Lunch Cards

About our New Lunch Cards As you may know by now, the company that provides our food service has instituted a new procedure for payment which involves the use of individual cards with bar codes on them. Each student has been assigned a card that s/he can swipe at the check-out counter. The primary reason the school district implemented this procedure is to ensure the anonymity of students who receive free or reduced lunch. (Prior to this, students on free/reduced lunch would give their names to the person at the check-out counter, who checked them off of a list.) Now, all students will have a card, and it will not be clear to everyone whether a student gets free or reduced lunch. These cards will also have the benefit of making the lunch lines move more quickly, which will give students a longer time to eat their lunches. In order for this system to work efficiently, it would be very helpful if students put money on their cards once a week or month and spend it gradually. (It makes no sense for them to have the cards if they continue to pay with cash.) If your child purchases school lunches, please assist us in implementing our new payment system by pre-paying for one week, two weeks or even a month. Thank you!