Meal prices

Breakfast			Lunch
Adult	$3.00		Adult	$4.00
Elementary School	$1.50		Elementary School	$3.00
Middle School	$1.75		Middle School	$3.50
High School	$2.25		High School	$4.00
Reduced Price	$0.30		Reduced Price	$0.40
Breakfasts include an entrée, fruit or juice, and 1% or nonfat milk.			Lunches include an entrée, FRESH fruits and vegetables, grain choice, and 1% milk.

About Your Child’s Cafeteria Meal Account

• All students have a personal debit account (not a credit account —
  please remember to deposit money for meals regularly).
• Students access their account using a card with a personal ID #.
• Send in any dollar amount to be credited to your child’s personal meal
  account.
• Please make checks payable to: Berkeley Unified School District
• Write your child’s first and last name on the check to be certain the
  money is deposited into the correct students account.
• Purchasing meals in advance eliminates the need for your child to re-
  member to bring money to school daily.
• When students bring a lunch from home, they may use their account to
  purchase milk and juice.

What happens when my child’s account is low or out of money?

It is the responsibility of parents or guardians to pay for school meals or to provide a lunch from home.The following steps are taken to remind families when accounts are low or out of money:

• When your child’s account is reduced to $3.00 (the cost of 1 lunch), he or she is given a note to take home.
• If the account is negative, you will receive a letter reminding you to send money.

Tips for keeping track of your child’s meal account

• Mark your calendar when you send money for your child’s account and how much you send.
• Sending the recommended amount of $57 ($66 for middle school and $76 for high school) will pay for 20 lunches; if you meet the eligibility guidelines for the reduced price lunch — 20 for $7.60.
• Contact the cafeteria as needed to check on your child’s balance before it gets low.

Reduced Lunch Program

Families may apply to receive free or reduced price meals for students at any time...

Applications to receive free or reduced-price school meals are available from your school office or the BSUD website www.berkeley.k12.ca.us. Households may complete and submit a family application at any time during the school year. If you have questions, please contact BUSD Nutrition Services.