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Student Meal Charge and Collection
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GOALS
  • To encourage parents to assume appropriate parental responsibilities
  • To treat all students with dignity about their meal account in the serving line.
  • To create positive situations with district staff, district business policies, students and their parents to the maximum extent possible.
  • To provide age appropriate policies.
  • To teach students self-responsibility.
  • To establish a consistent district policy regarding charges and collection of charges

 FREQUENCY
As stated in the process and procedure

PROCESS AND PROCEDURE:

Elementary

Middle

Jr. High and High School

Number of Outstanding Charges Permitted

Two Lunch charges only

No Breakfast Meals charged

One Lunch charge

No Breakfast Meals charged

None

Notifications to Student of Account Balance

Reminder notices in Tuesday Folders Two Reminder notices (Need Lunch $) at Cashier Station and Verbal Reminders:

First reminder: when balance drops below $3.00 (Pd) or $1.00 (Rd)

Second reminder: when balance drops below $1.50 (Pd) or $.50 (Rd)

Verbal Reminders at:

First reminder: