Save the date for February 22, 2020! A free event for the community. A Black History Month celebration for parents and grandparents. Preschool to High School educators family child care providers, social service providers and others who touch the lives of African American children. Participants will enjoy a light breakfast, lunch, workshops, resource fair and child care available. The Keynote Speaker is Barry E. Knight, BA, MA, PCC. For more information see the flyer, 2020 Celebrating the African American Child.

Save the date for February 22, 2020! A free event for the community. A Black History Month celebration for parents and grandparents. Preschool to High School educators family child care providers, social service providers and others who touch the lives of African American children. Participants will enjoy a light breakfast, lunch, workshops, resource fair and child care available. The Keynote Speaker is Barry E. Knight, BA, MA, PCC. For more information see the flyer, 2020 Celebrating the African American Child.

Save the date! The 11th Annual Young Women's Conference will be March 28th 2020. The conference will take place at Livingston Middle School from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM. The conference is open to 6th-12th grade girls. YWC Sponsorships are Welcome! For more information and registration view the following links: Student Registration Attendee: Young Women's Conference 2020 Attendee Registration, Info Booth Registration: Young Women's Conference 2020 Informational Booth Registration, Promo Video: Young Women's Conference 2020 Promo Video, and 2020 Flyer: YWC Save the Date Info Flyer

See the latest Scholarships available at the MUHSD Scholarships webpage.

Atwater, CA (June 20, 2019) - With the passage of the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) for the 2019-20 school year at last night's special board meeting, all meals including breakfast and lunch, will be free of charge for Merced Union High School District (MUHSD) students year-round.

At the end of every school year, many school sites across the nation are saddled with student lunch debt. If school districts are unable to find a creative way to pay it off, the money gets taken out of the general fund. This means that money that would have gone toward educational activities and materials has to be diverted to cover lunch money.

MUHSD is addressing the problem by participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and leveraging funds from the LCAP to foot the bill for all student meals. The LCAP contribution will offset any associated cost over and beyond the federal reimbursement that the district receives as part of the CEP.

"With a large percentage of families in the area struggling to make ends meet and the proliferation of lunch-shaming on campuses, we are thrilled to be able to remove any barrier or stigma that would keep a student from having a nutritious meal at school," said MUHSD Superintendent Alan Peterson.

According to the National Education Association, numerous studies document a correlation between hunger and academic performance. Studies also show that behavior at school is negatively affected by missing meals.

"It should come as no surprise that students are much more likely to succeed in the classroom when basic needs such as food and nutrition are met," said MUHSD Director of Nutrition Services Erin Tassey. "By participating in CEP and having the support of funding for all meals in the LCAP, the district is reaffirming its commitment to equity and student success."

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*About the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): CEP is a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas. Schools and school districts that adopt CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on the percentage of students eligible for free meals.

*About the Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP): The LCAP is a tool for local educational agencies to set goals, plan actions, and leverage resources to meet those goals to improve student outcomes.