Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) was introduced in H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act as a solution that delivers nutrition assistance on an EBT card that can be used to purchase groceries for families with school children who qualify for free or reduced price school meals when school is out of session due to a pandemic. If your child already qualified for free or reduced-price meals, or your child attends a Community Eligible Provision (CEP) school where everyone eats at no cost, there is nothing you need to do. You will be notified when the program is implemented.

Who would qualify?
Families with children eligible for free or reduced price meals at schools that have closed due to a pandemic will receive PEBT benefits in the mail. Families will receive one card that is loaded with benefits for all eligible children in the household. If families are currently receiving SNAP benefits the PEBT benefits will be loaded onto their existing SNAP card. The amount loaded onto the card will be no less than the value of school lunch and breakfast, dependent on the amount of time their school will be closed and when free or reduced price benefits were established.

If your child attends a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school or county, they are eligible to receive P-EBT. The federal legislation was designed that any student that would have had access to free meals if not for COVID-19 closures, are supposed to receive access to this benefit.

Information provided by the West Virginia Department of Education.

​This is a message is from Marion County Schools, Marion County Schools is excited to partner with the Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission to continue the summer feeding program.   Starting on Wednesday, June 3rd Marion County Parks and Recreation Commission will distribute meals, mid-day, from 11 designated sites throughout the county. Parents must register online at (marionboe.com) to pick up meals from one of these designated sites.
 
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon:
            East Marion Park – Police Reserve Parking Lot
            Montana Mines – Community Building
            5th Street Park
            Windmill Park
 
11:30 a.m.  - 12:30 p.m.
            Monongah Elementary School
            Barrackville School – Playground
 
12:00 noon – 1:00 p.m.
            Farmington Town Hall
            Mannington Hough Park

            Fairview Elementary
            Grant Town Community Building
            Rivesville School
 
Again, Parents are to please register their student for meals on or before May 20th indicating the number of meals needed and the site that they wish to receive their meals.

​MARION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF CHILD NUTRITION
LEGAL AD
Request for quotation (RFQ)
The Marion County Board of Education, Office of Child Nutrition is now accepting sealed Requests for Quotation (RFQ) for 5 day prepackaged meal boxes/bags, each containing 5 breakfasts/5 lunches for summer food service 2020.

A RFQ document may be requested by calling 304-367-2106, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. or visiting the Child Nutrition Office at 500 11th St., Fairmont WV 26554.

Marion County Board of Education reserves the right to reject any and all RFQ’s either in part or in its entirety.  Questions on specifications may be directed to Child Nutrition by calling 304-367-2106.
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RFQ’s are due Monday, May 18th , by 11:00 a.m.  Mail or hand deliver to Marion County Schools Child Nutrition, 500 11th Street, Fairmont WV 26554.  Mark sealed envelopes “RFQ # 20-Summer ”.  RFQ opening and review will be at 12:00 noon at the Child Nutrition Office.  No late RFQ’s will be accepted.

To:  Local Media Sources
From:  Randall Farley, Superintendent, Marion County Schools
 
Marion County Schools has been working hard to address many issues as a result of the emergency situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic.  We appreciate all of the efforts our employees are making in light of the situation.  We, along with all school systems in the country have struggled with change that comes at a moment’s notice to continue services to our students in new and different ways.  One of the most important services recognized by Governor Justice, the West Virginia Department of Education and Marion County Schools was to provide food to our students.

I am participating in the loading and delivery of meals going out to our students.  The volunteers from our community and employees showing up to make this happen each week are to be commended for their service.  We have not had complaints from those receiving the food.  There have been more each week asking to be added to the list.  The students are happy to see the familiar faces of the employees when they meet them to receive the meals.  If a student needs meals that has not signed up yet, please call (304) 367-2100 or go to www.marionboe.com scroll to the bottom of the front page and put your request in on the “Contact Form”.

March 13, 2020, governor Justice declared a state of emergency and closed all West Virginia public schools to reduce the spread of COVID-19.  County school systems were instructed to continue providing school meals (breakfast and lunch) to students through non-congregate feeding practices. 

We immediately began the process of our employees preparing meals that could be delivered by our buses or picked up at drive-through locations.  As we were working to continue preparing the volume of meals needed we planned more food orders.  Supplies were not readily available for these options.  This process was working very smoothly until Governor Justice put the Stay-at-Home Order in place. 

When that happened it became clear after a short time that some alternative choices would need to be available in order to sustain a longer term solution for feeding students.  Originally, the Stay-at-Home/Closure Orders for the state and public schools had an approximate two-week window.  Public health experts and state officials ascertained that a longer order would be necessary due to the crisis. We implemented plans for working remotely as much as possible.  Some services cannot be performed remotely. The preparation and delivery of food is one of them. 

The State Department of Tourism was tasked by the Governor with issuing a call to action to take information from State Parks and restaurants that were interested in being a part of the mass feeding efforts.  Tourism received inquiries from approximately 250 restaurants statewide.  It was ascertained that the restaurants who had expressed interest in helping schools, could not meet the meal pattern components within the federal meal rates.

Marion County Schools reached out to the West Virginia Department of Education on March 25 for information regarding known vendors that would be options for counties.  Due to labor and product limitations within our county and one of the vendor’s already being at capacity at that time, the most viable option was to use Kilmer’s Farm in order for our county to continue the task of feeding students during the pandemic.  We were blessed to find Kilmer’s Farm as an option.  They are a locally owned WV company and we have been trying to support the WV economy.

There are waivers around meal pattern requirements because of the shortages nationwide in obtaining shelf stable food.  The pandemic has affected supply and demand in many areas across the globe, our state and here locally in Marion County.  The local vendors of food supplies are limiting what you can purchase.  Local food pantries, food banks, soup kitchens and restaurants have their issues with this same effect of supply and demand.  The change in employment has caused an increase in the number of families utilizing various options providing food. We have talked with our vendor Kilmer’s Farm concerning variety and product supply and they have worked with us to change up the meals and add additional products based upon available supplies. The county is providing milk in addition to the meals received and the milk vendor is our local United Dairy.  They are gracious enough to help us with a refrigerated truck.  Also, American Fence helps us with a forklift to get the pallets off of the delivery truck and into a refrigerated truck for safe keeping overnight. 

While federal reimbursement is based upon rates times meals served, there are operational costs that districts or a vendor would have that are not always captured to include labor and equipment.  The most cost effective way to serve our students quality meals is with our child nutrition staff preparing and serving the meals; however, this crisis did not allow this practice to continue to occur in our county.  All of the factors I have talked about in this situation makes it even more important for Marion County Schools to continue our food service to students, which we are more than happy to do.

FRIDAY
Salvation Army
1312 Locust Ave, Fairmont, WV
304-366-2601
Hours: 9:00am-11:00am
ID. Social Security cards for everyone in the household proof of income, proof of residency

Skate-A-Way
718 Carlone Street, Fairmont, WV
304-367-9700
Breakfast 8am-9am
Lunch 12:00pm-1:00pm

A&W
2204 Pleasant Valley Rd, Pleasant Valley, WV
304-363-9369
Free cheeseburger and fries for any student

Rising Stars
501 Monroe Street, Fairmont WV
304-368-1500
Lunch 12:00pm-2:00pm

Soup Opera
425 Quincy St, Fairmont, WV
304-367-1098
Lunch 11:00am-1:00pm
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Marion County Schools will offer two meal delivery methods to serve our children for the remainder of the week.
 
Option A- Meals can be picked up from your child’s school from your child’s school from 11:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.
 
Option B- The delivery of meals will be delivered by our school bus drivers starting tomorrow Thursday, March19th between 10:00 A.M. and 11:00 A.M. at your child’s designated bus stop.
 
Next week – Meal delivery will start next week on Monday and Wednesday morning by our school bus drivers between 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M.
Thank you

1. National demand could limit our meal options – We are currently experiencing issues with multiple suppliers.
2. The delivery meals will be delivered to the student bus stops
3. The delivery will start tomorrow Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th
4. Meal delivery in the upcoming weeks will occur every Monday and Wednesday.
5. The delivery meals will be loaded at 9:30 a.m. at respective sites.
6. Meals will be delivered between 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. on designated days to the bus stops.
7. Our plan is 3 adults on every bus – (drivers, aides and or cooks)
8. If a child delivery meal is missed e-mail Mr. Norman cnorman@k12.wv.us and Mrs. Lisa McIntire at lmcintire@k12.wv.us with student name and address.  The correction will be made.
9. Drivers will load all meals from one designated site.
10. Approximately 240 lunches have requested to be picked up at schools
11. Approximately 660 lunches have been requested to be delivered to bus stops
12. Extra or left-over meals will be dropped off at a local food pantries, Community Centers or Union Missions if we are permitted to do so.
13. Coolers have been donated for milk by Tony Michalski from MCPARC.

 
Option A - Meal pick up at every school
 
Option B - Meals and Assignments delivered by school bus to households

• East Fairmont High School Attendance Area
  All delivery meals for the East Fairmont Attendance Area will be prepared and distributed out of East Fairmont Middle School.
  Bus # 48,104, and 6 - EFHS, EFMS, ED
  Bus # 93 and 102 - EFHS, EFMS, ED, EP
  Bus # 78 57, 86 – EFHS, EFMS, ED
  Bus # 16 and 51 – EFHS, EFMS, ED
  Bus # 40 – EFHS, EFMS, ED
  Bus # 80 and 86’s students – EFHS, EFMS, ED
  Bus # 105 and 87 – EFHS, EFMS, EP
  Bus # 58 and 82 – EFHS, EFMS, EP
  Bus # 1 and 24 – EFHS, ED, EP
  Bus #28 and 44 – EFMS, EP, ED
  Bus #23 and 86’s, 5 forks – EP, ED
  Bus #46 and 83 – EFHS, EFMS, EP, PV
  
  
• Fairmont Senior High School Attendance Area
  All delivery meals for the Fairmont Senior Attendance Area will be prepared and distributed out of West Fairmont Middle School.
  Bus #25 and 50 – FSHS, WFMS
  Bus #4 and 88 – FSHS, WFMS, WH
  Bus # 45 and 108 – FSHS, WFMS, JN, Watson                     
  Bus #19, 84 and 81 JN – FSHS, WFMS, Watson, JN
  Bus #27 and 47 – WFMS, JN, BVille, PV
  Bus #35, 59 and 60 – FSHS, WFMS, Riv.
  Bus # 39 and 85 – FSHS, Riv.
  Bus # 81 and 89 – WFMS, WH
  Bus #79 – FSHS, WFMS, Watson, JN
  Bus #91 and 79 – FSHS, WFMS, JN, Watson
  Bus # 52 and 90 – FSHS, WFMS, Watson
  Bus # 56 and 12 – FSHS, WH,
  
  
• North Marion High School Attendance Area
  All delivery meals for the North Marion Attendance Area will be prepared and distributed out of North Marion High School.  
  Bus # 8 and 26 – North Marion, Blackshere, Mannington Middle
  Bus # 17 and 32 - North Marion, Blackshere, Mannington Middle
  Bus # 9 and 30 – North Marion, Blackshere, Mannington Middle
  Bus # 29 and 100 – North Marion, Blackshere, Mannington Middle
  Bus # 34, 62, and 72 – North Marion, Blackshere, Mannington Mid.
  Bus # 61 and 70’s - Salt Lick and Gray’s Run – NM, BES, MMiddle
  Bus # 10,37, and 49’s – Carolina Stops – NM, MES, Mon. Middle
  Bus # 21 and 32’s – NM, MElem., Mon. Middle
  Bus # 77 – North Marion, Mon. Elem., Mon. Middle
  Bus # 92 and 96 – North Marion, Mon. Elem., Mon. Middle
  Bus # 18 and 49 – North Marion and Barrackville
  Bus # 38 and 94 – North Marion and Barrackville
  Bus # 55 and 98 – North Marion and Fairview
  Bus # 69 and 70 – North Marion and Fairview
  Bus # 73 and 101 – North Marion and Fairview
  Bus # 2 and 50 – N. Marion, Blackshere, Mann, Mid. Monongah Schools

 
Emergency Option C - Meals will also be delivered to Community Drop Sites.

1. Baxter Firehall – Fairmont Senior Attendance Area
2. Joe Town – North Marion Attendance Area
3. Rainbow Plaza – North Marion Attendance Area
4. Bunner’s Ridge Fire Department – East Fairmont Attendance Area
5. Gabriel Brothers – East Fairmont Attendance Area
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