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 student is a senior who is graduating or a student who has withdrawn from the district, your student might have a balance in their 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

Annual AssessmentView

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.