Paid Meals Return August 2022
The waivers that the USDA issued during COVID to allow schools to provide free meals to all students will not continue into the next school year.
- Students who are approved for Free and Reduced Meal benefits will still receive free meals.
Free/Reduced Meals
- Meal benefit applications for free and reduced-price meals must be filled out annually - APPLY HERE.
- All families must apply to receive free meals (if applicable) for the 2022-2023 school year.
- Current meal benefit applications are crucial to ensure that eligible students continue to have access to free meals.
- These applications also provide additional benefits to students and schools, including waived transportation and school fees and additional school funding.
- See additional benefits HERE.
Meal Payments
- Please ensure your students have money in their lunch account.
- To add money to their account and set up low balance alerts, please visit MySchoolBucks.
- Please read through the DCSD Negative Balance Policy.
2022-2023 meal prices are as follows:
- Lunch: $3.75
- All reimbursable meals include fruit, vegetables, and milk.
- Ala carte items sold at all levels will be priced individually.
Student ID
- Students will use their student ID cards to charge meal purchases on their lunch account (where available).
- If your student forgets their student ID card or their school does not provide cards, students must know their ID number and enter it on the pin pads at the register.
- Elementary Parents - please help your student learn their ID number and practice it at home to ensure their line moves quickly and they get enough time to eat their meal.