Breakfast         Lunch
Free Eligible Status           no charge     no charge
Reduced Eligible Status        $0.30             $0.40
Paid Eligible Status              $2.25             $4.50

Unpaid Meal Policy
We firmly believe that nutritious meals play a crucial role in creating a healthy school environment. They can support learning, reduce illness, and help decrease absences and disciplinary issues.

Our school policy requires that meals be paid for in advance or on the day they are received unless the student qualifies for free meal benefits. It is the responsibility of the parent, guardian, or student to monitor cafeteria account balances.

Families must submit a new free or reduced meal application each school year as part of the annual paperwork. Online applications are available at www.boldcityed.org, and paper applications can be picked up at any school and submitted in person to the enrollment team.

Applications are accepted at any time during the school year.
For students who have negative balances, Bold City Education schools will follow the steps below:

Negative Balance Resultant Action - Students with a Meal Balance of (-$15.00)

Day 1 - Student receives and is charged regular lunch; contact parent/guardian via email.

Day 2 - Student receives and is charged an alternate lunch; contact parent/guardian via phone call, email, and other means of school communication.

Day 3 - Student receives and is charged an alternate until funds are deposited into SLA lunch account.

Reminders:

• Students approved for free meals cannot be denied a meal.
• For PAID students who have $20.00 or more balance after three (3) attempts to collect or have a consequence for negative balances will be in alert.
• School lunch accounts can be managed through the Lunch Time Online Portal
• Students who have consequences for negative balance will not be eligible to participate in school field trips and senior privileges.
• The Policy will be distributed to all households.

The Bold City Education administrative team will inform all parents/guardians regarding his/her student's negative balances and remind them to replenish student's accounts. Parents and/or students will be treated with confidentiality and discreteness regarding negative balances.

Ryan Rewey
CEO
Food Service Director
foodservices@boldcityed.org

1. Print the "Medical Statement to Request Special Meals and/or Accommodations" Form.

   • A printed copy of this form is provided with the start of school paperwork and/or may also be obtained from the school nurse.

2. Parent/Guardian must return the completed and signed form back to the school nurse and/or Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Manager.

   • A signature from the parent/guardian is required for ALL requests.
   • If a student has an intolerance and/or is requesting a food restriction due to religious beliefs, then only the completion of Part 1 is needed. The form will expire one year from the date the parent/guardian signed Part 1.
   • If a student has a food allergy or medical disability, then all parts of the form require completion. Only a licensed medical professional can complete Parts 2 and 3. The form expires one year from the date the licensed medical professional signed Part 3.

3. School nurses will give the completed form to the FNS Manager who will share it with the Special Diets Registered Dietitian (RD) by email christie.sullivan@boldcityed.org.
4. Should there be any questions/adjustments needed with meal accommodations, the RD will phone the parent/guardian using the contact information provided on the form.
5. Parent/Guardians should temporarily provide the student with meals from home while the special dietary request is being processed for food accommodation and/or equipment needs.
6. An approval or denial will be communicated to the FNS Manager and/or parent/guardian.

Special meal requests can be changed/modified or discontinued before the one-year expiration date. To CHANGE/MODIFY or DISCONTINUE a special meal request, a new "Medical Statement to Request Special Meals and/or Accommodations" Form must be signed and submitted.

The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act (FALCPA), which was passed by the US Congress in 2004, identified eight major food allergens that are responsible for 90% or more of serious adverse food-induced reactions in the U.S. In 2021 it was updated to nine major food allergens. Under FALCPA, products must clearly list food allergens on the label.

The FDA exempts highly refined food oils such as soy, corn, fish, peanut, coconut, and sesame from the food label where virtually all the food protein that causes the allergic reaction is removed during processing.

Click on the below link to download the form:

BCE Medical Statement to Request Meal Accommodations

BCE Spanish Medical Statement to Request Meal Accommodations