Meal Charging Procedure

 

The Food Service Department recognizes that there may be occasions when a deposit is forgotten.  As a courtesy to families, the following procedures are in effect.

  •          Payment for school meals is expected at the time of purchase.

  •          Parents/guardians are encouraged to monitor their students’ account online and keep an adequate amount of funds in the account.

  •          You may monitor account activity and/or deposit money online at jenison.familyportal.cloud OR hudsonville.familyportal.cloud

  •          Cash or checks are always accepted at school.

  •          Free/Reduced Meal Benefits are available for families with financial difficulties.  Apply at jenison.familyportal.cloud OR hudsonville.familyportal.cloud  or request an application from your school.

 

Students

  •  Automatic low balance and negative balance emails will be sent home twice per week.

  • A la carte items, including milk, cannot be charged.

  • All meal charges MUST be paid off by the end of the school year.  Any unpaid charges will be carried forward to the next school year and count towards the ability to charge.

  • Money remaining in an account will be carried forward to the next year

 

Adults

  •         Adults are not permitted to charge meals or a la carte items.

  •         Accounts can be created online to pay for meals at jenison.familyportal.cloud OR hudsonville.familyportal.cloud and we also accept cash or check at school.

  •        All meal charges MUST be paid off by the end of the school year.  Any unpaid charges will be carried forward to the next school year and count towards the ability to charge.

  •          Money remaining in an account will be carried forward to the next year

 

This policy also prevents lunch shaming with the specifics outlined in State Aid Section 31k as follows:

  •        Prohibits the requiring of students who cannot pay for a school meal or who owe a negative balance to wear a wristband or handstamp.

  •          Prohibits the requiring of students who cannot pay for a school meal or who owe a negative balance to perform chores or other work to pay for school meals.

  •          Prohibits the requiring of students to dispose of a meal after it has been served because the student is unable to pay for the meal or has a negative balance

  •          Prohibits the direct communication with a student about a negative balance unless our district(s) have unsuccessfully attempted to contact the student’s parent or legal guardian first through telephone, mail, and electronic mail

  •          Prohibits discussing a negative balance with a student in the presence of other students.

 

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