Sycamore Child Nutrition Services is pleased to offer both breakfast and lunch daily to students and staff at St. Cecilia.  While St. Cecilia is where your students will eat meals every day, your school meal program, menus, and accounts are managed by the Sycamore Child Nutrition team.

All meals served to St. Cecilia students follow the National School Lunch Program guidelines, and all individual snacks, beverages, and entrees meet the USDA Smart Snacks nutrition standards.

We strongly encourage well-rounded, healthy meals. To help us meet federal guidelines and ensure your child gets a full meal:

With any meal purchase, students may choose up to three (3) side items and a milk along with their main entree for the standard meal price, or free of charge, if your students qualify for free meals.

Student Cafeteria Accounts:

All students will be assigned a personal 6-digit cafeteria ID number to track their meals and snack purchases throughout the year. These ID numbers will be distributed during the first week of school to each student. If you or your student forget or are unsure of their ID number, please contact the school office.

Menus and Nutritional Information

Meals will be served in cycles and are posted here on the school website.

Menus can also be viewed online at myschoolmenus.com or by downloading the My School Menus app in the app store or Google Play. Once in the app or website, simply search for St. Cecilia as your school building.

Using this website or app allows you to easily view ingredients lists, allergens, and nutrition information for all daily meals.

Free and Reduced Meal Applications

All enrolled families at St. Cecilia are welcome to fill out a Free & Reduced meal application.

We strongly encourage ALL families who feel they may qualify to apply.

**Please note: You MUST reapply for the program EVERY SCHOOL YEAR after July 1 to qualify.

Benefits do NOT automatically roll over from the previous school year**

How to Apply:

Your FREE OR REDUCED meal status will NOT BEGIN until after the form is completed and approved. Any meals or additional items purchased prior to approval must be paid for at the regular meal price.

Please contact the Child Nutrition office at (513) 686-1796 with any questions.

Meal Pricing

ALL families who qualify for the Free & Reduced Meal Program will receive breakfast and lunch meals for FREE while at school.

For families who do not qualify or who have not applied, the standard meal prices are:

Information for Families Who Pack Lunch:

If your student packs their lunch, they can still purchase individual snacks, drinks, and entree items in the cafeteria! Prices range from $0.75 to $2.50 with an assortment of options available!

Please note: Fast food and canned soft drinks are NOT permitted in the cafeteria during lunch

Meal Charging Procedure

To ensure every student receives a nutritious meal, students may charge complete meals if they do not have enough money in their school meal account. To count as a complete meal, students must choose a fruit or vegetable plus two other food components.

If students do not have money on their account, they are allowed to "charge" up to two (2) breakfast and two (2) lunch meals (an account balance of approximately -$10.20).

Once this limit is reached, students will receive an alternate meal at a cost of $1.75 until the negative balance is paid in full.

Students with a negative balance are not allowed to purchase à la carte items (such as snacks, drinks, or extra entrees) until the balance is paid in full. Any money deposited into the account will first be used to pay off the negative balance. This policy applies to all students.

Meal Payments

Parents can add money to their student’s meal account online at www.payschoolscentral.com. Through this website, families can also view payment history, run account reports, sign up for low-balance alerts, and even set up automatic payments!

If you prefer to pay in person, cash and checks made payable to Sycamore Child Nutrition are accepted at the cafeteria register.

Food Allergies, Religious Preferences, and Meal Account Restrictions

Please contact [email protected] if you would like to place a note on your student’s meal account regarding food allergies, religious food preferences or specific purchase restrictions. We can customize your student’s account to:

Contact Us:

Kitchen Supervisor

Katrina Caudil ([email protected])

Child Nutrition and Wellness Director

Visit our website to learn more about our program: https://www.sycamoreschools.org/families/child-nutrition