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Payment Options

Debit System

All BCSC cafeterias utilize a pre-payment/debit system designed to process student purchases efficiently, confidentially, and  reduce the amount of cash on hand at each site. The system operates on a prepayment basis that allows students to deposit funds in advance of use. At the end of each school year, the account balance is transferred to the student’s account for the following year. Deposits may be made into student accounts by cash, online at MySchoolBucks.com with debit or credit cards, or personal check made payable to the school cafeteria. Please indicate your child’s name or student ID# on the check.

Charges

Due to the nature of the pre-payment/debit program, charging school meals discouraged. Significant negative lunch account balances shall not be permitted. A significant negative lunch account balance is any balance owed in excess of $20.00. If a student has a significant negative lunch account balance, she/he shall be provided  a regular reimbursable meal that follows the USDA meal pattern, the cost of which shall not continue to accrue to his her negative lunch account.. A student who has charged a meal may not charge or purchase a la carte items including an extra entrée.  If a student repeatedly comes to school with no lunch money, food service employees must report this to the building principal. Notices will continue to be sent home until the balance is paid in full. You may set up an free account through MySchool Bucks.com to view account activity, set spending limits , or set up electronic notification of low account balances.

A lunch account becomes inactive after 52 weeks with no deposits or withdrawals. An inactive lunch account that has a positive balance of $15 or less may be receipted back into the school lunch fund where the School Lunch Program funds are maintained. An inactive lunch account that has a nominal negative account balance of $15 or less may be offset against the positive balances in the fund; provided however that if the parent requests and can document entitlement to the positive balance in the account, the parent is entitled to a refund of that amount.

Meal Assistance

Meal assistance is available to all BCSC students who meet income qualifications. An application for meal assistance is given to each student at the start of the school year. Applications are also available for completion online on the BCSC website. Students are considered paid status and will be charged full price meals until the meal assistance application has been processed and approved. Due to the large number of students attending BCSC schools, it may be 10 days before applications are processed. A meal assistance form must be on file with the food service department, processed and approved before meal assistance prices take effect. 

It is recommended each student start the school year with enough money in their lunch account to cover two weeks of school. Meal assistance forms are effective for one school year. Forms must be from the current school year. Outdated forms will not be accepted. Families must reapply each school year for meal assistance if applicable. Please fill out one application per household.