Free and Reduced Price Meals

2024-2025 Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) Application 

The online application, available in English, Spanish and Chinese, only takes a few minutes and is the fastest, easiest way to get approved for free or reduced-priced school meals. Complete only one application per household.  List all students enrolled in a BSD school building and all household members on the application. Families may reapply during the school year if financial or household size changes occur.

Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) Application

Families may also print and complete a paper application to apply for school meal benefits.  Completed applications should be mailed to Nutrition Services at 12037 NE 5^th Street, Bellevue WA  98005.

Downloadable CNEEB Application with consent to share school meal eligibility with other programs (Fee Waivers and Family Engagement Specialists) included - English (PDF),  Spanish (PDF), Chinese (PDF)

Downloadable CNEEB Application where a separate consent to share school meal eligibility with other programs form (Fee Waivers and Family Engagement Specialists) must be completed- Arabic (PDF), Korean (PDF), Russian (PDF), Somali (PDF), Tagalog (PDF), Ukrainian (PDF), Vietnamese (PDF)

Parents/guardians will receive an email notification when the application has been processed. Please retain a copy of the letter as it may be needed at later times during the year for discounts on programs offered in your community such as internet or sports club participation. Applications may take up to 10 days to process.

2024-2025 Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Provision 2 Schools:  Breakfast and lunch will be offered at no cost (FREE) for all students attending the following schools:  Ardmore, Highland, Lake Hills, Phantom Lake, Sherwood Forest and Stevenson.  

While meals will be offered at no cost, it is still important that families with children attending these schools complete the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit (CNEEB) application as it may qualify you for:  Summer EBT benefits, waived or reduced fees for other programs and activities, and/or help secure funding for the school district.

2024-2025 Child Nutrition Eligibility & Education Benefit Application Letter to Households - English (PDF), Spanish (PDF), Chinese (PDF)

Families that qualify for Basic Food, TANF, FDPIR, ECEAP, Foster Care, Homeless, or Migrant may be automatically enrolled in the school meal program as “Directly Certified” for free meals.  Some Medicaid programs through DSHS may directly certify your student for free or reduced price school meals.

Families that are directly certified will be emailed a notification letter explaining their child(ren)'s qualification for free or reduced priced meals.  You do not need to complete the annual Child Nutrition Eligibility and Education Benefit (CNEEB) application.

If your student(s) are directly certified, family/guardians must complete the “consent to share” form so that your student’s eligibility status can be shared to access resources offered by the Family Engagement Specialists or to have fees waived for IB, AP and World Language tests; extracurricular activities such as ASB dues, event registrations, field trips, performances, social event/dances, sporting events, transportation fees, athletic fees, required uniforms; discounted summer school tuition.

2024-25 Online Consent to Share School Meal Eligibility with Other Programs Form - English, Spanish, Chinese

Families may also print the Consent to Share Form and either email to Nutrition Services at nutrition@bsd405.org or send by mail to 12037 NE 5^th Street, Bellevue WA  98005.

Downloadable Consent to Share Form School Meal Eligibility with Other Programs Form - English (PDF), Spanish (PDF), Chinese (PDF), Arabic (PDF), Korean (PDF), Russian (PDF), Somali (PDF), Tagalog (PDF), Ukrainian (PDF), Vietnamese (PDF)

Once submitted to Nutrition Services, please allow 3-5 business days to be activated in the Fee Waiver Program.  Once activated, fee-waiver eligible items will be automatically waived or reduced at purchase.  Fee waivers are not applied retroactively, and fees paid prior to becoming active in the Fee Waiver Program are not refundable. 

For questions or assistance, contact Nutrition Services at (425) 456-4507 during our normal business hours (7:00-3:30 p.m.).