Meal Prices and Charging Procedures

Online Payment System for Meals

The Spring Grove Area School District is pleased to offer an online option for families to pay for student lunches. The Nutrition Services Department accepts payments for school meals through the MySchoolBucks online payment service. MySchoolBucks offers a secure transaction gateway that accepts VISA®, MasterCard®, and Discover as a means of adding money to your child’s meal account. Credit or debit cards can be used.   

IMPORTANT: The district participates with MySchoolBucks to provide parents/guardians the opportunity to view their child's account 24/7. Setting up, viewing, and making payments online is optional to their account and is absolutely free! Check out and activate the phone app available, too!    

Note:  NO CONVENIENCE FEE!  Take advantage of this opportunity to bring your student's account to a positive standing!

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How It Works

There is NO fee for credit and debit card payments. You can make a single payment of any dollar amount and for any number of children. 

The service automatically deposits the money into the student’s meal account within one hour after completing the transaction. 

Refunds will be handled through the Nutrition Services office.    

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How to Register Online

Visit the MySchoolBucks website. Follow the instructions on the screen and provide the required information to register. You can register each child using their date of birth and student identification number. If you do not have the ID number, you can access it in your Sapphire Community Portal account or request it from your child's school office.  

You will receive a notification by e-mail of successful registration. For this reason, a valid e-mail address is required when you sign up for the service.  

We hope you find the online service convenient and a great time-saver.

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Questions

Contact Nutrition Services with any questions.

To ensure the effective operation of the Spring Grove Area School District’s Nutrition Program, the following guidelines for payment of student school meals will be followed:

• The District will permit students to charge a meal for breakfast and lunch daily when the student forgets or loses his/her money or when his/her account has insufficient funds. The charged meals will comply with the National School Breakfast/Lunch Program meal requirements, regardless of the student’s meal account balance status. The student’s parent/guardian will still be responsible for the account balances accrued when the student charges meals.
   
• A La Carte items (extra entrée, ice teas, snacks, ice cream) are not part of the National School Breakfast/Lunch Program and cannot be charged.
   
• The Nutrition Department will provide parent/guardian information on payment options (including credit card and free and reduced meal applications).
   
• The Nutrition Department will notify the parent/guardian when the student’s account reaches a low balance ($5.00).  An automated e-mail will be sent to the address in the online payment system."
   
• The Nutrition Department will notify the parent/guardian when the student’s account reaches a negative balance (-$10.00).  A phone call will be made by either the head cook of the school or the Support Services Secretary from the ESC.
   
• Nutrition Services will send the parent/guardian a letter when the student’s account reaches a negative balance (-$30.00).
   
• Nutrition Services Department will issue a certified letter to the parent/guardian when the account reaches a negative balance (-$75.00).
   
• The student's account will be turned over to the business office when the account reaches (-$100.00). The business department will forward the account to the District’s collection services.

Refunds from student meal accounts will be granted when a student graduates, leaves the District, or experiences a special circumstance. If you would like a refund or transfer of funds, please fill out the information below and return it to Nutrition Services.

You may also consider donating the funds. They will be applied to accounts of students experiencing difficult financial situations.

Meal Account Balance Refund or Transfer Request Form