2024-2025  ALL APPROVED FREE AND REDUCED STUDENTS RECEIVE 

BREAKFAST AND LUNCH AT NO CHARGE!

Applications for free and reduced price meals are available via PaySchools at www.payschoolscentral.com.  The PaySchools Central parent portal is accessible and available 24/7 on the website or mobile app.  The app is available to both Apple and Andriod users.  The application can be completed online once the parent/guardian has registered for an account. The student ID number will be needed to link the student to the parent/guardian account.  The ID numbers can be obtained from either building secretary, board office, or by contacting the Food Service Director, Carrie Keller.  Applications must be submitted every year to continue with this program.  If the application is approved, your student(s) will begin to receive or continue to receive free or reduced priced meals from the date of approval.  When the application is completed online the parent/guardian will receive an email notifying the submitter the determination of the application.  Applications can be submitted at any time during the school year should family financial circumstances change.  All information submitted to the school is kept confidential.  There is no discrimination or identification of free or reduced price paying students.  We strongly suggest all families to consider completing the application.  

I. Lunch Charge Policy 

Cafeteria policy for students limits students to $25.00 in charged meals.  Communication is sent home to the parent/guardian via email/mail.  After $25 of meals are charged and their accounts have a negative balance, the students will not receive the published lunch.  Should the student continue to come to the cafeteria and attempt to charge meals and not have cash in hand for up to 3 days past the account balance going negative then the Food Service Director will reach out to the building Principal and a call home will be made.  Margaretta Administration reserves the right to contact Children’s Services should a student not have money accessible on the account to purchase a meal, when the student is not sent with funds to otherwise do so, or sent with a packed meal from home.  Students with any negative amount are not allowed to charge a la carte items, including milk.  

II. Blocks on Accounts

A parent may call or email the school cafeteria of the Food Service Director to place a block on their child’s account to prohibit the purchase of a la carte items.  

III. Checks Returned for NonSufficient Funds

When a check is returned to the Treasurer’s Office for NSF, the parent will be notified by phone call or email and the amount plus an NSF fee will be reversed from the student’s lunch account.  Payment for the NSF check must be in the form of cash, cashier’s check, or money order.  Payment must be received within ten (10) days of the notification.  If payment is not received, the account will be turned over to a collection agency.

IV. Refunds

Withdrawn Student - For any student who is withdrawn, a written request for a refund of any money remaining in their account must be submitted.  An email request is also acceptable.

V.  Balances Owed at the End of Year

All accounts are to be paid in full at the end of every school year.  Communications take place consistently throughout the school year and with the online accessibility to PaySchools a parent/guardian is responsible for playing a more active role in being aware and consistent in placing funds into the students meal account.  

VI. Unclaimed Funds

All refunds must be requested within one year.  Unclaimed funds will then become the property of the Margaretta Local Schools food service department.