-program\/\">Summer Meals<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"leftNav2_ctl00_rptNavOptions_ChildPage_ctl02_lnkNavItem\" class=\"DynamicNav_currentpage\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/6.2.-TACS-Wellness-Policy.-23.06.30.pdf\">Wellness Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ap-schools.org\/Tacony-Academy-Charter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/TACS-Wellness-Policy-Assessment-Tool-and-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wellness Policy Assessment Tool and Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"ContentPage1_ctl01_header1_h2HeaderText\" class=\"component_header\">School Menus<\/h3>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/app.gaiak12.com\/public-menus-page?menuPlanId=50393&amp;schoolId=general&amp;weekStartDate=2025-08-25T00%3A00%3A00.000Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elementary School<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/app.gaiak12.com\/public-menus-page?menuPlanId=50388&amp;schoolId=general&amp;weekStartDate=2025-08-25T00%3A00%3A00.000Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">High School<\/a><\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] Meal Program Tacony Academy Charter School has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) site. 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