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Pueblo School District 60 serves breakfast and lunch meals free of charge at all schools and a la carte items can be purchased where available. For students that regularly purchase a la carte items, pre-payment is a convenient and easy way to purchase snacks and meals.
Food Charge Policy
PROCEDURES
Food Pre-Payments
Breakfast and lunch are provided free of charge for all District 60 students. This is the benefit of the Community Eligibility Provision. Any additional foods chosen by students MUST be paid for either prior to service or at the time of service. NO CHARGES WILL BE ALLOWED AT ANY GRADE LEVEL. Please be sure your student has a payment method prior to purchases or the sale will not be completed.
Prepayments may be made online by clicking on the link www.myschoolbucks.com or scanning the QR code to the right.Charging Foods is NOT ALLOWED in any D60 school.
District meal charge policy goals are:
Students who wish to purchase additional foods beyond those provided at no charge under the Community Eligibility Provision must pay for those foods.- To encourage parents to assume responsibility for meal payments and to promote self-responsibility of the student;
- To treat all students with dignity in the serving line regarding meal accounts;
- To establish policies that are age appropriate;
- To establish a consistent district policy regarding charges and collection of charges;
- Charging is not allowed at any grade level.
MEAL PROGRAM COMPUTER SYSTEMNutrition Services uses the MCS computerized Point of Sale System that operates like a debit account. Students must prepay into their account and access their money by entering an account code into a pin pad. The manager can also help the child look up their account at the computer terminal.
Students must prepay for additional food
- No cash will be accepted on the serving line in grades K-5
- Prepayments are accepted via cash or check in the school cafeteria before 10:00 am.
- Make checks payable to Nutrition Services and write your child’s name on the memo line.
- This process has been established so that all students use the same method of exchange.
- Receipts are available on request
Parental Control
Parents may control how money is spent. Parents may designate if their child is not allowed to spend account money on a la carte food items.As an additional courtesy to parents, they may request a report showing when deposits were made and when the student ate meals.
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Community Eligible Provision Program (CEP)
In Pueblo School District 60, breakfast and lunch is free of charge at most schools* through the federal Community Eligible Provision program.
All students enrolled in Pueblo School District 60 may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge. Pueblo School District 60 participates in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a provision available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs with high numbers of students who receive SNAP benefits.
What does this mean for you and your child(ren)?All students enrolled in Pueblo School District 60 may participate in the breakfast and lunch program at no charge, regardless of the student's individual eligibility status.
Studies have shown that children who are not hungry perform better in school. By providing lunch for all children at no charge, we are hoping to create a better learning environment for our students.
Meals, foods, and beverages sold or served at schools meet state and federal requirements based on the USDA DIETARY GUIDELINES. All meals, foods, and beverages are prepared and served by qualified child nutrition professionals. The School Breakfast and Lunch Programs cannot succeed without your support; please encourage your children to participate in the school meal programs.
For more information on this program, contact D60 Foodworks staff at (719) 549-7205.
(Note: Additional a-la-carte options are available for students to purchase at their school.)
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School Health Services Medicaid Program
Pueblo School District 60 participates in the School Health Services Medicaid Program. The district receives partial reimbursement from Health First Colorado (Medicaid) for the health and medical services provided in the school setting to students enrolled in Health First Colorado with an Individual Education Plan (IEP), Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP), 504 Plan, other individualized health or behavioral health plan, or where medical necessity has been otherwise established.
Health services provided by the school at no cost to the family and reimbursed to the district do not affect your child’s lifetime Health First Colorado benefits. Students can receive health services at school on the same day they receive services outside of school. Please read the CDE Parental Brochure for additional information, links below -
Parental Brochure from CDE
Medicaid reimbursement is used to improve, expand, and/or enhance health and health-related services to all students throughout the district in accordance with our Local Service Plan. Below is a list of the health services the district’s Medicaid reimbursement funds:
- Registered Nurses
- Health Technicians
- Student & Family Wellness Outreach Coordinators
- Partner with Care and Share
- Expand Send Hunger Packing Weekend Food Backpack Program
- Increase Food in the School Pantries
- Provide all medical supplies for the Nurses office
- Provide personal hygiene supplies & feminine hygiene products for homeless students
- Purchase Vision Screening Equipment
- Purchase Hearing Equipment
- Sensory Rooms
- Hi-Lo Changing Tables
- Health equipment & supplies
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Speech-Language Pathology
- Mental Health Services
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Non-discrimination 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 at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, 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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
program.intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
05/05/2022 - mail:
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D60 Nutrition Services Department Civil Rights Complaint Policy
Policy: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Instruction 113-1 (dated 11/8/05) delineates the civil rights requirements for participants in Child Nutrition Programs (CNP). The following is required at the local school food authority (SFA) level.
Any person alleging discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, or disability has a right to file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged discriminatory action. All civil rights complaints within Pueblo School District‘s Food and Nutrition Services Department should be directed to Dana Elkins-Greene. Dana Elkins-Greene can be reached via phone at 719-549-7203 or by email at dana.elkinsgreene@pueblod60.org . Complaints can be submitted verbally, in writing, or anonymously.
Pueblo School District 60’s Food and Nutrition Services Department will obtain all necessary complaint information and process the complaint within 90 days. The complaint will be forwarded to:
CDE School Nutrition Unit
1525 Sherman Street, Suite 309
Denver, CO 80203.