School Lunches
School Lunches
The SDUSD Food Services Department serves nutritious, appetizing and affordable meals to students. Elementary school students may buy lunch for $1.75. Middle school, junior high and senior high schools students may buy lunch for $2.25. Breakfast may be purchased for $1.00 in all schools that offer breakfast. Extra milk may be purchased $.50 cents.
Información General ónformación
Las escuelas en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego sirven alimentos nutritivos diariamente. Lost estudiantes de escuelas primarias pueden comprar sus comidas de mediodia por $1.75 y los de las escuelas intermedias, secundarias y preparatorias (high school) por $2.25. El desayuno se puede comprar por $1.00 en las escuelas que ofrecen desayunos. La leche adicional cuesta 50 centavos
Prepayment Information
Yes, you can prepay for meals. There are several options to prepay for meals.
Cash - If you send cash with your child please place it in a sealed envelope and write your Childs complete name, grade, and classroom number on the envelope. Cash is deposited into your child’s account the same day it is received.
Personal Check - If you send a check with your child please place it in a sealed envelope and write your Childs complete name, grade, and classroom number on the envelope. Checks are deposited into your child’s account the same day it is received. The following check policy rules must be followed:
Telephone - SDUSD Food Services department uses a service called PayPAMS, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is an automated phone service (888) 994-5100, that allows you to make payments to your Childs cafeteria account using a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card. Deposits made on PayPAMS can take up to three (3) school days. To register for PayPAMS you will need the following information: Your child's Student ID number or Cafeteria PIN number. If you need assistance with this information please contact the help desk at (858) 627-7328
Free & Reduced Price Meal Programs
Lunch regularly costs $1.75 in elementary schools and $2.25 in secondary schools, but is free to qualifying students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)-. Through the Child Care Food Program, eligible children in district-operated child development centers also receive free meals.
A parent or guardian must complete a Free or Reduced-price Meal Program application, which are provided to students at the beginning of the year.
Meals must be purchased until the application is approved, which takes approximately 10 working days. Parents or guardians will be notified of eligibility by the district's Food Services Department or the school site office after the application is processed.
Eligibility
The district follows the California Income Eligibility Scale for Free or Reduced Price Meals to determine qualified applicants. Children whose families receive food stamps, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (KinGAP) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) are automatically eligible for free meals regardless of the income of the household by completing the Free and Reduced Price Meal application sent home with their child on the first day of school. Families with foster children might also be eligible and should contact the child's school or Food Services at 858-627-7328 for more information.
Eligibility will be determined by Food Service central office or school administrators at each school site and may be verified at any time during the school year by the district's Food Services Department.
To find out if your income level qualifies for free or reduced price meals, or for more information, contact Food Services at (858) 627-7301 or visit the Food Services website.
The SDUSD Food Services Department serves nutritious, appetizing and affordable meals to students. Elementary school students may buy lunch for $1.75. Middle school, junior high and senior high schools students may buy lunch for $2.25. Breakfast may be purchased for $1.00 in all schools that offer breakfast. Extra milk may be purchased $.50 cents.
Información General ónformación
Las escuelas en el Distrito Escolar Unificado de San Diego sirven alimentos nutritivos diariamente. Lost estudiantes de escuelas primarias pueden comprar sus comidas de mediodia por $1.75 y los de las escuelas intermedias, secundarias y preparatorias (high school) por $2.25. El desayuno se puede comprar por $1.00 en las escuelas que ofrecen desayunos. La leche adicional cuesta 50 centavos
Prepayment Information
Yes, you can prepay for meals. There are several options to prepay for meals.
Cash - If you send cash with your child please place it in a sealed envelope and write your Childs complete name, grade, and classroom number on the envelope. Cash is deposited into your child’s account the same day it is received.
Personal Check - If you send a check with your child please place it in a sealed envelope and write your Childs complete name, grade, and classroom number on the envelope. Checks are deposited into your child’s account the same day it is received. The following check policy rules must be followed:
- Make the check payable to La Jolla Elementary Cafe.
- Use a check that is preprinted with your mailing address.
- Write your home and work phone numbers on the top left-hand corner of the check.
- Write the student’s full name and classroom number in the memo or corner of the check.
- Write the check amount clearly.
Telephone - SDUSD Food Services department uses a service called PayPAMS, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This is an automated phone service (888) 994-5100, that allows you to make payments to your Childs cafeteria account using a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover card. Deposits made on PayPAMS can take up to three (3) school days. To register for PayPAMS you will need the following information: Your child's Student ID number or Cafeteria PIN number. If you need assistance with this information please contact the help desk at (858) 627-7328
Free & Reduced Price Meal Programs
Lunch regularly costs $1.75 in elementary schools and $2.25 in secondary schools, but is free to qualifying students through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)-. Through the Child Care Food Program, eligible children in district-operated child development centers also receive free meals.
A parent or guardian must complete a Free or Reduced-price Meal Program application, which are provided to students at the beginning of the year.
Meals must be purchased until the application is approved, which takes approximately 10 working days. Parents or guardians will be notified of eligibility by the district's Food Services Department or the school site office after the application is processed.
Eligibility
The district follows the California Income Eligibility Scale for Free or Reduced Price Meals to determine qualified applicants. Children whose families receive food stamps, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (KinGAP) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) are automatically eligible for free meals regardless of the income of the household by completing the Free and Reduced Price Meal application sent home with their child on the first day of school. Families with foster children might also be eligible and should contact the child's school or Food Services at 858-627-7328 for more information.
Eligibility will be determined by Food Service central office or school administrators at each school site and may be verified at any time during the school year by the district's Food Services Department.
To find out if your income level qualifies for free or reduced price meals, or for more information, contact Food Services at (858) 627-7301 or visit the Food Services website.
