Policy: DIG
Policy and Procedures Regulating Lunch Sales
The School Board will review prices for student and teacher
lunch and milk sales at their August meeting. Parents will
be informed of lunch and milk prices before the beginning
of the school year.
Lunch Sales
The Lyme School will use a point of sale (POS) computer system
for collection of all money on school lunch accounts, for
cash sales, and for tracking of all food purchases. Except
in an emergency, parents will make payments for lunches in
advance. Lunch payments should be made by check, although
cash will be accepted. The POS will act as a debit system
for pre-paid accounts and as a cash register for cash sales.
Each student and district employee will have an account set
up for their use and money placed in an account will stay
there until debited by the account holder. Money may be accessed
for any and all purchases from the cafeteria. At the start
of the school year, parents will pay an initial food service
charge equivalent to the cost of six weeks’ worth of
meals for one child per family. Thereafter, if a family’s
account is at or below the amount equivalent to the cost of
ten meals from September through the end of May, the student’s
parent/guardian shall be notified in writing that money needs
to be added to the account. Payment shall be expected within
five days of the notification. The Principal is authorized
to make alternative arrangements with parents who cannot afford
the initial payment.
The Point of Sale program tracks all transactions on the account
and parents may request to see how their student is using
money on purchases.
Charges
No account deficit can exceed the amount equivalent to the
cost of five meals for a single student or three times that
amount for a family. Accounts of students/families whose deficits
exceed these amounts will be closed, and no further meals
may be charged to that account until payment is made or other
arrangements have been made by the Superintendent or designee.
All affected students will be provided a meal if they have
money in hand to pay for a current day’s meal even if
the food service debit account includes an uncollected amount.
Students with no money will be given a sandwich, fruit, and
milk.
Account Balances
For returning students, all balances (positive and negative)
at the close of the school year will be carried over into
the new school year.
Parents of students who will not be returning in subsequent
years or who leave during the school year may receive a full
refund of remaining funds by notifying the Lyme School office
within 45 days after departure. Accounts that are idle for
45 days when it is known that the student will not be returning,
will be closed and the money placed in the regular program
revenue account.
APPROVED: 16 April 2009
