School Meals
School meals such as breakfast and lunch are available at all schools. Supper is available at no charge in schools where 50% or more of the children are eligible for meals at free or reduced charges. Information on meal prices, menus and special diets are found under “Quick Links” on the
Food and Nutrition Services website.
Meal Applications for Free or Reduced-Priced Meals
Applications for free or reduced priced meals are available here.
Students in families receiving federal benefits such as SNAP do not need to fill out an application. They already qualify for meals at no charge. Schools in high poverty areas in Orange County offer a USDA program called the Community Eligibility Program or CEP. In these schools, all students eat at no charge.
Get a list of these schools here.
Prepay for School Meals
Parents may open an account for their student and prepay for their meals on the School Pay application. The application can be set to remind you of low balances and/or set the restrictions for student purchases. Information on prepayment of meals online or other information regarding meals can be found at: https://www.schoolpay.com/ .
Negative Debt
NO student will be denied a meal in the serving line. A meal charge will apply to student meal accounts when there are no funds available. Per USDA regulations, cashiers may not discuss meal balances with students. Connect Orange will be used to contact parents when student account debt balances reach $10 or more. You may check your child’s account at www.SchoolPay.com. There is no charge for checking the account. When the account debt reaches greater than $20, you will receive an email regarding the overdrawn account. The district will mail letters seeking payment when there is no email on file. Meals will never be denied to students unless the parent sends a written statement that his/her student may not eat school meals.