Code No. 710.4
Meal Charge and Unpaid Meal Policy
Purpose
The goal of the Davis County Community School District is to provide students with healthy meals each day. However, unpaid charges place a financial burden on our Food Service Department. The purpose of this policy is to ensure compliance with federal reporting requirements for the USDA Child Nutrition Program, and to provide oversight and accountability for the collection of outstanding student meal balances.
The intent is to establish uniform meal account procedures throughout the Davis County Community School District. The provisions of this policy pertain to regular priced school breakfast and lunch meals only. While the USDA Child Nutrition Program does not require that a student who pays for regular priced meals be served a meal without payment, the Davis County Community School District provides this policy as a courtesy to those students in the event that they forget or lose their lunch money.
Policy
Full Pay Students- Elementary, Middle & High School 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 (3) meals to their account after their balance reaches zero. Middle School & High School students will not be allowed a la carte items until balance is paid and money is in their account, however he/she will be offered a designated menu alternate. Sample: Cold cheese sandwich, fresh veggies, fruit and milk. This designated menu alternate will be charged to the child’s meal account at the standard meal rate.
Free Meal Benefit- Free Status students will be allowed to receive a free breakfast and lunch each day. Middle School & High School students a la carte purchases must be prepaid.
Reduced Meal Benefit- Reduced status students will be allowed to receive breakfast and lunch each day at a reduced meal price. A student will be allowed to charge a maximum of six (6) meals to their account after their balance reaches zero. Middle School & High School students will not be allowed a la carte items until balance is paid and money is in their account, however he/she will be offered a designated menu alternate. Example: Cold cheese sandwich, fresh veggies, fruit and milk. This designated menu alternate will be charged to the child’s account at the reduced rate.
Staff- All staff will pay for meals at the district’s published standard rate for an adult meal each day. A staff member will be allowed to charge a maximum of three (3) adult meals to their account after the balance reaches zero. Once he/she has charged those three meals, he/she will not be allowed to charge to their account until the balance in paid.
Parents/Guardians- are responsible for meal payments to the food service program. Notice of low or deficit balances will be sent home with students to give parents/guardians at regular intervals during the school year.
All school cafeterias- The point of sale has a computerized system that maintain records of all monies deposited and spent for each student. If you have questions please contact the Davis County Community School District’s Food Service Secretary at 664-2200 ext.(1422).
Students/Parents/Guardians- pay for meals in advance via www.dcmustangs.com under RevTrak or by cash or check (make checks payable to Davis County Schools). 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- for withdrawn and graduating students; a refund of any money remaining in their account will be refunded and mailed to your home address.
Graduating students who have siblings in our school district your balance will be transferred to their account.
Unclaimed Funds- must be requested within one school year. Unclaimed funds will become the property of the Davis County Community School District.
Balances Owed- all student and staff lunch accounts balances must be paid in full by the last day of the school year,
NO NEGATIVE BALANCES ARE ALLOWED. Accounts not paid in full at the end of the school year will require a meeting with the food service director and the building principal prior to the end of that school year.
If a student is without meal money on a consistent basis, the administration will investigate the situation more closely and take further action as needed. If financial hardship exists, parents and families are encouraged to apply for free or reduced price lunches for their child.
Approved: August 21, 2017
Reviewed: May 21, 2018
Revised: