FOREST HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT
School Meal Charges and Accounts
Forest Hills School District is currently approved for and participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), district wide. While the entire district is operating under CEP there is no need for a School Meal Charge Policy, due to the fact that all school meals are being served to all students in the district at no charge. If and when the district as a whole is no longer participating in CEP, a School Meal Charge Policy will be established.
Collection of Unpaid Meal Charges
1. Parents may sign up through School Café at https://www.schoolcafe.com/FHSD to receive email alerts when their child’s lunch account reaches a specified low or negative balance.
2. Payments may be made by sending cash or check (payable to: Forest Hills Cafeteria) into the school or online at https://www.schoolcafe.com/FHSD (*there is a service fee charged by School Café for online payments*)
3. Letters will be mailed home at the end of each quarter for any student with a negative balance over $5.00.
4. Students with negative accounts will be provided 1 reimbursable breakfast and 1 reimbursable lunch each day until the balance is paid.
5. A la carte purchases are NOT permitted while there is a negative balance on a student’s account. A la carte purchases will also NOT be permitted if they cause a student’s account to go negative.
6. All negative balances are to be paid in full prior to the end of the school year, and all senior debts must be paid in full prior to graduation.
7. The district office will be notified of any negative balances not paid off by the end of the school year and the school’s business manager or other district office staff may contact the parents/guardians of the individuals with the negative balances in order to collect the unpaid balances.
Positive Account Balances
1. Positive balances remaining in accounts at the end of the year will roll over to the next year.
2. Positive balances in senior accounts will be transferred to sibling or parent accounts if the senior has any siblings or parents working in the district. If the senior has no other family members in the district, checks for balances over $5.00 will be mailed out to the parent/guardian of the student. Balances below $5.00 will be dispersed in cash through the High School office. If any of the balances below $5.00 are not claimed prior to the start of the following school year, the funds will be deposited back into the food service account.
3. Positive balances remaining in any accounts when a student transfers out of the district can be reimbursed to the parent/guardian if they request a reimbursement within three (3) months. These requests should be made to the foodservice office by: phone- 814-487-7613 ext. 3672; email- 3673; [email protected]; or U.S. mail- P.O. Box 158, Sidman, PA 15955.
