Indiana legislatures passed legislation to make all curricular materials FREE to Indiana families for the 2023-2024 school year and into the future.
- What does this mean?
Parents will not have to pay a fee for textbooks or other classroom fees. This is great relief for Indiana families and we are excited about this change!
- Do I need to do anything?
NO, this is a universal program to ALL students.
- How does this affect school lunch?
This does NOT affect school lunch. BSD still encourages families to fill out a FREE & REDUCED LUNCH FORM. Many families qualify when they complete the documents required. Additionally, this information allows us to qualify for a variety of grants and programs.
In order for BSD to ever offer Universal Free Meals to our students in the future, we need a higher percentage of families to participate and qualify for the Free & Reduced Program.