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<li>The goal of the West Seneca Central Schools is to provide student access to nutritious no- or low-cost meals each school day and to ensure that a pupil whose parent/guardian has unpaid school meal fees is not shamed or treated differently than a pupil whose parent/guardian does not have unpaid meal fees.</li>
<li>Unpaid charges place a large financial burden on our school. The purpose of this policy is to insure compliance with federal requirements for the USDA Child Nutrition Program and, and to provide oversight and accountability for the collection of outstanding student meal balances to ensure that the student is not stigmatized, distressed or embarrassed.</li>
<li><strong>For the 2023-2024 school year, East Middle School, Northwood Elementary and Winchester-Potters Elementary will operate under CEP (Community Eligible Provision). Meals for students in these schools will be free regardless of eligibility. We ask that families still complete the meal application, as that information is used for other funding in the district.</strong></li>
<li>Meal applications will be mailed to families prior to the start of school. Another attempt will be made prior to benefits expiring. You may also submit your application electronically through MySchoolApps.com. Only one application per household should be completed.</li>
<li>Free Meal Benefit - Free eligible students will be allowed to receive a free breakfast and lunch meal of their choice each day. A la carte items or other similar items must be paid/prepaid.</li>
<li>Reduced Meal Benefit – Reduced eligible students will be allowed to receive a breakfast and lunch at no charge each day.</li>
<li>Full Pay Students – Students will pay for meals at the school’s published paid meal rate each day. Parents/Guardians are responsible for meal payment to the food service program. Breakfast is $1.75 for all students. Lunch is $2.50 for Elementary students and $2.75 for Middle and High School students. Discreet notices of deficit balances will be sent to parents/guardians at regular intervals during the school year via email and/or phone calls.</li>
<li>Students/Parents/Guardians may pay for meals in advance via <a href="https://www.myschoolbucks.com/ver2/getmain?requestAction=home">MySchoolBucks.com</a> or a check payable to the child’s school cafeteria. Funds should be maintained in accounts to minimize the possibility that a child may be without meal money on any given day. Any remaining funds for a particular student may/will be carried over to the next school year.</li>
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Food Service Department at West Seneca CSD

The West Seneca Central Food Service Department has fully-equipped kitchens in all buildings in the district. We serve breakfast and lunch in all our buildings. The Food Service operation aims to be totally self-supporting with no cost to taxpayers. The child nutrition program is an essential educational support activity and the nutritional needs of our students take precedence. The food levied meets U.S. Government high quality standards with monthly government commodities (cheese, meat, protein, etc.) incorporated into menus to keep prices as low as possible.

We encourage all students to participate in our program. Outstanding balances from previous years will still be collected. Send in cash or check made payable to your child's school cafeteria.

We ask that each family complete an income application. Funding for the West Seneca School District depends on this information. The income application will be available to fill out online in mid-August. Please complete and email to the food service email or mail to Food Service, 1445 Center Road, West Seneca, NY 14224. It will also be available in your child's school office. Only one income application per family is necessary. Parents, be sure to list all children, their grade level, and schools they attend on the same application.

We have a computerized system in all the buildings in the District. Each student has an account with the cafeteria. For any student account information, please contact Sue Whalen, 677-3810. Parents can put money into the account and when students purchase snacks, the money is deducted from the account.

WE WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE PREPAYMENT FOR SNACKS FOR ALL STUDENTS.

2022-2023 Meal Prices

ALL FREE AND REDUCED QUALIFIED STUDENTS RECEIVE MEALS AT NO COST

ANY ADDITIONAL SNACKS OR MEALS MUST BE PAID FOR REGARDLESS OF ELIGIBILITY

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Food Service Department at West Seneca CSD

2022-2023 Meal Prices