CAFETERIA LINE
Meals are served daily in the cafeteria. The healthy meals are based on the National School Lunch Program standards. Menus are sent home to elementary school students every month and posted in the cafeteria. Monthly menus may also be viewed on the Upper Darby School District Web Site.
PAYMENT CATEGORIES
All school lunch program participants are required to take at least three (3) food items out of five (5) food items offered. Example: Menu – Hamburger or Roll, Fruit, Cooked Green Beans & Milk.
| Paid full: | Breakfast (All Grade Levels)- $1.00 | Lunch: $1.85 Elementary $2.10 Middle School $2.50 High School |
| Paid Reduced: |
Lunch: $0.40* |
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| Free*: | Yearly approved eligibility application needed |
Student Choice:
- Beef Pattie
- Roll
- Milk or Fruit
*Yearly approved eligibility application needed.
You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others-something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.
.. Albert Schweitzer..
MEAL PRE-PAYMENT ACCOUNT
- Pre-payment can be done the first day of the week or after receiving a pre-payment envelope indicating low balance.
- Left over money at the end of the school year will be carried over to the following year. Payments can be cash or money orders payable to UDSD Food Service Fund.
STUDENT MEAL CHARGES
- All students are expected to bring money or to pre-pay to participate in the lunch program.
- Special meal arrangements for students on paid and reduced price meal category who want to charge a meal may obtain a slip from the principal’s office or teacher.
- A reimbursable meal (TODAY’S MENU) will be provided and the student will be charged full price or reduce price as applied and claim the meal in the paid or reduce category.
- A pre-payment or charge envelope will be given to the student upon charging a meal. Next day payment is expected.
- Delinquent charging is defined as 3 unpaid meals. At this point no further charges are allowed. The student will be given, at no charge, a piece of pizza and milk.
- Unpaid charges will be carried over: year after year/from one school to the other within the District (K-12).
TEACHERS AND STAFF MEAL SERVICE
SERVING AREA
Meals are served in the cafeteria line or on designated area of the cafeteria or kitchen away from the cooking and preparation area. In general, kitchen area is limited to cafeteria staff. Traffic of unnecessary persons through the food preparation area, packaging or processing area (s) and utensil washing areas is prohibited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania County of Delaware Health department safety and sanitation regulation.
CHARGES
Next day cash payments are expected. A monthly payment is acceptable.
PRE-PAYMENT ACCOUNT
The Computerized Pre-payment account is now established in all our schools. All staff has an account in our database. Pre-payment can be cash or money order payable to UDSD Food Service Fund. This system will eliminate the need for cash on daily basis. Left over money at the end of the school year will be carried over to the following year.