Food & Nutrition Services

SCHOOL BREAKFAST PRICES

Students: $1.50 (reduced $0)
Adults: Ala carte pricing 

SCHOOL LUNCH PRICES

Elementary: $2.60 (reduced $.40)
Secondary: $2.80 (reduced $.40)
Adult: Ala carte pricing

Elementary Ala Carte Pricing
Middle School Ala Carte Pricing
CHS Ala Carte Pricing

SCHOOL LUNCH REQUIREMENTS

Carmel Clay Schools participate in USDA National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. USDA school lunch meal requirements include one entrée, one fruit serving (two fruit for high schoolers), two vegetables and an 8oz milk. The meal must contain at least three (3) of these components; one must be a fruit or vegetable.  Food selections other than USDA-approved complete breakfast and lunch meals are charged ala carte pricing. A basic meal provides the following items:

BREAKFAST

1 breakfast entrée (includes the required protein and grain servings)
1-2 servings of fruit, 1 may be 100% fruit juice
1 Low-fat milk

LUNCH

1 lunch entree (includes the required protein and 100% whole grain servings)
1-2 servings of fruit (1 serving of fruit for elementary) 
1-2 servings of vegetables
1 low-fat milk

NUTRITIONAL SCHOOL LUNCHES

Breakfast is designed to supply approximately 1/4 of the vitamins, minerals, protein, carbohydrates and fat needed daily by the body. Lunch is designed to supply approximately 1/3 of the same nutrients. The nutritional value of the meals is evaluated over a period of days rather than calculated on a single meal or food item. Children are required to take a fruit or vegetable as part of the meal. This is required by USDA as part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.

The sale of Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value (FMNV) is prohibited in the entire school during the school day per federal regulations.

Charging Policy

It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure their students have funds available in their lunch account or a home-packed meal is brought from home. Carmel Clay Schools permits students to charge meals; however, parents are responsible for all negative balances accrued until their account is paid in full. Unpaid balances may be sent to collections.

• Full meals may be charged to the students account
• Ala carte items are not permitted to be charged
• Automated emails will be sent once an account reaches -$0.01
• Payments can be made through EZSchoolPay or by paying with exact cash/check made payable to Carmel Clay School Food Service

Students are always provided a full regular school lunch, even if they have a negative balance.  Additionally, if student funds fall below the price of a school meal or fall into a negative balance status, courtesy low balance or negative balance emails will be sent to the email address(es) listed in PowerSchool.

Lunch account balances follow each child to their next grade level. We encourage you to end the year with a zero or positive balance on your child’s account. Online payments can be made through the end of May through your EZSchoolPay account. Cash or check payments can also be sent to Educational Services Center, located at 5201 E. Main Street, Carmel, IN 46033. 

Refund Request Form

• For students leaving the school district, balances over $75 will automatically be refunded and mailed to the family address on file.
• For balances less than $75.00, a Refund Request Form must be submitted if desiring a refund. 
• For graduating students, balances will automatically transfer to younger siblings, if applicable.

Please allow 4-6 weeks for the processing of refund checks.

IMPORTANT! EZSchoolPay Recurring Payments should be turned off before requesting a refund to avoid triggering additional payments! Please do not proceed further without disabling your EZSP Recurring Payments, if applicable.

Free Summer Meals (for children 18 years and under)

Department of Education Meal Site Information

Indiana SUN Bucks is a benefits program that provides families $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy groceries when school is out. Summer is a time when many children lose the free and reduced-price meals they get at school, and when households might need a little extra help putting meals on the table. Most eligible families will get these benefits automatically, but some parents will need to apply. This program is available in addition to free meals that kids of all ages can get at summer meal sites in their communities.  Visit the Indiana SUN Bucks webpage for more information.

• SUN Bucks Fact Sheet 
• SUN Bucks Frequently Asked Questions  
• SUN Bucks Application Link