The school serves breakfast or breakfast and lunch through participation in the National Breakfast and School Lunch Program. Texas Department of Agriculture (“TDA”) and United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) guidelines are followed to meet the nutritional needs for all students.
Menus
Menus may be obtained at the school office.
State-Mandated Nutrition Guidelines
TDA policy places strict limits on any food or drink provided or sold to students, other than through the school’s Food and Nutrition Services. Elementary school students may not have access to candy or any other food of minimal nutritional value during the school day. Middle school and high school students also have restrictions during meal periods. The specific policy may be obtained at the school office or online at https://texasagriculture.gov/.
Free and Reduced-Cost Meals
The school sends applications for free or reduced cost meals to the student’s home at the beginning of each school year and throughout the remainder of the year. Applications must be complete, listing all members of the household and family income. Should the family income status change, assistance may be requested at any time during the school year. Only one application for each household is required. Completed applications should be returned to the school office.
Meal Charge Policy
All students will pay for meals at the district’s published standard rate each day. A student will be allowed to charge a maximum of three meals to their account after the balance reaches zero. Once a student has charged those three meals, he/she will not be allowed to charge a lunch meal. However, he/she will be offered a designated lunch alternative. Any negative balance will be carried over to the next school year.
Note:On campuses that offer cooking on site, the cost of the paid lunch price is naturally higher as it costs more to make from scratch on site. Meal costs are found posted in each lunchroom and should be in each Campus Handbook Supplement.
Lunch Application
Parents and families are encouraged to apply for free or reduced price lunches for their child. Free and reduced lunch applications are available at the front desk or online at www.lunchapplication.com.
Online Payment System
K12 Payment Center is a quick and easy payment system for your student’s meals and/or school fees. Parents can deposit to multiple students’ accounts with one single payment.
Parents/Guardians are responsible for meal payment to the campus. Notices of low or deficit balances will be sent to parents/guardians at regular intervals during the school year.
All school cafeterias possess computerized point of sale/cash register systems that maintain records of all monies deposited and spent for each student and said records are available by setting up an account at www.k12paymentcenter.com.
Students/Parents/Guardians
Meals must be paid for in advance via www.k12paymentcenter.com. Funds should be maintained in accounts to minimize the possibility that a child may be without meal money on any given day. Any remaining funds for a particular student will be carried over to the next school year.
Refunds
Submit a written/e-mail request to obtain a refund for withdrawn and/or graduating students.