National School Breakfast and Lunch program

The Barberton Schools participates in the National School Breakfast and Lunch program. Students from households at or below the published income level may be eligible for free and reduced-price meals. To apply for this benefit, please obtain an application from your building secretary. A new Free & Reduced Lunch application must be completed each new school year; failure to do so will result in a termination of lunch benefits. Applications are accepted anytime during the school year.

You may use one Free and one Reduced Price School Meals Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all of the required information. Return the completed application to the office of the school your youngest child attends.

Computerized Point of Sale

All schools in our district have a computerized point of sale, which allow parents to deposit money into their student’s account. All of our students have been assigned an ID number, which they have memorized. They will keep the same ID number from kindergarten all the way through the twelfth grade. When the student goes through the lunch line, they will punch their student ID number into the pin pad. The system contains a student database, which will include a picture of the student along with the student’s information including their account balance.

Some additional points to remember are listed below:

• Please send check, cash or money order for pre-payment in the sealed “Magic Meal Envelopes”, which are available at your child’s elementary school. Information on lunch envelopes must include your child’s name, grade, teacher and Student ID number.

• Please do not combine lunch money with other school fees on the same check or money order.

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