Van Alstyne ISD Child Nutrition 

Charging Policy

To help monitor your child’s meal account and ensure they always have a positive balance, the district encourages you to take advantage of our online payment system, https://family.schoolcafe.com/VAISD. You can use this system to deposit money into your child’s account, as well as to sign up for low balance or negative balance email alerts.  You can also send money in the form of a check or cash to school with the student.  

Students who do not have a positive balance will be able to charge meals up to $15, after which an alternate meal at a reduced price (.40 lunches) will be offered.  This meal will consist of a cheese sandwich, fruit, and milk. The alternate breakfast meal will consist of a milk (.30 breakfasts).  Only reimbursable meals are allowed to be charged.  Students will not be able to charge a la carte items, including ice cream or extra milk. The following procedures will be used to notify you of a low or negative account balance: 

• Parents may sign up for low balance alerts through the https://family.schoolcafe.com/VAISD website 
• Student Nutrition Managers will send home a note when the student’s account has a negative balance 
• An email or school messenger phone call will be sent to the parent or guardian on file with the District 

*No adult meal charging will be allowed, and no student charges will be allowed after May 1, 2025.

Adult Breakfast $3.50 Adult Lunch $5.00

If you have any questions, please contact our Child Nutrition Director:     

USDA Nondiscrimination 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, 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/ad-3027.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:

1. mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or 2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or 3. email: [email protected]  This institution is an equal opportunity provider.