Meal Accounts

The meal account system is not a "charge" system. Parents are encouraged to send money with their child to be deposited in their meal account or deposit money online through  MySchoolBucks.

Funding a meal account:

• Payment Options: Funds may be added to your child's meal account by sending cash or a check to school, or by making an online payment through MySchoolBucks.
• Prepaid Accounts: Meal accounts are prepaid and do not operate on a credit or charging basis. Please ensure your child's account has sufficient funds before purchases are made.
• Low Balance Notifications: For elementary students, Child Nutrition Services will make every effort to notify parents or guardians when a meal account balance is running low and needs additional funds.

Check Requirements:

When writing a check, make it payable to Rockwood Child Nutrition and ensure it includes the following pieces of information.

• Your name
• Your address
• Your phone number
• Your student's name 
• Your student's ID number

Change and Deposit Policies:

• All deposits Applied to Meal Accounts: The full amount of any cash or check submitted for deposit will be credited to the student's meal account.
• No Cash Back: Change is not provided at the register. Any cash presented at the register will be deposited into the student's meal account.
• No Transfer or Split Funds: Deposited funds cannot be divided or transferred to other school accounts, including activity, field trip, or book accounts.
• No Change for Vending or Activities: Child Nutrition Services does not provide change for vending machines or any school-related activities outside of meal services.

Please review the Child Nutrition procedures for low balances in meal accounts.