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School Meal Services

Announcements
School Breakfast Week

Celebrate National School Breakfast Week! March 6–10, 2023
PARENTS: Did you know? Your child can DIG IN to healthy breakfast options at school!
Free Lunch for more Students
On December 14, 2022, the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) announced the allocation of $6.75 million dollars for schools to offer meals free of charge to students who qualify for reduced-price meal benefits in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), in Arizona starting in January 2023 through June 30, 2024 (or until funding has been exhausted).

What does this mean for TUSD families? For those students that qualify for reduced-price meal benefits, breakfast and lunch will be free upon returning form winter break starting January 9, 2023. Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request.

My student qualifies for reduced-priced meals, what will happen to the funds on their meal account since their meals will now be free? Any account balances will remain on the student’s meal account. Email Food Services for a refund, or call 520-225-4700.
About School Meals

We know that children need a healthy breakfast and lunch in order to have energy for learning. Food Services staff takes pride and joy in ensuring that all children receive a nutritious and tasty meal at school. Some of our schools participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), which provides free meals to all students at that school.

No Application Needed

  1. Check if your school is CEP qualified – CEP Schools List (PDF)
    60 of our schools qualify for Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and will provide free meals to all students.
  2. Verify other programs, application not required for students who:
    • Receive SNAP
    • Receive TANF
    • Part of foster-care system
    • Part of McKinney-Vento

Only Non-CEP Schools Require an Application

Only submit a Free/Reduced meal benefit application, if your student is enrolled at  a non-CEP school.

Check for your school on: CEP & Non-CEP Schools List (PDF)

TUSD Meal Charge Policy

2022-2023 meal prices:

  • K-12 reduced price breakfast $0.25, reduced price lunch $0.40
  • K-5 breakfast $1.50, lunch $2.50
  • 6-12 breakfast $1.75, lunch $3.00

The following meal charge policy applies when funds are not available to pay for breakfast or lunch: For Grades K-8 – Meals will be charged to the student’s meal account. Parents/Guardians will be notified weekly of unpaid account balances. For High School – If funds are not available at meal time, an alternate option will be offered and charged to the student’s meal account. The High School Alternate option for both Breakfast and Lunch is cheese stick and fruit ($0.50).

Food Services will notify families of unpaid balances through email, phone calls and letters. 

Online Meal Payments
Families can set up an account to make online payments to add funds to your student’s meal account at Food Services Online Payment (TitanK12.com).
Please note: The previous online payment system MyPayments Plus is no longer being utilized. Any prior account balances remain and will appear on your student’s meal account in the new system Titan. 
Get a refund by emailing Food Service or calling 520-225-4700
 
More Info

You can donate money to help feed children.

These funds are used to provide students with meals when their accounts are empty.

 

We work with families to bring the meal accounts to a positive balance discreetly.

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