Plumas Lake Elementary School District

 
WELCOME BACK!
 
Thanksgiving break November 25-29, 2024.
 
We look forward to serving your student(s) one breakfast and one lunch at no cost each and every school day. 

 
WELCOME BACK!
 
Thanksgiving break November 25-29, 2024.
 
We look forward to serving your student(s) one breakfast and one lunch at no cost each and every school day. 
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Menu

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Meal Prices

Meal Prices
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Plumas Lake Elementary School District is committed to providing appealing, nutrient dense meal options for students to fuel up and be ready to learn!
 
Breakfast:
$.00 for students first breakfast
$3.00 for students second breakfast
$5.00 for adults
**$0.00 for the first meal for students qualified for the Meal Benefit Program.  Click here for an application. 
 
Lunch: 
$.00 for students first lunch
$4.00 for students second lunch
$6.00 for adults
**$0.00 for students qualified for the Reduced Tier of the Meal Benefit Program.  Click here for an application.
**$0.00 for students qualified for Free Tier of the Meal Benefit Program.  Click here for an application.
 
Meal Charge Policy

Meal Charge Policy
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We get it - life is busy.
 
Mornings can be especially busy, and getting out the door with breakfast and lunch taken care of sometimes just isn't happening.  
 
Our full Meal Charge Policy is here for you, for us, and for your students.
 

Meal Charge Policy

The goal of the Plumas Lake Elementary School District (PLESD) is to provide students with healthy meals each day. However, unpaid charges place a large financial burden on our Nutrition Services Department. The purpose of this policy is to insure compliance with federal reporting requirements for the USDA Child Nutrition Program, and to provide oversight and accountability for the collection of outstanding student meal balances.
The intent of this policy is to establish uniform meal account procedures throughout the PLESD. While the USDA Child Nutrition Program does not require that a student who pays the base priced meals be served a meal without payment, the Plumas Lake Elementary School District provides this service as a courtesy to those students in the event that they forget or lose their lunch money.

 

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

The Nutrition Service Department:  Responsible for providing access to healthy meals for all enrolled students, maintaining transaction and charge records, and for notifying the student’s parent/guardian of low or outstanding balances at regular intervals. The Nutrition Service Department is also responsible for notifying the School District of outstanding balances.

The School District:  Responsible for supporting the Nutrition Service Department in maintaining accounts in good status and collection activities.

The Parent/Guardian:  Account monitoring and immediate payment.

Where does the money go?

Funds collected for meal purchases pay directly for the food included in your child’s meal, as well as so much more.  Some goals meal purchases fund include:

  • Continued lean protein and whole grain entree options

  • Continued access to fresh produce

  • Continued farm to school and locally procured produce

  • Continued Nutrition Services Team excellent service standard

  • Scratch cooked menu items (meaning food is created and prepared completely on site)

  • Farm to school activities, such as farmer visits and produce taste testing/cooking events

  • Nutrition Education in the classroom

  • Increase children’s consumption of fruits and vegetables

Charge Policy and Methods of Collection

PLESD allows students to charge meals even if they have a negative balance because we understand that there are days when automatic payments may not have been completed, students forget to bring lunch or their money, and more.  Parents are expected to immediately bring the account into good standing. If negative balances are not paid the school district will use, but will not be limited to, the following methods collect the balance due:

  • Email communication sent home requesting balance to paid;

  • Automated phone calls requesting balance to be paid;

  • Discrete letters mailed directly to home address requesting balance to be paid; 

  • Personal phone calls home;

  • Referral of account to student services department;

  • Home visit.  

Balances Owed with No Response by Parent/Guardian:

If the payment is not received, the Superintendent or his/her designee may take one or more of the following actions, unless or until prohibited by state law or regulation, and/or current Board Policies:

1) Prohibit participation of student, or other students in the student’s household, from participating in any future fee based program until or unless outstanding balances are resolved.

2) Revoke inter-district agreement. 

Account Management

Account management is the responsibility of the family.  Account management tools include:

  • Convenient online access to view your student(s)’ account for free with www.MySchoolBucks.com.

  • Access to the most recent 30 days transaction records through www.MySchoolBucks.com.

  • On-the-go monitoring with the FREE MySchoolBucks app for smart phones and smart devices.

  • Access to transaction histories detailing all purchases and payments for the current school year, available by request through the Nutrition Services office.

  • Repayment arrangements directly with the Nutrition Services Department.

Refunds:

For withdrawn, and promoting students; a written request for a refund of any money remaining in their account must be submitted. An e-mail request is also acceptable. Students who are promoting at the end of the year will be given the option to transfer to a sibling’s account with a written request.

Unclaimed Funds:

Unclaimed funds must be requested within one school year. Unclaimed funds will then become the property of the PLESD Nutrition Service Program.

 
What's in my student's meal?

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What a great question!  We follow USDA guidelines when creating our menu.
 
Our breakfast meals are made up on whole-grain rich entrees, fruit, and low-fat White Milk.
 
The selection of fresh fruit and veggies will change throughout the school year. 
 
Lunch meals are made up of whole-grain rich items, lean proteins, 1% White milk or fat-free Chocolate Milk, and a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables. 
 
 
 
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Student Account Refund

Student Account Refund
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Before asking for a refund, consider these easy options:
1. Transfer funds to a younger sibling.  As long as your student is actively enrolled in our school district, they will have access to that money no matter which of our sites they attend.
2. Donate funds to our Lunch Buddy Account.  We collect donations throughout the school year and apply these funds discreetly to students in need.  If you'd like to make an additional donation, please contact the Nutrition Services Department directly at (530) 743-4428 x 1771
 
If you need a refund, follow these simple steps:
 
1.  Contact Nutrition Services Department
(530) 743-4428 ext 1771
2.  Request a partial or full refund from your student's account.  Please have your student's ID number ready.
3.  A refund check will be issued to the parent/guardian we have listed, and mailed to the address on file.  Did you move?  No problem!  We can verify with the Student Services Department.
 
Refunds must be requested within one calendar year of exiting PLESD.  After this time, funds are not able to be refunded.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
  • mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  • fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  • email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov
 
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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