Bobcat Cafe'

MEAL PRICES • Full paid breakfast $1.10 • Full paid lunch $2.00 • Reduced breakfast $ .30 • Reduced lunch $ .40 • Adult breakfast $1.75 • Adult lunch $3.00

PAYMENT PROCEDURES
Students and adults may pay by cash or check. Money can be deposited in student/adult (staff) accounts for future purchases. Meals and A la Carte items may be purchased from student and adult accounts unless otherwise noted.

RETURNED CHECKS
Madison County Board of Education has entered into an agreementt with TigerTranz, Inc. for the collection of all returned checks. There will be a $25.00 collection fee for any returned check.

MEAL CHARGES
Students are limited to no more than ten dollars ($10.00) in charges. Charges are allowed for students who have forgotten to bring money for breakfast or lunch and have no way to secure any money at the time.
Once the charge balance reaches five dollars ($5.00), parents will be notified and asked to settle the account. Notices will be sent weekly until the account is settled. Once the amount reaches ten dollars ($10.00), the child will be served an alternative meal that meets the minimum nutritional requirements of the school lunch program until the account is settled.

Students who have reached the charge limit:

• Must bring a sack lunch from home OR An alternate meal will be provided cheese & crackers, fruit, and milk or peanut butter & crackers, fruit, and milk
  
• Parents will be notified by phone and/or letter of the outstanding charges.
  
• The student’s name is turned over to the Principal or the Principal’s designee for corrective action.
  
• Students with charges can not purchase a la carte items.
  
• All accounts must be paid in full before the last five (5) days of school.
  
• Only a one-day charge will be allowed during the last week of school, which will accommodate a student that may have lost/forgotten their money.
  
• All overdue accounts will be carried over to the next school year. When a child enrolls for a new school year and has an unpaid balance from the previous year, no additional charges will be allowed until all previous balances are paid.

A LA CARTE ITEMS
1. A la Carte items can only be purchased with cash or from the student accounts.
2. A la Carte items can not be charged.
3. A la Carte choices can be different at every school.
4. Students approved for free lunch must purchase milk if they bring their lunch.

OFFER VS. SERVE
Offer vs. Serve is implemented in all Madison County schools. Offer vs. Serve means that a student may decline some choices offered for breakfast and lunch. Offer vs. serve is a provision that allows students to decline either 1 or 2 of the food items in a school lunch or 1 food item in a school breakfast that they do not intend to eat. As a result this reduces food waste and permits students to select only the foods they want to consume.

At lunch, the 5 required food items are: meat or meat alternate; milk; grains/breads; and 2 servings of vegetables or 2 servings of fruit or 1 serving of each.

Students must be offered at least 5 food items. Students must take full servings of at least 3 of the 5 food items. Students may decline any food item, including the entrée or milk.

At breakfast, the 4 required food items are: milk; juice/fruit/vegetable (full-strength fruit or vegetable juice); and 2 servings of grains/breads or 2 servings of meat/meat alternate or equivalent combination of both of these components. Students must be offered at least 4 food items from 3 or 4 food components. Students must take full servings of at least 3 food items. Students may decline any food item, including milk

LUNCH APPLICATIONS:

IMPORTANT: All applications must be filled out completely before they can be processed. School staff will be willing to assist with forms when needed.

1. Please fill out only one application per family. List all students, social security number(s) and school(s) attending on one application. They can be turned in at any school.
2. If your student received free/reduced meals last year that status is good for thirty (30) days from the first day of school. After thirty (30) days they will be switched to paid lunch status.
3. You must fill out an application every year.
4. Do not fill out an application if you know you do not qualify for free/reduced meals.
5. Foster children must be on a separate application.
6. Families that receive food stamps or K-Tap must list the child’s name, social security number, school, and food stamp or K-Tap number. The application must be signed by an adult household member with social security number.
7. Families that are applying based on income must include the total monthly GROSS income of each household member. The application must be signed by an adult household member with social security number.
8. Do not list money that is paid out. (Example: child support, personal bills). The applications are processed by income only.
9. Contact the food service office at 624-3208 with any questions concerning lunch applications.