Montrose County School District (MCSD) is committed to ensuring that all students receive the nutrition they need to engage in active learning during the school day. In accordance with applicable federal guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), this policy is intended to serve the purposes of meeting student needs, minimizing the identification of students with insufficient funds to pay for school meals and maintaining the fiscal integrity of the district’s school food service account. Meal charge privileges are at the discretion of Nutrition Services and evaluated on an annual basis.
MCSD is participating in Healthy School Meals for All (HSMA) and Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). Students will receive school meals at no cost regardless of household income eligibility. This will include one (1) free breakfast and one (1) free lunch per day, per student.
Additional Meal & Ala Carte
Students may purchase items such as an additional meal, entrée, or milk if they have the appropriate funds in their meal account or pay cash/check the day of the purchase. Ala carte items such as chips, cookies, ice cream or bottled beverages are prohibited from being charged and must be paid in cash.
Guest Meal Accounts
Adults/additional children must pay for their meal prior to being served. Meals will only be available to guests of an MCSD student.
MCSD Employee Meal Accounts
MCSD employees are encouraged to pre-pay for meals. Employees who do not have any money in their account or in hand to cover the cost of a meal at the time of service, will be permitted to charge a meal. Staff will not be permitted to charge ala carte or extra items, such as an additional milk. Staff meal charges are due by the 5th of each month. An invoice will be provided via email. Staff with past due account balances will not be allowed to charge a meal until their balance is paid in full.
Duty meals will be handled on an individual school basis and are not included in this policy.
Unused Credit Balances/Donations
Parents of students with unused credit in their accounts at the point of disenrollment or graduation may request a refund of the credit. Parents may also request a transfer of existing balances to the account of a sibling by contacting Nutrition Services at 970-252-7918.Credits remaining after twelve (12) months of disenrollment will become the property Nutrition Services and be transferred into the donation account.