Students may pay for lunch in two ways:

• Prepayment - With prepayment, the student can enter the food service line without having to carry cash in the line.  Money is applied in advance to the family food service account.  We encourage making prepayments by check, or by credit card through Family Access or the Woodland Web Store. Links can be found on the Woodland website (www.dist50.net).  Allow (2) school days for payments to be posted to your account, unless payment is made through Family Access.  Family Access payments are applied instantly.  Checks should be made payable to Woodland School District #50.  During the school year, check and/or cash payments should be sent to school in an envelope marked ‘Lunch Money’ along with Head of Household, Student Name, Teacher Name and Amount Enclosed. These envelopes should be given to the homeroom teacher.  Students in the Middle School should deposit payments in a locked drop box provided in each cafeteria.  Any child in the family may turn in the payment, only one check per family is necessary.  Deposits to a family food service account should not be combined with any other school fees.
• Cash (In Serving Line) - Cash payments are accepted to pay for meals and extras in line.  In the case of milk-only purchases, cash is preferred so that the student will not have to wait in the regular food serving lines.

The Debit Card System speeds up serving lines.  There is no need for the student to carry cash in line.    Cash handling slows down the lines, which results in less time for your child to eat their lunch.  When the debit card is used instead of cash, information is scanned into the system and automatically recorded.  Also, everything purchased by the student can be viewed by the parent through Family Access.  Detailed statements can be provided upon request.  With cash sales, purchases are not recorded by the individual student.  Therefore, detail of items purchased is not available for parent review.  We encourage all our students to use the Debit Card System.

Money is deposited into the student’s family food service account by using any student’s name in your family.  Purchases made by all children in the family are deducted from the one family account.  When the student purchases lunch, their student ID card is scanned and the amount of the purchase is deducted from the student’s family account.

Any amount can be deposited, when paying by cash or check.  When paying by credit card online, you have several dollar amounts to choose from.  The minimum amount through Family Access is $25.  Remember, the food service account is a FAMILY account - purchases made by all children in the family are deducted from the one family account.  The cost of a “complete” lunch is $2.00.  Ice cream is sold once per week in 2nd – 5th grade.  Students in 2nd – 5th grade may also purchase a limited number of extra items at ala carte prices.  At the Middle School, there are many food choices which can potentially lead to much more money being spent.  Please discuss dollar limitations with your child in advance.  Purchasing food for friends is strongly discouraged.

The “Complete” lunch has five components: Meat or meat alternative, vegetable, fruit, grain/bread, and milk.  A student may choose all five components, or select only three out of the five, to comply with Federal guidelines.  The charge for the lunch is $2.00, regardless of whether the student chooses three, four or five components.

All students will be allowed to purchase additional items with the Debit Card.  If you do not want your child to purchase additional items, check “No” on the Payment Form, send an email to arbor@dist50.net, or send a written note to school with your child.

Account information is available online through Family Access.  The Family Access link can be found on the District website (www.dist50.net).  Detailed statements can be provided upon request by contacting Arbor Management at arbor@dist50.net or (847) 856-3408.

The student should report a lost or stolen ID card to the school office and the Arbor Food Service Manager.  A new ID card will be issued by the school at a replacement cost of $5.  Please allow (5) school days for the new card to be processed.  Lost ID cards are deactivated and new cards are reissued with a new barcode number for security purposes.  Students who damage or deface their ID card will be asked to go to the school office to replace the card at a cost of $5.

Students may use cash, or go to the food service office for further assistance.

You can pay cash or use your family account (as long as there is money in the account).  All students receiving free or reduced price lunch benefits must have a current application on file.  All students are entitled to the same food choices to make up one “Complete” lunch.  It is important that all students receiving free or reduced lunches use their ID card at all times.  Only one “Complete” free or reduced price lunch is allowed per student, per day.

The Family Access site is where you can view your food service account activity and balance.  The Web Store site is where you can make an online credit card payment only.  They are two separate sites, with different logins and passwords. 

The Web Store login and password is your email address and a password that you create the first time you pay via the Web Store.  If you’ve never paid through the Web Store, you will need to enter your email address and create a password as part of the payment process.  If you’ve forgotten or misplaced your login and password, please click “Password Reminder”, which is located on the Woodland Web Store homepage under “Other”.  For all online payment questions, click “Contact Us”.  Your email will be directed to the appropriate Woodland staff member.

The Family Access login and password are created and maintained by the District.  If you need a login and password, please go to the District website (www.dist50.net) and click on the “Family Access” link.  Once you are on the Family Access homepage, click the “Login Request Instructions” link.