ALL schools now offer a free breakfast and free lunch for students this school year! Second meals are available for purchase (regardless of free and reduced status).

To assist families in obtaining “free and reduced lunch status” and to help our district obtain important funding, we have two important steps we ask you to complete:

STEP 1: Families are encouraged to complete the Child Nutrition Benefit Application (formerly called the Family Income Survey) as it helps the district determine family needs and qualify for funding for important learning assistance programs, meals, and grants that support students. Please complete the application by September 27. Translations for most widely spoken languages in our district are available. If your family is already “directly certified” by the state, meaning you receive state benefits such as SNAP, etc., you can skip to the Consent to Share form.

STEP 2: Many students qualify for free or reduced fees based on their family income, but we need family permission to share that information with the appropriate staff who oversee those programs (example: ASB cards, PSAT/SAT tests, uniforms, etc.). If you would like to grant permission for your eligibility to be shared ONLY with the staff who oversee relevant programs for your student to receive free or discounted services, please complete the Consent to Share Form in the Family Access Portal. Detailed instructions are below.

Thank you for helping us ensure students who need the benefits receive them.

Consent to Share form instructions

1. Log into the Skyward Family Access portal. Never logged in before? Use the “forgot password” link and enter the email address on file you’re your student’s school. You should receive an email with your login information.

Make sure you are on the Family Access portal. If you recently registered online, you may need to switch from the New Student Enrollment portal to the Family Access portal by using the drop-down arrow next to the house icon.

Click on the tile named “Consent to Share Eligibility Form.”

Note: Once complete, please repeat this process for EVERY student in your family.

2. After clicking the tile, click “Start” to begin the form.

3. Review the information on the form and how it will be used.

Under the Consent to Share Child Nutrition Program Eligibility Information area of the form:

• Enter the date 
• Select from the drop-down to either say “Yes” or “No” to the consent to share
• If selecting “Yes,” pick the MSD Fee Waiver/Reductions program from the drop-down menu

At the bottom, be sure to click “I agree” to enter your electronic signature.

Click “Complete & Review” at the top to go to the final step.

4. Review the form field entries from the previous step. If you need to make a change, click the “Edit” icon. Otherwise, go to the bottom of the step and click the “I confirm” box.

Click the “Submit Form” button at the top.

Repeat these steps for each child attached to your family account. If you do not see all your children under the same portal login, please contact your school for a correction to connect your students to your family.

Free and Reduced Forms 

Child Nutrition Eligibilty & Education Benefit Application, Online - Child Nutrition Benefit Application

Child Nutrition Eligibilty & Education Benefit Application. Paper – Child Nutrition Benefit Application

Consent to Share Forms

Consent to Share Form (Online version) is located in the Family Access Portal

Consent to Share Form Paper – Consent to Share Form

Questions?

Please call Nutrition Services at 425-356-1212 or submit an inquiry here on the Nutrition Contact Form