YCUSD

With the exception of students who are eligible to receive meals at no cost, students may pay on a per-meal basis or may submit payments in advance. The Superintendent or designee shall maintain a system for accurately recording payments received and tracking meals provided to each student.

 

(cf. 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program)

(cf. 3552 - Summer Meal Program)

(cf. 3553 - Free and Reduced Price Meals)

(cf. 3555 - Nutrition Program Compliance)

 

At the beginning of the school year, and whenever a student enrolls during the school year, parents/guardians shall be notified of the district's meal payment policies and be encouraged to prepay for meals whenever possible. The Superintendent or designee shall communicate the district's meal payment policies through multiple methods, including, but not limited to:

 

1. Explaining the meal charge policy within registration materials provided to parents/guardians at the start of the school year

 

2. Including the policy in print versions of student handbooks, if provided to parents/guardians annually

 

3. Providing the policy whenever parents/guardians are notified regarding the application process for free and reduced-price meals, such as in the distribution of applications at the start of the school year

 

4. Posting the policy on the district's web site

 

5. Establishing a system to notify parents/guardians when a student's meal payment account has a low or negative balance

 

(cf. 1113 - District and School Web Sites)

(cf. 5145.6 - Parental Notifications)

 

In order to avoid potential misuse of a student's food service account by someone other than the student in whose name the account has been established, the Superintendent or designee

 

 

 

Regulation YUBA CITY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

approved: January 14, 2020 Yuba City, California