Food Service » Financial-Charging Meals/Debt Collection

Financial-Charging Meals/Debt Collection

One full breakfast and one full lunch is available to all students free of charge daily!

Charging for ala carte items and adult meals is not allowed:

  • Charging for these items negatively impacts & creates a hardship on the child nutrition program. 

 How to make a payment: 

  • Online payments- can be made through Skyward with a credit card.
  • In person payments- can be made during school hours with cash or check. 
  • You may bring or send the funds with your student to the cafeteria.

Collecting Unpaid Meal Debt:

  • Households are responsible for any unpaid balances on their student's accounts. (Most of the debt owed on student accounts was accrued before the district qualified for free meals through CEP).
  • All households of students with a negative Food Service account balance will receive notifications from the Food Service department requesting payment.
  • The Food Services program will work with principals, school counselors, and/or teachers to understand the child and parent’s situation and work with families on a case-by-case basis.

Uncollectable Debt:

An account is deemed uncollectable when the child is no longer a student in the district for at least one month with 2 attempts by phone, email, or mailed letters to contact the household for payment.