Direct Certification
If you currently receive Food Stamps (SNAP), California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWorks), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (KinGAP), or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservation (FDPIR) benefits, your child may automatically be certified by the State to receive free meals.
Applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meals (Kindergarten though 8th Grade)
Applications are available on the table just outside of the Nutrition Office and are available from 6 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every day school is in session. All instructions are included in the application packet, and parents are encouraged to read them.
Only original application forms are accepted and must be filled out using black or blue ink. The use of white-out and/or crossing-out of information is/are not permitted. Applications are accepted throughout the entire school year.
Online applications are coming for the 2012-2013 school year! Look for more information in the Nutrition Services newsletters.
Persons with disabilities or who need help completing their application can make an appointment by calling 714-447-7435. Please specify the type of help needed.
Any time there is a change in the number of people in a family or change in the household's income, parents and guardians may reapply for free/reduced-price meals. Applications may be sent to the Nutrition Office for processing at any time during the school year.
Students must be completely enrolled at their school sites in order to receive meal benefits. While they are waiting for their meal applications to be processed, students must pay full-price for their meal(s) or bring their own lunches to school.
Nutrition Services does not accept applications for the high school district or for any other school district.
Instructions English Spanish
Common Questions & Answers
Menus
Payments on Meal Accounts
- MySchoolBucks (Debit and Credit Cards Only) - Payments take up to 2 school days to process.
- Important notice regarding mySchoolBucks fees.
English, Korean, and Spanish
- MySchoolBucks Flyer (General Information) English and Spanish
Toll-free phone number for mySchoolBucks: 800-256-8224
- Accounts can be created to only view student balances without a fee.
Fee-based accounts allow parents to set a "Low Point" and automatic payments. To determine the Low Point, calculate how much your student spends over three school days, and make that amount your student's Low Point if you'd like to use the feature.
- Payment Envelope Template - Use No. 10 Envelope (4/8" x 9 1/2") or get envelopes in school offices. (Cash or Checks Only)
- Checking Students' Meal Account Balances - There are two ways plus a bonus learning option! 1. Parents are able to create a mySchoolBucks account (FREE) if they only want to view their student's balance. 2. Reports are printed once each week showing students' balances. These reports are kept in your child's school office. In either method, the information may not be current. Learning Option: Have your child mark your family's refrigerator planning calendar whenever he/she purchases meals. This gives parents and children another opportunity to talk to each other!
- Money in student meal accounts will be carried over to the next school year for Kindergarten through 7th grade. 8th grade students should use all of their money or request a refund (Meal Account Refund Request Form) signed by parent/guardian. The completed and signed form can be mailed to Nutrition Office, 389 W. Truslow Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832. If a refund check is requested, please be sure to include your name and your complete mailing address so the check will reach you!
- General information About Meal Accounts and Food/Beverages Offered to Students by Nutrition Services.
Meal Account Refund Request Form
- Information for Parents about Meal Accounts and Applications for Free and Reduced-Price Meals
- Nutrition Services does not accept payments for the high school district.
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Map to the Nutrition Office
Stay Informed! Nutrition Services Newsletters
December 2011 English Spanish Korean
September 2011 English Spanish Korean
June 2011 English Spanish Korean
March 2011 English Spanish Korean
December 2010 English Spanish Korean
September 2010 English Spanish Korean
September 2009 English Spanish Korean
January 2009 English Spanish
For Teachers:
Planning a special event or a class party? Please let us know in advance so we can adjust the meal count for your school by using this link: Amanda Colon Thank you!
Field Trip Use Form (Have you updated your email and phone contact number for placing your orders? The new contact is Amanda Colon)
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For School Office Staff:
When contacting Nutrition Services, please use the following email addresses:
Lunch Counts: Amanda Colon
Request Meal Account Payment Envelopes: Amanda Colon
Report Food or Service Issues: Amanda Colon
Report New Students, Dropped Students, Transferred Students: Debbie Hjorth
Request Meal Application Packets: Debbie Hjorth
Report Website Problems: Debbie Hjorth
Refer Vendors Who Contact Sites About Distributing Food on Campus: Amanda Colon
Meal Application Issues: Debbie Hjorth
Emergency Application Request Form - Principals Only
Field Trip Planning Form - Schools Only
Meal Account Refund Request Form
Pizza Party Order Form
Please be sure to use the new email addresses provided on the forms.
For Parents:
Meal Account Refund Request Form
Special Diet Meal Request Form - Must be signed by physician.
Student Wellness Policy
Healthy Food Guidelines - Resource Guide English Spanish Korean
Nutrition Guidelines and Helpful Links
An A to Z Guide to Nutrition Services
Money in student meal accounts will be carried over to the next school year for Kindergarten through 7th grade. 8th grade students should use all of their money or request a refund (see Meal Account Refund Request Form above) signed by parent/guardian.
Payments made during the summer may not be reflected in students' accounts. MySchoolBucks will be updated in mid-August. Thank you for your patience while we update our systems and program them for the new school year!
Student ID Numbers: Your student will use his/her same ID number beginning in Kindergarten through the 8th Grade. Students also call this number their "lunch number". Many students think that this number changes from year-to-year, but it really stays the same. That's something good to know! Students use their ID number in our point-of-sale (POS) systems when they go through the meal service lines at their schools.
Toll-free phone number for mySchoolBucks: 800-256-8224
Food and Beverages Provided to Students
The following Food and Beverage regulations are State and Federal laws that school districts are obligated to follow. Click here to see the laws and regulations.
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Forms:
Emergency Application Request Form (Principals Only)
Field Trip (Teachers)
Field Trip Plan (Office Staff)
Meal Applications (must use original form only)
Meal Account Payment Envelope (Use #10 envelope)
Meal Account Refund Request Form
Pizza Party
Special Diet Request (food allergies, etc.)
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For Current and Prospective Vendors:
Bid Award Summary for the 2011-2012 School Year
Nutrition Services requested bids for the following categories for the 2011-2012 school year: cereal, condiment, grocery, paper, produce, and snacks.
The deadline for receiving bids was 10 a.m. PST, June 3, 2011. No additional bids will be accepted for the 2011-2012 school year.
The public opening and reading of the bids began at 10:30 a.m. PST on June 3, 2011 at the District Office in the Board Room. 1401 W. Valencia Dr., Fullerton, CA 92832.
We rolled over the bids for dairy, frozen foods, and pizza delivery. Awards and rollovers were presented for approval to the Board of Trustees on July 19, 2011.
This webpage will have the most up-to-date information posted as soon as it becomes available. Vendors who would like to be added to the prospective vendor list for the 2012-2013 school year should email Amanda Colon and specify the category/categories of products offered by their company. Bid packets will not be mailed.
Preliminary Planning: Bid packets will be available in April 2012 for the 2012-2013 school year on this webpage. Bid submission deadline will be 10 a.m. on May 4, 2012. No late bids will be accepted. Dates are subject to change. Again, the latest information will be available on this webpage. Vendors are expected to download the bid packets or pick them up from the Nutrition Office. The Nutrition Office is open to the public every day school is in session from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and from 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. |
