Child Nutrition

Siblings on Applications

If a sibling later enrolls, after the original application was submitted, contact the Child Nutrition Assistant at the school to add the new student sibling to the current application.

It is the household’s responsibility to inform the school of any new students enrolling in a Harmony school after the initial application was submitted.

All new students default to Paid eligibility if the school is not informed otherwise.

Households may submit a new application at any time during the school year and are encouraged to do so if income decreases or the household begins receiving SNAP/TANF benefits. Eligibility is valid for the current school year and 30 operating days into the next school year.

Households must re-apply every year, unless they receive a letter from the school stating that they are already pre-certified for free meals.

Upon enrollment to Harmony, each student is provided a meal account that is linked to their ID#. Money may be deposited online through School Café , or at the school office using credit card, check, or money order.

Refunds from the meal account may be requested from the school’s Child Nutrition Assistant. After completing the request form, the refund check will be mailed to the student’s home address.

Meal Charge Policy, 2025-2026

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Harmony strives each day to provide a safe, caring and collaborative atmosphere for our students. Nutritious meals are available daily for a price of $2.25 for breakfast, $3.80 for lunch, and $0.50 for a la carte milk. Schools may also sell Smart Snacks, which are only available for purchase from a positive meal account balance. Note that just a milk is an a la carte purchase and costs $0.50 regardless of eligibility.

Upon enrollment in Harmony Public Schools, each student is provided a meal account onto which money may be deposited for breakfast, lunch, or a la carte purchases. Money may be deposited by credit card or money order in the school office. You may also deposit money online by setting up an account at www.schoolcafe.com. In addition to making payments, you may also arrange for low balance alerts and schedule automatic payments. School Café is available online and as an app for both iPhone and Android devices.

If you would like to apply for free or reduced price meals, the lunch application is available online at www.schoolcafe.com as well as through the School Café app. A paper copy of the application is also available at the school office. Once an application is submitted, the school will notify the household by mail or email within 10 operating days of the student’s eligibility.  Students of reduced price eligibility will receive a free breakfast and free lunch this year at no cost to the household.  

Should a student’s meal account balance fall below $0, he/she will be allowed to charge up to –$15 in breakfast or lunch meals. Students will not be allowed to charge a la carte purchases. Once the negative meal account balance limit is reached, the student will receive an alternate meal until the meal account reflects a positive balance or until an eligibility application is submitted and approved for free meals.

Harmony goes to great lengths to communicate with parents about the status of their student’s lunch balance. Parents will be notified when a student’s balance approaches $0. The school will make several additional attempts to contact the parents regarding negative balances prior to the student receiving an alternate meal. Parents may view meal account balances at any time by logging in to their School Café account. Please note that while households later approved for free meals will begin receiving free meals immediately, they are still responsible for paying negative balances accrued on the meal account.

We appreciate your continued support as we work to ensure a safe and productive learning environment for all of our students.

Sincerely,

Child Nutrition
 

Special Dietary Accommodations

Special Dietary Accommodations FAQs 

Special Dietary Accommodations Form 2025-2026

Special Dietary Meal Request Form 2025-2026

Please provide the Special Dietary Accommodations Form to your child’s medical authority if special dietary accommodations are requested. This form must be filled out completely. If you have any questions, please contact the Child Nutrition Assistant at your child’s school.

Wellness Policy

Wellness Plan

Triennial Assessment Report

The next meeting of the Wellness Policy Advisory Council is scheduled for TBD. The district invites the attendance of parents, students, Child Nutrition, physical education teachers, school health professionals, Board members, administrators, and members of the public to attend the meeting. During the meeting the committee will discuss the current Wellness Plan and include updates for the next school year. The committee will also assess the previous year’s achievement of set goals and create a Wellness Plan Assessment for the current school year. If you have any questions, please call the District office and ask to speak with the District Child Nutrition Coordinator.