Meal Payments
Meal Payments
Effective July 1, 2017, DeKalb County School Nutrition will use SchoolCafe.com for meal payments and Free and Reduced Application Processing. SchoolCafé will provide better communication between DeKalb County School Nutrition and our community. You, as well as your child(ren), will be able to provide feedback on menu items, complete Free and Reduced Applications, even monitor your child(ren)’s account, all from one location! SchoolCafé even has an application for you to download on your smartphone for your convenience. Please click here “parent / teacher registration guide” for detailed instructions for registering.
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Cash, Check/Money Order accepted at schools:
Checks must include your child’s name, grade, pin number, and teacher’s name on check or money envelope. -
Envision Payment Solutions
Handles all returned checks for DeKalb County School District, School Nutrition Services. -
SchoolCafé
SchoolCafe.com allows parents to add money to their children’s account using a credit or debit card. Once an account is established, parents can check balances and fund their children’s accounts online via their secure website. Please call 1-855-729-2328 for more information or assistance in setting up a SchoolCafe account.
USDA has not granted school districts the ability to extend the “meals at no cost” waiver for the 2022-23 school year. As a result, families must either pay for meals or be determined eligible to receive free or reduced-price meal benefits.
Charge Policy
- Elementary students are allowed to charge 3 breakfast and 3 lunch meals. A charge notice will be completed for each occurrence, and notification will be sent to the parent or guardian.
- Middle and high school students are not allowed to charge meals.
- Charges are not allowed for adult meals or a la carte items.
- All meal charges must be paid in full prior to the end of the school year.
Meal Prices
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
Fax: (202) 690-7442; or Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
Spanish Translation
Los demás programas de asistencia nutricional del FNS, las agencias estatales y locales, y susbeneficiarios secundarios, deben publicar el siguiente Aviso de No Discriminación:De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), se prohíbe que el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA discriminen sobre la base de raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o en represalia o venganza por actividades previas de derechos civiles en algún programa o actividad realizados o financiados por el USDA.Las personas con discapacidades que necesiten medios alternativos para la comunicación de la información del programa (por ejemplo, sistema Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), deben ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) en la que solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades de audición o discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service [Servicio Federal de Retransmisión] al (800) 877‐8339. Además, la información del programa se puede proporcionar en otros idiomas.Para presentar una denuncia de discriminación, complete el Formulario de Denuncia de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD‐3027) que está disponible en línea en: http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Spanish_Form_508_Compliant_6_8_12_ 0.pdf. y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o bien escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de denuncia, llame al (866) 632‐9992. Haga llegar su formulario lleno o carta al USDA por:(1) correo: U.S. Department of AgricultureOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250‐9410;(2) fax: (202) 690‐7442; o(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.