Money Matters

Current Lunch Prices:
Coventry Grammar School & G.H. Robertson School	$2.10
Capt. Nathan Hale School	$2.35
Coventry High School	$2.60
Current Breakfast Prices:
Coventry Grammar School & G.H. Robertson School	$1.25
Capt. Nathan Hale School	$1.25
Coventry High School	$1.50

 

 

Using Cash

Students who do not wish to use their accounts or do not have money on their accounts may pay for their lunches with cash.

Using Lunch Account

Students in all Coventry schools are assigned a lunch account that they can access either with a biometric scan of their index finger or by giving the cashier their name. Parents are encouraged to put money on these accounts so students do not have to remember to bring cash daily.   One Free Lunch coupon (CGS & CHS) or 5 Free snack coupons (GHR & CNHS) are given for every $50.00 pre-payment.

 

How do I put money on my child's lunch account?

Parents currently have three options to pay for their child’s lunch account:

MySchoolAccount -- deposit money on student's account through an automatic checking account deduction.  See main Food Services webpage for instructions.

Check – Write a check to Coventry School Food Service (CSFS) and send or bring the check to the school kitchen.

Cash – Cash may be brought to the kitchen for deposit on the student’s account, or students may pay cash on a daily basis.

 

Lunch Credit Policy:  Our lunch credit policy for students who do not have cash or money in their account is to allow 2 lunches to be purchased on credit.  When that 2-lunch limit has been reached, the student will receive an alternate lunch of milk and a cheese sandwich so that they will not go hungry.  After two alternate lunches your child must have cash to receive a lunch.

How do I know when my child’s account is running low on money? Sign up online at MySchoolAccount.com to monitor accounts and receive low-cash notifications.  Encourage your child to ask the cashier for his balance on a regular basis.  Cashiers also tell your child when his or her balance is running low and will hand your child a payment reminder slip to take home.  Parents are welcome to contact the kitchen manager to inquire about their child’s lunch account balance.  A printout of student purchases is available upon request.  The best time to call is in the morning between 7:00-10:30 am. 

Kitchen phone numbers:   CNHS: 742-4540, GHR:  742-4528, CGS: 742-4554, CHS:  742-4524

Please note:   Parents of students who owe $5.00 or more at report card time MUST pay their child’s balance in full before the report card will be released to them.

 

 

A-la-Carte Offerings

Each school has a variety of a-la-carte offerings in addition to lunches & breakfasts. 

• A la carte items are offered as a supplement to lunches purchased at school or brought from home.
• All snacks and beverages sold to students meet the Snack & Beverage Standards set by the Connecticut Legislature. 
• To assist parents who do not want their children to purchase a la carte items, food service managers are able to code student accounts to limit sales to meals only.   

 

Free or Reduced Price Meals

Parents are encouraged to apply for free or reduced price meals if they meet the eligibility guidelines.  Please note: This program is strictly confidential.   Your child uses his or her pin number just like everyone else and the computer knows how much (if anything) to deduct from your child’s account.

The 2011-2012 guidelines for reduced price meals are:

 

reduced price income chart for school year  2011-2012
Number in Family	Annual Gross Income	Monthly Gross Income	Every Two Weeks   Gross   Income	Weekly Gross Income
1	20,147	1,679	775	388
2	27,214	2,268	1,047	524
3	34,281	2,857	1,319	660
4	41,348	3,446	1,591	796
5	48,415	4,035	1,863	932
6	55,482	4,624	2,134	1,067
7	62,549	5,213	2,406	1,203
8	69,616	5,802	2,678	1,339
Each Add'l Family Member	+ 7,067	+ 589	+ 272	+ 136

 

Applications are sent home with students on the first day of school and are available all year long in all school offices.   The application is also available online at http://www.coventrypublicschools.org/admin/services/FRPriceMealsApplication.pdf  with further information at: http://www.coventrypublicschools.org/admin/services/FRPriceMealsLetter.pdf 

Parents may also call or drop by the School Food Service Office (at CNHS) at any time to request an application (742-4535).