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Nutrition Services
We serve education every day.
Offering high quality, nutritious and tasty meals daily, at no cost, to all students.
Online:
Please sign into to PowerSchool to access TouchBase. The steps below can only be done using an internet browser such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Android browser, etc. (computer, tablet, smartphone) and CANNOT be done using the Powerschool Mobile App.
- Sign into PowerSchool.
- Once signed in, click the icon in the left panel labeled Purchases and Payments. You will immediately be taken to TouchBase without having to sign in…
In Person: At your school's front office or cafeteria.
If you do not have a Power School log in, please contact Jill Love at 503-606-2218; or via email: jlovejlove@central.k12.or.us.
Guide to using the PowerSchool Payment System
Please Note:
Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Meal by annual application, registration as homeless, registration as migrant or by direct certification from the state (SNAP, TANF or FDPIR), do not need to add money to their account unless they wish to use it for ala carte purchases. Students who eat lunch and are not identified as Free and Reduced will receive charges on their account. This will cause a negative balance if funds are not added to the account.
To ensure that your child's needs are met, all Dietary Request forms must be updated and submitted for each new school year. Please submit your Dietary Request Form to the Food Services Director
Child Nutrition Program Special Dietary Needs Information
Forms
- Medical Statement to Request Special Meals and/or Accommodations
- Formulario de solicitud de preferencia de comidas
- Milk Substitute Request (English)
- Declaración médica para solicitar comidas y/o adaptaciones especiales
Completed Forms can be returned:
In Person: Deliver to school or district office
Postal Mail: Central School District, Food Services;750 South 5th St., Independence OR, 97351
Email: nutrition@central.k12.or.us
For the 21-22 school year there will be no charges for any meals for children aged 1-18, due to special funding during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A student meal account is created for each student upon enrollment in Central School District 13J. This account follows the student from enrollment until graduation (or disenrollment). As per Oregon HB 3454 (2017) - School districts participating in NSLP or SBP, or both, must provide a student who requests a meal with a USDA reimbursable meal, regardless of whether the student owes money for previous meals or has money to pay for a meal. All meals provided by the Central School District meet the nutritional guidelines provided by the USDA and ODE’s Child Nutrition Department.
We at Central School District 13J denounce school lunch shaming of all students. No student shall be denied a meal due to lack of funds or a negative balance. No students will be publicly identified as having a negative balance. Communication regarding negative balances will be directed to the parents/guardians. We will provide a student their balance only if they inquire.
Students with a negative balance will not be allowed to make any a la carte purchases or an extra entrée purchase using their account until the account is brought to a positive balance. Parents may add money to the student’s account for the use of purchasing meals or ala carte items.
Payments may be made:
- online using your PowerSchools log in
- If you do not have a PowerSchool log in, please contact your Student’s School Secretary
- in any school office
- in the school cafeteria during breakfast or lunch
- at the district office at the front desk
- at the Nutrition Department at the district office
If you have any questions regarding balances or payments for meals, please contact Lisa Miller at lmiller@central.k12.or.us or at 503-606-2474.
Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Meal by annual application, registration as homeless, registration as migrant or by direct certification from the state (SNAP, TANF or FDPIR), do not need to add money to their account unless they wish to use it for ala carte purchases. Students who eat lunch and are not identified as Free and Reduced will receive charges on their account. This will cause a negative balance if funds are not added to the account.
If your family/household’s circumstances change during the school year, you are welcome to re-apply with updated information at any time during the year. Changes that could affect your eligibility for free or reduced lunch include:
- a decrease in family/household income
- an increase in family/household size
- your family/household experiences homelessness
- a family/household member becomes unemployed
- a family/household member begins to receive Food Stamps, TANF or FDPIR benefits
Forms are available in the main office of your child’s school or download the application at: https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/frlapp/default.aspx
Negative Balance Notifications are sent out to parent/guardians by email (if you have a parental/guardian contact email in PowerSchool) or postal mail (if no email in PowerSchool) when student meal accounts have a negative balance of $5.00 or more. If you are not receiving this information regarding your student’s account, please contact your student’s school office to ensure the district has the correct email and postal address for parental contact. If the email address is correct and you are still not receiving the notices, please check your spam/junk folder for emails from lmiller@central.k12.or.us. Adding this address to your contacts will ensure you receive these emails in the future.
When a student graduates (or disenrolls), all negative balances owed must be settled and are the responsibility of the parent/guardian. If there is a positive balance after all district accounts are settled, the three available options are:
- move the funds to a siblings account
- ask for a refund
- donate the funds to the district’s charitable Lunch Donation Fund
If no direction is given for funds left in district, the district will attempt contact to determine which of the three above listed options are preferred. If no contact can be made, after 6 months’ unclaimed funds will be considered a donation to the district’s charitable Lunch Donation Fund.
If you have any questions regarding balances or payments for meals, please contact Lisa Miller at lmiller@central.k12.or.us or at 503-606-2474.
If you have any additional questions regarding your student’s meal account, please contact the Nutrition Director at asinger@central.k12.or.us or 503-606-2348.
The Central School District is an equal opportunity provider.
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Online:
Please sign into to PowerSchool to access TouchBase. The steps below can only be done using an internet browser such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Android browser, etc. (computer, tablet, smartphone) and CANNOT be done using the Powerschool Mobile App.
- Sign into PowerSchool.
- Once signed in, click the icon in the left panel labeled Purchases and Payments. You will immediately be taken to TouchBase without having to sign in…
In Person: At your school's front office or cafeteria.
If you do not have a Power School log in, please contact Jill Love at 503-606-2218; or via email: jlovejlove@central.k12.or.us.
Guide to using the PowerSchool Payment System
Please Note:
Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Meal by annual application, registration as homeless, registration as migrant or by direct certification from the state (SNAP, TANF or FDPIR), do not need to add money to their account unless they wish to use it for ala carte purchases. Students who eat lunch and are not identified as Free and Reduced will receive charges on their account. This will cause a negative balance if funds are not added to the account.
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To ensure that your child's needs are met, all Dietary Request forms must be updated and submitted for each new school year. Please submit your Dietary Request Form to the Food Services Director
Child Nutrition Program Special Dietary Needs Information
Forms
- Medical Statement to Request Special Meals and/or Accommodations
- Formulario de solicitud de preferencia de comidas
- Milk Substitute Request (English)
- Declaración médica para solicitar comidas y/o adaptaciones especiales
Completed Forms can be returned:
In Person: Deliver to school or district office
Postal Mail: Central School District, Food Services;750 South 5th St., Independence OR, 97351
Email: nutrition@central.k12.or.us
-
For the 21-22 school year there will be no charges for any meals for children aged 1-18, due to special funding during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A student meal account is created for each student upon enrollment in Central School District 13J. This account follows the student from enrollment until graduation (or disenrollment). As per Oregon HB 3454 (2017) - School districts participating in NSLP or SBP, or both, must provide a student who requests a meal with a USDA reimbursable meal, regardless of whether the student owes money for previous meals or has money to pay for a meal. All meals provided by the Central School District meet the nutritional guidelines provided by the USDA and ODE’s Child Nutrition Department.
We at Central School District 13J denounce school lunch shaming of all students. No student shall be denied a meal due to lack of funds or a negative balance. No students will be publicly identified as having a negative balance. Communication regarding negative balances will be directed to the parents/guardians. We will provide a student their balance only if they inquire.
Students with a negative balance will not be allowed to make any a la carte purchases or an extra entrée purchase using their account until the account is brought to a positive balance. Parents may add money to the student’s account for the use of purchasing meals or ala carte items.
Payments may be made:
- online using your PowerSchools log in
- If you do not have a PowerSchool log in, please contact your Student’s School Secretary
- in any school office
- in the school cafeteria during breakfast or lunch
- at the district office at the front desk
- at the Nutrition Department at the district office
If you have any questions regarding balances or payments for meals, please contact Lisa Miller at lmiller@central.k12.or.us or at 503-606-2474.
Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Meal by annual application, registration as homeless, registration as migrant or by direct certification from the state (SNAP, TANF or FDPIR), do not need to add money to their account unless they wish to use it for ala carte purchases. Students who eat lunch and are not identified as Free and Reduced will receive charges on their account. This will cause a negative balance if funds are not added to the account.
If your family/household’s circumstances change during the school year, you are welcome to re-apply with updated information at any time during the year. Changes that could affect your eligibility for free or reduced lunch include:
- a decrease in family/household income
- an increase in family/household size
- your family/household experiences homelessness
- a family/household member becomes unemployed
- a family/household member begins to receive Food Stamps, TANF or FDPIR benefits
Forms are available in the main office of your child’s school or download the application at: https://district.ode.state.or.us/apps/frlapp/default.aspx
Negative Balance Notifications are sent out to parent/guardians by email (if you have a parental/guardian contact email in PowerSchool) or postal mail (if no email in PowerSchool) when student meal accounts have a negative balance of $5.00 or more. If you are not receiving this information regarding your student’s account, please contact your student’s school office to ensure the district has the correct email and postal address for parental contact. If the email address is correct and you are still not receiving the notices, please check your spam/junk folder for emails from lmiller@central.k12.or.us. Adding this address to your contacts will ensure you receive these emails in the future.
When a student graduates (or disenrolls), all negative balances owed must be settled and are the responsibility of the parent/guardian. If there is a positive balance after all district accounts are settled, the three available options are:
- move the funds to a siblings account
- ask for a refund
- donate the funds to the district’s charitable Lunch Donation Fund
If no direction is given for funds left in district, the district will attempt contact to determine which of the three above listed options are preferred. If no contact can be made, after 6 months’ unclaimed funds will be considered a donation to the district’s charitable Lunch Donation Fund.
If you have any questions regarding balances or payments for meals, please contact Lisa Miller at lmiller@central.k12.or.us or at 503-606-2474.
If you have any additional questions regarding your student’s meal account, please contact the Nutrition Director at asinger@central.k12.or.us or 503-606-2348.
The Central School District is an equal opportunity provider.
Oregon Department of Education Nondiscrimination Statement
The Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs (ODE CNP) works closely with the regional USDA Office of Civil Rights and other organizations committed to equal educational opportunity and respectful environments.
ODE CNP actively promotes equity. We offer training and technical assistance to ODE CNP sponsors and providers to assist them with their responsibilities regarding discrimination and harassment. ODE CNP also conducts workshops on these and related subjects at state, regional, local program sites, and conferences. Future activities include developing outreach strategies and tactics aimed at inclusiveness and increased program participation.
To file a Child Nutrition Programs complaint of discrimination with the State of Oregon, please send an email to ODE CNP Civil Rights or write to:
Director of Child Nutrition Programs,
Oregon Department of Education,
255 Capitol Street NE,
Salem, OR 97310
or call 503) 947-5888, (voice)
or 503) 378-2892(TDD).
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 (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 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 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:
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request. Please contact 503-606-2201 or info@central.k12.or.us.