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Student Meal Account

Student Meal Account

Every BCPS student has a student meal account. Breakfast and lunch are free for all students, but families can add money to a student’s MySchoolBucks account to purchase snacks, beverages, second meals,
snack and supper.

How the Student Meal Account Works

Student PIN

Each student has a unique personal identification number (PIN).

Find my PIN

Cafeteria Keypad

When a student gets food in the cafeteria, the student enters the PIN on a keypad.

Account Lookup

The cafeteria system uses the PIN to find the student’s meal account.

Available Funds

Money must be added to the account before it can be used for purchases.

Add Money with MySchoolBucks

MySchoolBucks provides a convenient way to fund meal accounts online.

Add money using a bank account, credit card, or debit card
View cafeteria purchases
Add money for more than one student

To create a MySchoolBucks account, families will need their student’s ID number.

Go to MySchoolBucks

Add Money with Cash or Check

Families may also add money to a student’s account by sending cash or a check to school.

To make a cash or check payment, complete a School Lunch Prepayment Form, submit it with payment to the school cafeteria staff, and the money will be added to the student’s account the day it is deposited.

Prepayment Forms

Meal Account Funds

If money is left in a student’s meal account, families can request a refund or transfer by completing the Student Refund Request Form.

Student Refund Request Form

What Happens to Unused Funds?

If no request is made, unused funds stay active for up to three years after a student graduates or leaves BCPS.

After three years, unused funds are cleared from the account and recorded according to district financial procedures.

Need Help?

If you do not know the student’s ID number or need help with a meal account, contact FNS.

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