Rowland Unified offers free breakfast and lunch at every school site for 2026-27

Rowland Unified School District announced July 1 that breakfast and lunch will be free at every school site during the 2026-27 school year, a policy that could reduce meal costs for families in Rowland Heights and neighboring communities served by the district.

The district’s 2026-27 school year begins Aug. 10, 2026. That gives families a scheduled transition from the summer meal period to the regular school-year program as students return to classrooms.

What the district announced

The announcement covers both breakfast and lunch at all Rowland Unified school sites. The district serves Rowland Heights and neighboring communities through its school system, and its official website identifies the district office at 1830 Nogales Street in Rowland Heights.

The district page does not specify the policy’s funding source, eligibility rules, serving times or whether the meals are universal throughout the entire school year. Families should rely on the district for those operational details before the first day of school.

The announcement also should not be read as confirmation that every child in Rowland Heights qualifies outside the district’s enrolled-student program. The available district information establishes the free-meal announcement at school sites but does not provide broader eligibility rules.

Summer meals continue through Aug. 7

Separately, the California Department of Education lists a summer meal site on Banida Avenue in Rowland Heights. The site is shown as open and serving meals under the state summer-food program from June 29 through Aug. 7, 2026.

That summer listing is important for the period before school starts, but it is a separate record from the district’s regular-year meal announcement. The state listing does not establish the breakfast or lunch serving schedule for Rowland Unified schools after classes begin.

With the summer site scheduled to operate through Aug. 7 and the district’s first school day set for Aug. 10, the next known date for families is the start of the new school year. Additional details about school-site meal times and participation rules were not included in the approved district announcement.

For Rowland Heights parents and students, the confirmed change is the availability of free breakfast and lunch at every Rowland Unified school site for 2026-27. The practical value of the policy will depend on the district’s forthcoming day-to-day instructions, including when and how meals are served.