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Check the menu for your child’s free meal. Breakfast and lunch are free for all public school students in Miami-Dade and Broward this year. Miami-Dade
For Miami-Dade K-12 students, enrollment for Miami-Dade Virtual School ends 10 school days after the semester begins on Aug. 17. Enrollment for the school district’s other online option has ended.
Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) is the public school district serving Miami-Dade County in the U.S. state of Florida.Founded in 1885, it is the largest school district in Florida, the largest in the Southeastern United States, and the third-largest [4] in the United States [5] with a student enrollment of 356,589 as of August 30, 2021.
As of the 2021–22 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,300 students and 95.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.1:1. There were 1,278 students (74.5% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 113 (6.6% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [1]
Free school meals can be universal school meals for all students or limited by income-based criteria, which can vary by country. [14] A study of a free school meal program in the United States found that providing free meals to elementary and middle school children in areas characterized by high food insecurity led to better school discipline among the students. [15]
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A 2007 study, based on research by the USDA during the 2004–05 school year, found that students in more than 90% of schools surveyed had the opportunity to select lunches that met dietary standards for fat and saturated fat. [32] School meal programs are increasingly using more whole grains, fruits and vegetables, lean protein, and low-fat dairy.
The calendar for the 2024-25 school year is set. The first day of school in Miami-Dade schools will be Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024, and the final day of classes will be Thursday, June 5, 2025, the ...