Woodridge School District 68 offers a hot lunch at each of its schools. The District uses the school lunch tracking system called MealTime. This computerized accounting system is used like a debit account and treats all meal plans (free, reduced, or paid) exactly alike.

All returning students will keep the same account and debit card as they had last year. New students will receive a new account and debit card. Each time a student purchases a meal, MealTime will deduct the price of that meal by reading the ID number on your child's debit card. All cards will remain at school to reduce the risk of lost cards.

A student's debit card can be activated with a minimum deposit of $12.00 for elementary students (which is five meals at $2.40 per meal), and $12.75 for junior high school students (which is five meals at $2.55 per meal). Should you wish to deposit more than the minimum deposit, you may do so.

Please note that a la carte items at Jefferson Junior High (e.g. chips, water, fruit roll ups, etc.) can also be purchased with the debit card.

For those students preferring to bring a sack lunch, milk can be purchased for $.25 on a daily cash basis.

Deposits into your child's lunch account can be done two ways:

• By credit card. Click on the E-Pay link on the Woodridge School District 68 web page and select lunch account. Complete all information.

• By cash, check, or money order. Checks should be made payable to Woodridge School District 68. Place the check or cash in an envelope with your child's name, school, grade, and instructions as to how to divide the deposit among your other children, if applicable.

Payments by cash or check will be deposited into your child's lunch account ONLY on Tuesday mornings.

Payments using E-Pay credit cards will be posted to your child's account within 48 hours.