Common use of School Lunch Program Clause in Contracts

School Lunch Program. FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH During the first week of school, all children are given an application for free and reduced lunch. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch assistance do so anonymously. Teachers and other students are not aware of the qualification status of students. If you need help with completing the application, please contact the cafeteria manager or school social worker. We encourage all families to confidentially apply for our Free/Reduced Meals program. Applications will be available at the beginning of the year in the office. You must complete a new form each year. We encourage all Xxxxxxx families to complete the application, as this assists our school in additional funding for our students. Free and Reduced Lunch applications must be submitted for students who receive federal and state assistance. Please notify the principal or social worker if you have these services and do not receive free and reduced lunch. The applications can be accessed online at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. The Free and Reduced Lunch application information is highly confidential and only reviewed by the Child Nutrition Department. All families who are receiving state assistance (food stamps) or who are being served through the XxXxxxxx Xxxxx Homeless act are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Applications are processed by the Child Nutrition Services Department at the Central Office. For more information, please call Child Nutrition at 336-438-4000 ext. 20058. ABSS CHILD NUTRITION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES All food or beverages available to students, from the beginning of the school day until the last student is served in the cafeteria, must be provided by the Child Nutrition Department. Recent federal and state audits of our National School Lunch Program have resulted in these program changes. Policies adopted by the State Board of Education require sponsors of the National School Lunch Program to “operate all food and beverage services during or before the established meal period through the Child Nutrition Department”. All revenues from the sale or provision of any food or beverage to students from the beginning of the school day through the time the school cafeteria closes for the day, must accrue to the Child Nutrition Department. STUDENTS AND LUNCH GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED to eat food from outside lunch establishments (i.e. fast food) delivered or brought to them during lunch time, unless the food is in their lunch bag/box at the beginning of the school day. The ABSS Child Nutrition Department will be available to provide food and beverages for special occasions, classroom celebrations, or for the entire school, however, the meal service must meet all requirements of the National School Lunch Program. The Child Nutrition Department furnishes a menu guide for schools to use for special events planning. Food may be provided by parents for classroom activities, but may not be served to students until the cafeteria closes. Breakfast is served each morning until 7:45 am. The cost is a $1.50 and is no cost for students receiving free lunch/ breakfast. All students are required to eat lunch at school. Students may bring their own lunches or purchase food in the cafeteria. Nutritious school lunches are served in the cafeteria daily. A menu will be available online with breakfast and lunch options. Milk is served with each lunch or may be purchased separately. Ice cream and other extra items may be purchased by children, but not in lieu of lunch. Children are given an adequate lunch period and are expected to eat lunch within the designated lunch time. Fruits and vegetables are encouraged for children who bring their lunch and/or snacks from home. Sweets are discouraged. Do not send food from “fast-food” or other restaurants and do not send soft drinks. Please refer to the August school menu for milk and ice cream prices. A la carte prices are listed on the menu as well. Parents and grandparents are invited to eat with our students during designated lunch times. Please plan to eat from our school lunch menu or bring a bag lunch. We do not allow fast food to be brought in from the outside to our lunchroom. Come to the office for a visitor’s pass before going to the lunchroom. Please do not go to the classroom. We request you wait for your child at the cafeteria doorway and say goodbye to them in the lunchroom before signing out. Upon leaving the lunchroom, all visitors are to report directly to the office to sign out and not remain in the building. This is a safety issue and could potentially disrupt the learning environment. Adults should NOT go to student classrooms or other areas of the school during the instructional day without a prearranged meeting or volunteer session. All volunteers must follow board policy and visitors follow outline procedures found in the Visitors & Volunteer section of this handbook. School Food Services operates a Debit system so that parents can pay for meals by the day, the week, the month, or by the semester. Each student has an account with an identification number and parents pay money into that account. As the child makes food purchases, the cost is debited from the account. It is the parent's’ responsibility to keep money in the account for purchases. Occasionally, students will forget their lunch money. Every attempt will be made to contact parents in order to get the money for lunch. If a student does not have money for lunch, he/she will not miss lunch. Students who owe money to the cafeteria will receive a notification until the money is paid back to the cafeteria. Please make sure you repay your lunch money the following day. We ask that everyone be diligent in paying outstanding lunch charges. Unpaid lunch charges result in a significant loss of school funds, which in turn takes away much needed instructional money for our students. Any student with an outstanding balance will not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. Checks will be accepted in the School Food Services ONLY. If any checks are returned for insufficient funds, a service charge will be assessed. If your family is having difficulty in affording school lunch we encourage contact with our school Social Worker. Student Cafeteria Prices (These prices are subject to change) Breakfast $1.50 (Free Breakfast is no cost to students.) Lunch $2.60 per day or $13.00 per week Adult Lunch Price Ala Carte (pay for each item) Extras: Milk $ .50; Chips $0.75; Ice Cream $ .75 Children will use their Student number for their lunch account. Please put this number on all checks. If you send cash, please put it in an envelope and put your child’s name and account number on the envelope. The Lunch Prepay program will allow you to make secure payments online to your child’s lunch account, review their recent meal history, and review their current balance at your convenience. If you are interested in this program, please visit the ABSS website at xxx.xxxx.x00.xx.xx and click on the Lunch Prepay link or you may go directly to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. If your child has specific dietary restrictions or you would like to limit purchases, please contact the cafeteria directly. For all food allergies and/or health concerns, please contact the school nurse.

School Lunch Program. FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH During the first week of school, all children are given an application for free and reduced lunch. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch assistance do so anonymously. Teachers and other students are not aware of the qualification status of students. If you need help with completing the application, please contact the cafeteria manager or school social worker. We encourage all families to confidentially apply for our Free/Reduced Meals program. Applications will be available at the beginning of the year in the office. You must complete a new form each year. We encourage all Xxxxxxx families to complete the application, as this assists our school in additional funding for our students. Free and Reduced Lunch applications must be submitted for students who receive federal and state assistance. Please notify the principal or social worker if you have these services and do not receive free and reduced lunch. The applications can be accessed online at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. The Free and Reduced Lunch application information is highly confidential and only reviewed by the Child Nutrition Department. All families who are receiving state assistance (food stamps) or who are being served through the XxXxxxxx Xxxxx Homeless act are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Applications are processed by the Child Nutrition Services Department at the Central Office. For more information, please call Child Nutrition at 336-438-4000 4095 ext. 20058. ABSS CHILD NUTRITION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES All food or beverages available to students, from the beginning of the school day until the last student is served in the cafeteria, must be provided by the Child Nutrition Department. Recent federal and state audits of our National School Lunch Program have resulted in these program changes. Policies adopted by the State Board of Education require sponsors of the National School Lunch Program to “operate all food and beverage services during or before the established meal period through the Child Nutrition Department”. All revenues from the sale or provision of any food or beverage to students from the beginning of the school day through the time the school cafeteria closes for the day, must accrue to the Child Nutrition Department. STUDENTS AND LUNCH GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED to eat food from outside lunch establishments (i.e. fast food) delivered or brought to them during lunch time, unless the food is in their lunch bag/box at the beginning of the school day. The ABSS Child Nutrition Department will be available to provide food and beverages for special occasions, classroom celebrations, or for the entire school, however, the meal service must meet all requirements of the National School Lunch Program. The Child Nutrition Department furnishes a menu guide for schools to use for special events planning. Food may be provided by parents for classroom activities, but may not be served to students until the cafeteria closes. Breakfast is served each morning until from 7:20 – 7:45 am. The cost is a $1.50 and is no cost for students receiving free lunch/ breakfast. Reduced breakfast is at a cost of $.30. All students are required to eat lunch at school. Students may bring their own lunches or purchase food in the cafeteria. Nutritious school lunches are served in the cafeteria daily. A menu will be available online with breakfast sent home monthly and lunch optionsis posted on the school website. Milk is served with each lunch or may be purchased separately. Ice cream and other extra items may be purchased by children, but not in lieu of lunch. Nutritious drinks may also be purchased. Children are given an adequate lunch period and are expected to eat lunch within the designated lunch time. Fruits and vegetables are encouraged for children who bring their lunch and/or snacks from home. Sweets are discouraged. Do not send food from “fast-food” or other restaurants and do not send soft drinks. Please refer to the August school menu for milk and ice cream prices. A la carte prices are listed on the menu as well. Parents and grandparents are invited to eat with our students during designated lunch times. Please plan to eat from our school lunch menu or bring a bag lunch. We do not allow fast food to be brought in from the outside to our lunchroom. Come to the office for a visitor’s pass before going to the lunchroom. Please do not go to the classroom. We request you wait for your child at the cafeteria doorway and say goodbye to them in the lunchroom before signing out. Upon leaving the lunchroom, all visitors are to report directly to the office to sign out and not remain in the building. This is a safety issue and could potentially disrupt the learning environment. Adults should NOT go to student classrooms or other areas of the school during the instructional day without a prearranged meeting or volunteer session. All volunteers must follow board policy and visitors follow outline procedures found in the Visitors & Volunteer section of this handbook. School Food Services operates a Debit system so that parents can pay for meals by the day, the week, the month, or by the semester. Each student has an account with an identification number and parents pay money into that account. As the child makes food purchases, the cost is debited from the account. It is the parent's’ responsibility to keep money in the account for purchases. Occasionally, students will forget their lunch money. Every attempt will be made to contact parents in order to get the money for lunch. If a student does not have money for lunch, he/she will not miss lunch. Students who owe money to the cafeteria will receive a notification until the money is paid back to the cafeteria. Please make sure you repay your lunch money the following day. We ask that everyone be diligent in paying outstanding lunch charges. Unpaid lunch charges result in a significant loss of school funds, which in turn takes away much needed instructional money for our students. Any student with an outstanding balance will not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. Checks will be accepted in the School Food Services ONLY. If any checks are returned for insufficient funds, a service charge will be assessed. If your family is having difficulty in affording school lunch we encourage contact with our school Social Worker. Student Cafeteria Prices (These prices are subject to change) Breakfast $1.50 (Reduced rate-$.30/Free Breakfast is no cost to students.) Lunch $2.60 per day or $13.00 per week $ .40 per day or $2.00 per week (Reduced) Adult Lunch Price Ala Carte (pay for each item) Extras: Milk $ .50; Chips $0.75; Ice Cream $ .75 Children will use their Student number for their lunch account. Please put this number on all checks. If you send cash, please put it in an envelope and put your child’s name and account number on the envelope. The Lunch Prepay program will allow you to make secure payments online to your child’s lunch account, review their recent meal history, and review their current balance at your convenience. If you are interested in this program, please visit the ABSS website at xxx.xxxx.x00.xx.xx and click on the Lunch Prepay link or you may go directly to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. If your child has specific dietary restrictions or you would like to limit purchasespurchases (ie. ice cream only on Friday), please contact the cafeteria directly. For all food allergies and/or health concerns, please contact the school nurse.

School Lunch Program. FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH During the first week of school, all children are given an application for free and reduced lunch. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch assistance do so anonymously. Teachers and other students are not aware of the qualification status of students. If you need help with completing the application, please contact the cafeteria manager or school social worker. We encourage all families to confidentially apply for our Free/Reduced Meals program. Applications will be available at the beginning of the year in the office. You must complete a new form each year. We encourage all Xxxxxxx families to complete the application, as this assists our school in additional funding for our students. Free and Reduced Lunch applications must be submitted for students who receive federal and state assistance. Please notify the principal or social worker if you have these services and do not receive free and reduced lunch. The applications can be accessed online at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. The Free and Reduced Lunch application information is highly confidential and only reviewed by the Child Nutrition Department. All families who are receiving state assistance (food stamps) or who are being served through the XxXxxxxx Xxxxx Homeless act are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Applications are processed by the Child Nutrition Services Department at the Central Office. For more information, please call Child Nutrition at 336-438-4000 ext. 20058. ABSS CHILD NUTRITION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES All food or beverages available to students, from the beginning of the school day until the last student is served in the cafeteria, must be provided by the Child Nutrition Department. Recent federal and state audits of our National School Lunch Program have resulted in these program changes. Policies adopted by the State Board of Education require sponsors of the National School Lunch Program to “operate all food and beverage services during or before the established meal period through the Child Nutrition Department”. All revenues from the sale or provision of any food or beverage to students from the beginning of the school day through the time the school cafeteria closes for the day, must accrue to the Child Nutrition Department. STUDENTS AND LUNCH GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED to eat food from outside lunch establishments (i.e. fast food) delivered or brought to them during lunch time, unless the food is in their lunch bag/box at the beginning of the school day. The ABSS Child Nutrition Department will be available to provide food and beverages for special occasions, classroom celebrations, or for the entire school, however, the meal service must meet all requirements of the National School Lunch Program. The Child Nutrition Department furnishes a menu guide for schools to use for special events planning. Food may be provided by parents for classroom activities, but may not be served to students until the cafeteria closes. Breakfast is served each morning until 7:45 am. The cost is a $1.50 and is no cost for students receiving free lunch/ breakfast. Reduce breakfast is at a cost of $.30. All students are required to eat lunch at school. Students may bring their own lunches or purchase food in the cafeteria. Nutritious school lunches are served in the cafeteria daily. A menu will be available online with breakfast and lunch options. Milk is served with each lunch or may be purchased separately. Ice cream and other extra items may be purchased by children, but not in lieu of lunch. Nutritious drinks may also be purchased. Children are given an adequate lunch period and are expected to eat lunch within the designated lunch time. Fruits and vegetables are encouraged for children who bring their lunch and/or snacks from home. Sweets are discouraged. Do not send food from “fast-food” or other restaurants and do not send soft drinks. Please refer to the August school menu for milk and ice cream prices. A la carte prices are listed on the menu as well. Parents and grandparents are invited to eat with our students during designated lunch times. Please plan to eat from our school lunch menu or bring a bag lunch. We do not allow fast food to be brought in from the outside to our lunchroom. Come to the office for a visitor’s pass before going to the lunchroom. Please do not go to the classroom. We request you wait for your child at the cafeteria doorway and say goodbye to them in the lunchroom before signing out. Upon leaving the lunchroom, all visitors are to report directly to the office to sign out and not remain in the building. This is a safety issue and could potentially disrupt the learning environment. Adults should NOT go to student classrooms or other areas of the school during the instructional day without a prearranged meeting or volunteer session. All volunteers must follow board policy and visitors follow outline procedures found in the Visitors & Volunteer section of this handbook. School Food Services operates a Debit system so that parents can pay for meals by the day, the week, the month, or by the semester. Each student has an account with an identification number and parents pay money into that account. As the child makes food purchases, the cost is debited from the account. It is the parent's’ responsibility to keep money in the account for purchases. Occasionally, students will forget their lunch money. Every attempt will be made to contact parents in order to get the money for lunch. If a student does not have money for lunch, he/she will not miss lunch. Students who owe money to the cafeteria will receive a notification until the money is paid back to the cafeteria. Please make sure you repay your lunch money the following day. We ask that everyone be diligent in paying outstanding lunch charges. Unpaid lunch charges result in a significant loss of school funds, which in turn takes away much needed instructional money for our students. Any student with an outstanding balance will not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. Checks will be accepted in the School Food Services ONLY. If any checks are returned for insufficient funds, a service charge will be assessed. If your family is having difficulty in affording school lunch we encourage contact with our school Social Worker. Student Cafeteria Prices (These prices are subject to change) Breakfast $1.50 (Reduced rate-$.30/Free Breakfast is no cost to students.) Lunch $2.60 per day or $13.00 per week $ .40 per day or $2.00 per week (Reduced) Adult Lunch Price Ala Carte (pay for each item) Extras: Milk $ .50; Chips $0.75; Ice Cream $ .75 Children will use their Student number for their lunch account. Please put this number on all checks. If you send cash, please put it in an envelope and put your child’s name and account number on the envelope. The Lunch Prepay program will allow you to make secure payments online to your child’s lunch account, review their recent meal history, and review their current balance at your convenience. If you are interested in this program, please visit the ABSS website at xxx.xxxx.x00.xx.xx and click on the Lunch Prepay link or you may go directly to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. If your child has specific dietary restrictions or you would like to limit purchasespurchases (ie. ice cream only on Friday), please contact the cafeteria directly. For all food allergies and/or health concerns, please contact the school nurse.

School Lunch Program. FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH During the first week of school, all children are given an application for free and reduced lunch. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch assistance do so anonymously. Teachers and other students are not aware of the qualification status of students. If you need help with completing the application, please contact the cafeteria manager or school social worker. We encourage all families to confidentially apply for our Free/Reduced Free Meals program. Applications will be available at the beginning of the year in the office. You must complete a new form each year. We encourage all Xxxxxxx families to complete the application, as this assists our school in additional funding for our students. Free and Reduced Lunch applications must be submitted for students who receive federal and state assistance. Please notify the principal or social worker if you have these services and do not receive free and reduced lunch. The applications can be accessed online at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. The Free and Reduced Lunch application information is highly confidential and only reviewed by the Child Nutrition Department. All families who are receiving state assistance (food stamps) or who are being served through the XxXxxxxx Xxxxx Homeless act are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Applications are processed by the Child Nutrition Services Department at the Central Office. For more information, please call Child Nutrition at 336-438-4000 ext. 20058. ABSS CHILD NUTRITION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES All food or beverages available to students, from the beginning of the school day until the last student is served in the cafeteria, must be provided by the Child Nutrition Department. Recent federal and state audits of our National School Lunch Program have resulted in these program changes. Policies adopted by the State Board of Education require sponsors of the National School Lunch Program to “operate all food and beverage services during or before the established meal period through the Child Nutrition Department”. All revenues from the sale or provision of any food or beverage to students from the beginning of the school day through the time the school cafeteria closes for the day, must accrue to the Child Nutrition Department. STUDENTS AND LUNCH GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED to eat food from outside lunch establishments (i.e. fast food) delivered or brought to them during lunch time, unless the food is in their lunch bag/box at the beginning of the school day. The ABSS Child Nutrition Department will be available to provide food and beverages for special occasions, classroom celebrations, or for the entire school, however, the meal service must meet all requirements of the National School Lunch Program. The Child Nutrition Department furnishes a menu guide for schools to use for special events planning. Food may be provided by parents for classroom activities, but may not be served to students until the cafeteria closes. Breakfast is served each morning until 7:45 am. The cost is a $1.50 2.00 and is no cost for students receiving free lunch/ breakfast. All students are required to eat lunch at school. Students may bring their own lunches or purchase food in the cafeteria. Nutritious school lunches are served in the cafeteria daily. A menu will be available online with breakfast and lunch options. Milk is served with each lunch or may be purchased separately. Ice cream and other extra items may be purchased by children, but not in lieu of lunch. Children are given an adequate lunch period and are expected to eat lunch within the designated lunch time. Fruits and vegetables are encouraged for children who bring their lunch and/or snacks from home. Sweets are discouraged. Do not send food from “fast-food” or other restaurants and do not send soft drinks. Please refer to the August school menu for milk and ice cream prices. A la carte prices are listed on the menu as well. Parents and grandparents are invited to eat with our students during designated lunch times. Please plan to eat from our school lunch menu or bring a bag lunch. We do not allow fast food to be brought in from the outside to our lunchroom. Come to the office for a visitor’s pass before going to the lunchroom. Please do not go to the classroom. We request you wait for your child at the cafeteria doorway and say goodbye to them in the lunchroom before signing out. Upon leaving the lunchroom, all visitors are to report directly to the office to sign out and not remain in the building. This is a safety issue and could potentially disrupt the learning environment. Adults should NOT go to student classrooms or other areas of the school during the instructional day without a prearranged meeting or volunteer session. All volunteers must follow board policy and visitors follow outline procedures found in the Visitors & Volunteer section of this handbook. School Food Services operates a Debit system so that parents can pay for meals by the day, the week, the month, or by the semester. Each student has an account with an identification number and parents pay money into that account. As the child makes food purchases, the cost is debited from the account. It is the parent's’ 's responsibility to keep money in the account for purchases. Occasionally, students will forget their lunch money. Every attempt will be made to contact parents in order to get the money for lunch. If a student does not have money for lunch, he/she will not miss lunch. Students who owe money to the cafeteria will receive a notification until the money is paid back to the cafeteria. Please make sure you repay your lunch money the following day. We ask that everyone be diligent in paying outstanding lunch charges. Unpaid lunch charges result in a significant loss of school funds, which in turn takes away much needed instructional money for our students. Any student with an outstanding balance will not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. Checks will be accepted in the School Food Services ONLY. If any checks are returned for insufficient funds, a service charge will be assessed. If your family is having difficulty in affording school lunch we encourage contact with our school Social Worker. Student Cafeteria Prices (These prices are subject to change) Breakfast $1.50 (Free Breakfast is no cost to students.) 2.00 Lunch $2.60 3.10 per day or $13.00 15.50 per week Adult Lunch Price Ala Carte (pay for each item) Extras: Milk $ .50; Chips $0.75; Ice Cream $ .75 Children will use their Student number for their lunch account. Please put this number on all checks. If you send cash, please put it in an envelope and put your child’s name and account number on the envelope. The Lunch Prepay program will allow you to make secure payments online to your child’s lunch account, review their recent meal history, and review their current balance at your convenience. If you are interested in this program, please visit the ABSS website at xxx.xxxx.x00.xx.xx and click on the Lunch Prepay link or you may go directly to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. If your child has specific dietary restrictions or you would like to limit purchases, please contact the cafeteria directly. For all food allergies and/or health concerns, please contact the school nurse.

School Lunch Program. FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH During the first week of school, all children are given an application for free and reduced lunch. Students who qualify for free or reduced lunch assistance do so anonymously. Teachers and other students are not aware of the qualification status of students. If you need help with completing the application, please contact the cafeteria manager or school social worker. We encourage all families to confidentially apply for our Free/Reduced Meals program. Applications will be available at the beginning of the year in the office. You must complete a new form each year. We encourage all Xxxxxxx families to complete the application, as this assists our school in additional funding for our students. Free and Reduced Lunch applications must be submitted for students who receive federal and state assistance. Please notify the principal or social worker if you have these services and do not receive free and reduced lunch. The applications can be accessed online at xxx.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. The Free and Reduced Lunch application information is highly confidential and only reviewed by the Child Nutrition Department. All families who are receiving state assistance (food stamps) or who are being served through the XxXxxxxx Xxxxx Homeless act are eligible for free and reduced lunch. Applications are processed by the Child Nutrition Services Department at the Central Office. For more information, please call Child Nutrition at 336-438-4000 4095 ext. 20058. ABSS CHILD NUTRITION INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES All food or beverages available to students, from the beginning of the school day until the last student is served in the cafeteria, must be provided by the Child Nutrition Department. Recent federal and state audits of our National School Lunch Program have resulted in these program changes. Policies adopted by the State Board of Education require sponsors of the National School Lunch Program to “operate all food and beverage services during or before the established meal period through the Child Nutrition Department”. All revenues from the sale or provision of any food or beverage to students from the beginning of the school day through the time the school cafeteria closes for the day, must accrue to the Child Nutrition Department. STUDENTS AND LUNCH GUESTS ARE NOT ALLOWED to eat food from outside lunch establishments (i.e. fast food) delivered or brought to them during lunch time, unless the food is in their lunch bag/box at the beginning of the school day. The ABSS Child Nutrition Department will be available to provide food and beverages for special occasions, classroom celebrations, or for the entire school, however, the meal service must meet all requirements of the National School Lunch Program. The Child Nutrition Department furnishes a menu guide for schools to use for special events planning. Food may be provided by parents for classroom activities, but may not be served to students until the cafeteria closes. Breakfast is served each morning until from 7:20 – 7:45 am. The cost is a $1.50 and is no cost for students receiving free lunch/ breakfast. Reduce breakfast is at a cost of $.30. All students are required to eat lunch at school. Students may bring their own lunches or purchase food in the cafeteria. Nutritious school lunches are served in the cafeteria daily. A menu will be available online with breakfast sent home monthly and lunch optionsis posted on the school website. Milk is served with each lunch or may be purchased separately. Ice cream and other extra items may be purchased by children, but not in lieu of lunch. Nutritious drinks may also be purchased. Children are given an adequate lunch period and are expected to eat lunch within the designated lunch time. Fruits and vegetables are encouraged for children who bring their lunch and/or snacks from home. Sweets are discouraged. Do not send food from “fast-food” or other restaurants and do not send soft drinks. Please refer to the August school menu for milk and ice cream prices. A la carte prices are listed on the menu as well. Parents and grandparents are invited to eat with our students during designated lunch times. Please plan to eat from our school lunch menu or bring a bag lunch. We do not allow fast food to be brought in from the outside to our lunchroom. Come to the office for a visitor’s pass before going to the lunchroom. Please do not go to the classroom. We request you wait for your child at the cafeteria doorway and say goodbye to them in the lunchroom before signing out. Upon leaving the lunchroom, all visitors are to report directly to the office to sign out and not remain in the building. This is a safety issue and could potentially disrupt the learning environment. Adults should NOT go to student classrooms or other areas of the school during the instructional day without a prearranged meeting or volunteer session. All volunteers must follow board policy and visitors follow outline procedures found in the Visitors & Volunteer section of this handbook. School Food Services operates a Debit system so that parents can pay for meals by the day, the week, the month, or by the semester. Each student has an account with an identification number and parents pay money into that account. As the child makes food purchases, the cost is debited from the account. It is the parent's’ responsibility to keep money in the account for purchases. Occasionally, students will forget their lunch money. Every attempt will be made to contact parents in order to get the money for lunch. If a student does not have money for lunch, he/she will not miss lunch. Students who owe money to the cafeteria will receive a notification until the money is paid back to the cafeteria. Please make sure you repay your lunch money the following day. We ask that everyone be diligent in paying outstanding lunch charges. Unpaid lunch charges result in a significant loss of school funds, which in turn takes away much needed instructional money for our students. Any student with an outstanding balance will not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities. Checks will be accepted in the School Food Services ONLY. If any checks are returned for insufficient funds, a service charge will be assessed. If your family is having difficulty in affording school lunch we encourage contact with our school Social Worker. Student Cafeteria Prices (These prices are subject to change) Breakfast $1.50 (Reduced rate-$.30/Free Breakfast is no cost to students.) Lunch $2.60 per day or $13.00 per week $ .40 per day or $2.00 per week (Reduced) Adult Lunch Price Ala Carte (pay for each item) Extras: Milk $ .50; Chips $0.75; Ice Cream $ .75 Children will use their Student number for their lunch account. Please put this number on all checks. If you send cash, please put it in an envelope and put your child’s name and account number on the envelope. The Lunch Prepay program will allow you to make secure payments online to your child’s lunch account, review their recent meal history, and review their current balance at your convenience. If you are interested in this program, please visit the ABSS website at xxx.xxxx.x00.xx.xx and click on the Lunch Prepay link or you may go directly to xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx. If your child has specific dietary restrictions or you would like to limit purchasespurchases (ie. ice cream only on Friday), please contact the cafeteria directly. For all food allergies and/or health concerns, please contact the school nurse.