Food Service

What constitutes a meal?

Breakfast must contain a serving of fruit and/or vegetables and 2 servings of grain, meat/meat alternative and/or a serving of fluid milk.

Lunch includes 1 entree, up to 2 fruit sides, up to 2 vegetable sides, and 1 milk choice. To be considered a full meal, lunch must include a fruit, vegetable, or juice. 

Students may decline food groups as long as there is at least 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable plus 2 other food groups on the tray. For the same price, students may select 3, 4, or all 5 food groups for a complete meal!

• Extra beverages (juice, bottled water, milk)
• Additional servings of fruit or vegetables
• À la carte snacks, treats, or seconds

To accommodate these extras, please consider adding funds to your student’s PaySchools account. That allows them to purchase optional items beyond the standard meal.

• Breakfast Meal $2.00
• Lunch Meal $3.00
• Milk Only $0.75

What constitutes a meal?

Breakfast must contain a serving of fruit and/or vegetables and 2 servings of grain, meat/meat alternative and/or a serving of fluid milk.

Lunch includes 1 entree, up to 2 fruit sides, up to 2 vegetable sides, and 1 milk choice. To be considered a full meal, lunch must include a fruit, vegetable, or juice. 

Students may decline food groups as long as there is at least 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable plus 2 other food groups on the tray. For the same price, students may select 3, 4, or all 5 food groups for a complete meal!

A La Carte Purchases

Additional items from the daily menu, as well as other food and beverages that comply with USDA Smart Snacks guidelines may be purchased separately to compliment schools meals or meals brought from home. These are called A La Carte or Extra Sales and require available funds at time of purchase. 

• Extra fruit and vegetables $0.50 per serving
• Smart Snacks pricing varies depending on item 

Students may use the following to purchase additional meals and extras:

• Cash - To keep the cafeteria line moving, change is not given, but is applied to the student's meal account.
• PaySchools - Funds are managed using PaySchools Central. For details on setting up or adding funds to student PaySchools account see below.

Payments can be made by:

• Cash - Cash payments can be made in-person at the Guidance Office with Mrs. Holstein.
• Check - Made payable to Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center or Springfield-Clark CTC and include your student's name in the memo section.
• Credit card - Credit card payments can be made in-person or online through your student's PaySchools Central account. Visit SCCTC.org/PaySchools to setup or access the account.

Heads-up: After you add money, it may take up to 10 minutes before those funds are available for your student to use in the lunch line. So if you're topping off their account in the morning, be sure to give yourself a little buffer time.

Springfield-Clark CTC uses PaySchools Central to manage student meal accounts.  This also allows lines to move faster and gives students more time to enjoy meal times.

For more information about PaySchools Central and how to setup an account visit CTC's School Systems & Apps page. 

If your child is a senior who is graduating or a student who has withdrawn from the district, your child might have a balance in his/her school food service meal account.  You may choose to have this money refunded to you, transferred to another child’s (sibling) account, or be donated to the district’s general food service meal account to  be distributed equally among all foodservice accounts for students having a negative balance.   

School Meal Account Refund Form

During the summer months, many school districts and community organizations provide free meal programs to support students and families when school is not in session. Program availability, locations, and schedules may vary.

Families are encouraged to check with their home school district for specific information and to learn about additional food assistance resources available in their community.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.  

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits.  Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.  Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;

• Fax: (202) 690-7442; or 
• Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

8500 Food Service

8510 Wellness

8531 Free and Reduced Priced Meals

8540 Vending Machines 

Please contact the school Nurse, Ashley Wilson, with documentation of food allergies. She can be reached at 937-325-7368 ext. 121.