Refunds

Child Nutrition Services encourages families to provide adequate funds in their student's meal account. Funds can be deposited by sending cash or check to school with your child or by making a deposit online through the MySchoolBucks website. 

• End-of-Year Balances: If your student is staying in the Rockwood School District, you don't need to do anything. Any leftover funds will automatically roll over to the next school year.
• Negative Balances: If the account is in the negative, it must be paid in full by the end of the school year. You can pay via cash, check, or online through the MySchoolBucks website.
• Graduating or Moving: If your student is leaving the district or graduating, you have three choices for remaining funds:
  • Request a refund.
  • Transfer the funds to a sibling who will still be attending a Rockwood school.
  • Donate remaining funds to Random Acts of Kindness.

How To Request a Refund

Step 1: You can initiate the refund in one of three ways:

• Call or Email Child Nutrition Services: 636-733-3252 or mccaddonrebecca@rsdmo.org
• In Person: Notify the cafeteria manager directly.
• In Writing: Send a signed note from the parent/guardian to the cafeteria manager.

Step 2: When requesting a refund, you must include the following:

• The student or staff ID number
• Parent/Guardian or Staff Information: first name, last name, and current mailing address

How the refund is paid out:

• Check refund: A Rockwood School District check will be issued to the parent address provided.
• Cash refund under $10.00 (High School Only): Can be picked up by the student only if they bring a signed permission note from a parent/guardian (and only if funds are available at the high school register.)

IMPORTANT DEADLINE: You must request the refund within one school year, between July 1st and June 30th. After that, unclaimed funds are permanently donated to the Random Acts of Kindness program for students in need who have negative balances in their meal accounts.

Families may also choose to donate the remaining meal account balance to a student in need within our district by contacting the Child Nutrition Services office at (636) 733-3252.