Online Payments
Prepaid meal accounts help the lunch lines move faster, giving students more time to eat and relax. They also provide peace of mind by not having to worry about lost or stolen lunch money.
Check or Cash
If sending a check or cash with your student, please place it in a sealed envelope clearly marked with your student's name, grade, and the amount being paid. When sending a check or cash for multiple students, please list ALL names and grades for each student. If you have students in both the elementary AND the middle or high schools, please send separate checks to each school.
Please make checks payable to Southwestern Elementary School Cafeteria or Southwestern Middle-High School Cafeteria.
Payments can be given to the cafeteria cashiers, school office staff, or your student's homeroom teacher.
Free/Reduced Meal Assistance
Parents/Guardians have the right to apply for free/reduced meal assistance anytime throughout the year. The online application is only available on Harmony during registration. Paper applications are available at each school's front office, the central office, and in the cafeterias. You can also print the application below, fill it out, and return to your school's front office. Please note: A new free/reduced application must be filled out for each new school year.
Collection System & Policies
The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) requires school food authorities to establish written administrative guidelines and procedures for meal charges.
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.