Last Day of School is Tomorrow--Dismissal is at 11:40 am!
Reminder that tomorrow is the last day of school and scholars are released early at 11:40 am. Bus schedules can be found on the district website at https://www.fwps.org--if this presents a hardship please call the office at (253) 945-3500.
Summer Office Hours
Please note the following Summer Office Hours:
- June 14th to June 28th, open with limited staff from Monday through Friday 9:00-3:00
- Closed for Summer Break from July 1st through August 12th
- Office reopens with limited staff on August 13th, hours will be 9:00-3:00 Monday through Friday until August 30th.
- The office will be closed on the following holidays: June 19th for Juneteenth and September 2nd for Labor Day
- Regular office hours will resume on the first day of school which is, September 3rd. Doors will open at 8:50 when breakfast starts for scholars and will close at 3:30 Monday through Friday.
If you have any questions please call the office at (253) 945-3500. If you reach out to the office between July 1st--August 12th know that we will get back to you when we come back from break; we will return calls in the order that they were received.
Washington SUN Bucks Summer EBT Program
Beginning this summer of 2024, the state of Washington will launch a new Summer EBT program called SUN Bucks. The program will provide families with $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy food when school is out.
Eligible families will receive a one-time payment of $120 in food benefits on a dedicated SUN Bucks EBT card. SUN Bucks will be issued beginning mid-June through the end of August 2024. This is a separate program from the Pandemic EBT (P-EBT). Once qualified, families will receive an approval notice and a new SUN Bucks EBT card via U.S. Mail. SUN Bucks benefits expire 122 days from issuance. Please remember to hold on to your card for any future support. If would like to decline the funds, please see the instructions in the approval notice letter.
To qualify for the program, families need to complete a family income survey. --most families did this in the beginning of the school year. You can double check with the office staff to see if yours is on file. Qualified families must verify their mailing address is up to date in their ParentVUE account to ensure the SUN Bucks EBT card is sent to the correct address.
For more information about the Washington SUN Bucks Summer EBT Program, please visit the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services website at: https://www.dshs.wa.gov/sunbucks
Eligibility
- Children who live in a household already receiving assistance program benefits (SNAP, TANF, FDPIR), OR
- Child attends a school that operates the National School Meal Program (K-12th grade), AND
- Is directly certified for free and reduced-price school meals, OR
- Submit a qualifying Family Income Survey by June 12, 2024
ALL Federal Way Public Schools students have access to meals at no cost during the 2023-24 school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), but only students who qualify for free/reduced meal status (directly from Washington State or have been approved on a Family Income Survey will receive the SUN Bucks benefit.
Questions?
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact Nutrition Services at 253-945-5555 or nutrition@fwps.org.
Families who need to apply after June 12 or who have other questions about SUN Bucks benefits can call the SUN Bucks Contact Center at 1-833-543-3230 (TTY: 1-800-833-6348) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday–Friday (except observed holidays). Families can opt in for text messaging alerts about their child’s SUN Bucks status at textsunbucks.dshs.wa.gov.
Contact Information
OSPI Contact: Katy Payne, katy.payne@k12.wa.us, 360-764-0201
DSHS Contact: Norah West, norah.west@dshs.wa.gov, 360-902-7833
