Children may bring their lunch or buy a lunch at school.
Menus for school-provided lunches are available online here ( go to “Elementary School Lunch menu”). You may also pick up a printed menu from the school office.
Lunch procedure
Students who want to buy hot lunch need to sign up, in class, before 9 am each morning. They then go to the lunch line to pick up their lunches at lunch time.
Paying for meals
Meals can be paid for in two ways:
- Cash Method – Students pay with cash at time of purchase.
- Account Method – Money is deducted from a student’s account each time a purchase is made, provided there is money in the account. All PAUSD students have an account.
While schools are not obligated to provide meals to children eligible for full-priced meals who forget their money, the PAUSD offers meal charges.
Note: PAUSD POLICY ON MEAL CHARGES: Students can charge up to 3 lunches. A notice will be sent home after the third lunch and we will no longer provide any lunch until the balance is paid. PLEASE BE SURE TO DEPOSIT MONEY BEFORE YOUR STUDENT ORDERS LUNCH.
How to deposit money into accounts
1) Give cash, or checks (payable to PAUSD), to the school office.
2) Mail a check to Student Nutrition Services at 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306. Make sure you put your students’ names or ID numbers on the check.
3) Open an account at www.sendmoneytoschool.com and charge to your credit cards. There is a $3 fee per transaction for this service.
We highly recommend that parents open an account. There is NO FEE in opening an account. In addition to being able to charge to your credit cards, it will enable you to view all your students’ lunch activities and balances.
Free and reduced-priced meals
Families may be eligible for free or reduced priced meals. To apply for Free and Reduced Meals, download the Free and Reduced Meals form or visit http://www.lunchapp.com to apply online. You may also pick up a Free and Reduced Meal Application Form at any school site, or at the district office, and mail to: 25 Churchill Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306.
