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Gates Chili Central School District

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Meal accounts

Meal accounts

Although meals are free for students, individual items such as drinks, snacks, desserts and other items are available for purchase in our cafeterias. 

The district utilizes MySchoolBucks, a convenient online service that allows you to manage student meal accounts online using your credit/debit card or electronic check. Using MySchoolBucks, you can set up automatic recurring payments, track and review meal history, create low balance alerts, make payments with the mobile app and more! 

Create your MySchoolBucks account to conveniently view your student’s cafeteria purchases, check their balance, and securely pay for a la carte items or school meals from anywhere.

Get Started Today:

  1. Go to MySchoolBucks or download the mobile app for iOS (iPhone) or Android.
  2. Create your account and add your students using their school name/student ID
  3. View cafeteria purchases and add funds using your credit/debit card or electronic check

The My School Bucks logo features the words 'My School Bucks' in bold, blue letters.

 

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Meal modification

Federal regulations governing the operation of Child Nutrition Programs, Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require that children with disabilities be offered the opportunity to participate in all academic and nonacademic activities including the school nutrition programs. The District will make reasonable accommodations to those children with disabilities whose disabilities restrict their diets, such as providing substitutions and/or modifications in the regular meal patterns. Such meal substitutions for students with disabilities will be offered at no extra charge. A student with a disability must be provided substitutions in food when that need is supported by a statement signed by a physician attesting to the need for the substitutions and recommending alternate foods.

However, the school food service is not required to provide meal services (for example, School Breakfast Program) to students with disabilities when the meal service is not normally available to the general student body, unless a meal service is required under the student's individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 Accommodation Plan as mandated by a physician's written instructions.

Though not required, the District will also allow substitutions for non-disabled children who are unable to consume the regular meal because of medical or other special dietary needs if the request is supported by a statement signed by a recognized medical authority.