School Meals
Parents
School Meals
Free, healthy meals for every student, every day — through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
Breakfast
FREE
For all students
Lunch
FREE
For all students · NSLP lunch 12:09–12:40 (Mon–Thu)
No Application
CEP
No household meal application required
Meal Menu
What Is the Community Eligibility Provision?
CEP is a federal program under the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). It allows schools in eligible communities to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students, regardless of household income.
- Every student receives free breakfast and lunch
- No household meal application required
- All students are encouraged to enjoy school meals daily
Arizona Healthy Schools Act, or House Bill 2164 (website), prohibits public schools participating in federally funded or assisted meal programs from serving, selling, or allowing a third party to sell ultraprocessed food on the school campus during the regular school day. The new law takes effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
The law defines ultra-processed foods as those with 1, or more, of the following 11 ingredients:
- potassium bromate
- propylparaben
- titanium dioxide
- brominated vegetable oil
- yellow dye 5 or 6
- blue dye 1 or 2
- green dye 3
- red dye 3 or 40
Here is what you need to know:
No Outside Food Containing 11 Banned Ingredients:
Visitors or outside companies are not allowed to bring foods with banned ingredients to distribute or sell on campus during the normal school day. You cannot give out food that contains any of the 11 banned ingredients to any of the other students in your child’s class.
What Can I Do, Or Bring?
These new rules do not apply to parents packing their child's individual lunch or snacks. You can still pack any lunches, snacks, or treats for your individual child. You cannot give any food, containing any of the 11 banned ingredients, to any other students.
Summer Meals
Children and teens 18 and younger can receive free meals at participating locations statewide.
Find a Summer Meal Site SUN Bucks (Summer EBT)
Program Documents
Parent Letter CEP (English) Parent Letter CEP (Español) Student Medical Statement Wellness Policy District Scorecard
Desert Hills participates in the National School Lunch Program. Questions? Contact NSLP Coordinator Ashlyn Alvarado at (480) 813-1151.
Civil Rights
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider