Frequently Asked Questions
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Students will be assigned a student ID number by the School District. This ID number is used in the cafeteria and the library. This ID number will stay with the student until he/she graduates.
- When the account is prepaid you can be sure that your student is only using that money for nutritious lunches/breakfasts served in our cafeteria.
- Lunch is defined as a choice of entrée, milk choice, and many side dishes available to all students.
- Prepaid accounts for all students allow parents to deposit money in their student’s account, in any amount, at any time, without concerns about security or giving their student the exact change every morning.
- For those students receiving free or reduced meals, their meals will be rung up as all the other meals are. No one will know whether they are receiving a free or reduced meal or debiting their account, except for the cashier.
- Lunch lines move faster when meals are prepaid, thus providing students extra time to enjoy their lunch period.
Yes! The amount of the prepayment deposit is entirely up to you; it can range from one day to a month, or even a year. Cash or checks must be in an envelope with the student’s name and ID number. (Please do not write this number on the outside of the envelope.) Keep your child’s ID number confidential. Checks should be made out to the South Eastern School District Cafeteria Fund.
Money may be dropped off for the student’s meal account any morning in the cafeteria or collected in the classroom (please refer to your child’s student handbook for specific information). Once received, the funds will be deposited into your child’s private school meal account the same day.
Once you register at MySchoolbucks.com, you can use the online prepayment service, a small convenience fee for each transaction is assessed to cover the PayPal fee that is charged to the district. Parents placing money into multiple meal accounts will only be assessed the fee once per deposit transaction. South Eastern School District will not profit from the use of this site.
The following FREE services will be available to you after you create an account: You can receive an automatic email alert when your child’s cafeteria balance is low (and you can set the amount at which you want to be notified) & you can view what your child has been eating in the cafeteria.
Yes! You can handle all online prepayments from the same online account.
At breakfast/lunch they will simply pick up their meal, punch in their ID number, or scan their card at the keypad at the check-out and the money will be subtracted from their account.
If this is a problem with your child, simply notify the school's Director of Dinning; Emily Kobel at (717)382-4843 ext.6850 with your limitations. It will then be entered into the system. Example: A student desires to purchase multiple of our delicious meals or snacks and you only want to permit one per day, information will be placed in the system and we will comply with your wishes. If you wish to remove the restrictions you will need to notify the DOD of your new wishes.
Once you register, you can receive an automatic email alert when your child’s cafeteria balance is low (and you can set the amount at which you want to be notified) for FREE. If your child’s account goes into the negative, a letter will come home with your child. Signing up for the free low balance alert is a more efficient way of keeping track of your child’s balance rather than relying on a negative balance letter to come home with your child. Please also know the negative balance letters are only sent home every few weeks. It’s possible your child’s negative balance could be substantial by the time a copy of the letter is received at home. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that you sign up for this free electronic low-balance alert.
Borrowing for retail/ala carte items is not permitted once a student’s balance is $0 or below. If you have any restrictions on your students account and you need them changed please contact the school’s DOD at (717)382-4843 ext.6850 and we will make the adjustment. All notes stay until the parent has it taken off.
Students enrolled in the free or reduced Meal program will not be identified as such.
Money in the student’s meal account at the end of the school year will be carried over to the next school year. You can also request a refund or to have any funds transferred to another student or donated to lunch accounts of students in need using this Meal Account Reimbursement Form
Please notify the nurse's office who will contact the cafeteria with this information. Once notified and supplied with a certified physician note, a warning will appear on the cashier’s screen for a review of the items on the student’s tray. Food Services will also want to set up a meeting to discuss your student’s meal options. You may also go to https://sesdweb.nutrislice.com where you can select the school and either Breakfast or Lunch offerings, then up in the right corner you can click on the calculator which will give you Carb counts for items. To the left of the calculator, there is a descending bar where you can select items to be crossed off the menu that contain those ingredients..
Our Director of Dining is Emily Kobel. She can be reached by calling (717)382-4843 Ext. 6850 or Email at [email protected]