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Huron City Schools

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Food Services

Our Child Nutrition Program

Our Team

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Chad Carter, Director of Operations
ccarter@huron-city.k12.oh.us
419-433-1234 x 4000

 

Jennifer Johnson, Food Service Lead

Jennifer Johnson, District Food Service Lead
jjohnson@huron-city.k12.oh.us
419-433-1234 x 3008

 

Well-nourished students are better prepared to learn, grow and thrive. Huron City Schools serves breakfast and lunch every school day at Woodlands Elementary, McCormick Middle School and Huron High School, with healthy, balanced meals that meet USDA nutrition guidelines.

Students can choose from hot entrees, whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables, and we keep adding new options based on what they enjoy. Our goal is a nutritious meal for every student at a fair price, and the smiles are free.

Building Menus & Meal Prices

Meal Prices

Building

Breakfast

Lunch

Woodlands Elementary

$2.35

$3.45

McCormick Middle School

$2.35

$3.85

Huron High School

$2.35

$3.85

*Milk on its own is $0.75

Building Menus

Paying for Meals with PaySchools Central

Our cafeterias use PaySchools, a computerized point-of-sale system. Each student has a personal PIN linked to their meal account, and every purchase and payment is tracked.

There are two ways to add money:

  • Online: Add funds anytime at PaySchools Central using a checking account, credit card or debit card.
  • At school: Send cash or a check with your student. Make checks payable to Huron City Schools and write your student's name and the amount for each account in the memo line.

Account balances carry over from year to year and from building to building. Questions? Contact your school cashier or the Food Service office.

Free and Reduced-Price Meals

Families are encouraged to complete the Free and Reduced Meal Application every school year. It helps make sure every student has access to nutritious meals, regardless of household income. You'll need a free PaySchools Central account to apply online, and paper applications are available in any school office.

Need help setting up your PaySchools Central account? Follow these steps.

Questions about meal benefits? Contact: Chad Carter, Director of Operations ccarter@huron-city.k12.oh.us 419-433-1234 ext. 4000

 

Summer Meals

Kids and teens can get free meals all summer long. Find a site near you through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Summer Food Service Program.

District Cafeteria Policies & Procedures

  • Under Board Policy JN (Student Fees, Fines and Charges), the district sets procedures for collecting unpaid meal charges. Here's how it works:

    1. Charge limit. Students may charge up to $15.00 in meals. We'll email or mail a notice home when an account runs low or goes negative.
    2. Over the limit. Once a student reaches the $15.00 limit, they will receive an alternate meal (a PB&J) instead of the regular lunch.
    3. No a la carte on a negative balance. Students with any negative balance can't charge a la carte items, including milk.
    4. Follow-up. If a student keeps charging meals for three days after the account goes negative, the Food Service Lead will notify the building principal, and the school will call home.
    5. Ongoing concerns. If a student regularly comes to school without a packed meal, money on their account or funds to pay, administration may reach out to Children's Services to help connect the family with support.

  • You can block a la carte purchases on your child's account at any time. Just call or email your school cafeteria or the Food Service office.

  • If a check is returned for insufficient funds, we'll contact you by phone or email. The check amount plus a returned-check fee will be removed from your student's meal account.

    Payment must be made by cash, cashier's check or money order within 10 days of our notice. Unpaid amounts will be sent to a collection agency.

  • If your student withdraws from Huron City Schools, you can request a refund of any remaining balance in writing or by email. Refunds must be requested within one year. After that, unclaimed funds become property of the Huron City Schools Food Service Department.

  • All meal accounts must be paid in full by the end of each school year. We send reminders throughout the year, and PaySchools lets you check balances and add funds anytime. We count on families to keep accounts in good standing.

Nondiscrimination Statement

​In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant's name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

  1. Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
  2. Fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442
  3. Email: program.intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.