About GCSD Food Service
Welcome to Glenwood Community Schools
2024-2025 Food Service Programs
Glenwood Community School District provides a computerized system that allows participants to deposit money into a Food Service account from which they may draw to purchase lunch, breakfast, and ala carte items using a Personal Identification Number (PIN). The Food Service Program will issue each student and school staff a PIN number And a Meal account id card with a barcode to use when purchasing meals or other food items. Please deposit money into your student’s account the first day of school and when the account is low. You may also deposit money on the EZschoolPay.com website. Money left in accounts at the end of the year will stay in your student’s account unless we receive a written request for a refund from the parent or guardian.
The Food Service Department must collect money for accounts in the early part of the school day. Due to time constraints during the lunch service time, we cannot accept money for deposit in the lunch line. Meals must be paid for in advance; therefore, money needs to be put into the account before purchasing can begin.
Account balance text notification – You can receive a text with account balance information by emailing the food service office at foodservice@glenwoodschools.org requesting the service or fill out the text notification form on the school website. Account balance reminder emails will be sent out automatically with balance information when the balance gets low. Please make sure the correct cell phone numbers and email information is in power school or contact the food services office to update the parent contact information. This is very important in order to receive any information.
PLEASE READ THE 701.3 MEAL CHARGES POLICY - https://www.glenwoodschools.org/foodservice/about/documents/meal-charge-policy-701-3/
GCSD offers EZSchoolPay.com so parents can monitor their child’s meal account balance and transactions online and set up a payment reminder email for FREE. Also, parents may make pre-payments into their child’s account anytime using Visa or MasterCard (credit or debit). The convenience fee of $3.00 is charged by the school district. The fee is designed to cover or offset the normal costs of processing credit card transactions and other costs associated with maintaining a credit card merchant account. If you wish to use this service, you may sign up at www.EZschoolPay.com.
The Food Service Clerk at your child’s school or EZSchoolPay.com can provide you with a printout of your student’s account. It will show when money was deposited, when money was deducted, and what was purchased from the account. Parents need to notify the clerk if they would like to “block” a student from receiving breakfast, lunch or ala carte items, or put spending limits on their account.
An Iowa Eligibility Application (Free and Reduced) form must be filled out (renewed) each school year. You can fill out an application online at www.EZmealapp.com or pick one up a printed copy at any building office. There is also one in this meal packet. Students approved for FREE meals may eat both breakfast and lunch at no cost. Students approved for REDUCED priced meals may purchase breakfast at a cost of $.00 and lunch at a cost of $.00 daily. Reduced Meal fees will be waived for the 2024-2025 school year. Free, reduced, and full paying students may purchase milk for $.50 to go with a sack lunch, but this is not part of the Free and Reduced meals program. There must be money in the account to purchase milk for a sack lunch. We ask that parents not send bottled/canned soda with sack lunches.
We encourage everyone to fill out a Iowa Eligibility application (Free and Reduced Form) to see if you qualify. Everyone that qualifies for Free or Reduced will receive their meals for FREE!! Example: Family of 4 that makes $57,720 or less will receive free meals this year.
If you qualify for free or reduced meal benefits you qualify for a FREE ACTIVITY Ticket for the 2024-2025 school year.
All Food Service forms are located on the Glenwood Schools Website www.glenwoodschools.org – About GCSD – District Departments - Food Service tab – Visit GCSD Food Service Website – About GCSD Food Service – Food Service Documents.
Meal prices are as follows for the 2024-2025 school year:
Breakfast All Grades Lunch - PK-5th GRADE
Daily - $2.10 Daily - $3.20
Weekly (5 days) - $10.50 Weekly (5 days) - $16.00
Reduced Daily - $.00 Reduced Daily - $0.00
Extra Milk - $0.50 Lunch - 6th-12th GRADE
Adult Daily Breakfast - $2.50 Daily - $3.30
Adult Daily Lunch - $4.85 Monthly (5 days) - $16.50
Reduced Daily - $0.00
If you have any questions regarding the Food Service Department or your child’s account, you may contact the Food Service office at 712-527-5029