Online Home Access Meals Program Debit Card System
 
Parents should monitor the student's meal account to maintain a positive balance. Accounts may be monitored through the Parent Home Access Portal. Links to this site are available on each school's webpage or the Barrington Community Unit School District Home Page. If using Parent Home Access, you will need a user ID (your student's ID number) and password.
  • If you need a user-id/password, please contact the school secretary in your student's K-5 building, the registrar at either Middle School or Jeanne Seidel at the High School.

You do not need to use a debit/credit card to access your student's information. You may view the activity on their Meals Program account at any time regardless if you choose to make a deposit online or not.

  • You may also add cash or check to your student's account. Please send the money to your student's school cafeteria, where it will be deposited into your student's account. Once a deposit is made, it is immediately available for use by your student.

Please remember that the lunch program is a debit system, not a credit system. If your student's balance is negative, please take care of the situation as quickly as possible. We never turn a student away from the lunch line, but if the balance reaches a negative $7.50 limit and the parent/guardian has not made an attempt to clear the debt, an alternative lunch (i.e. peanut butter & Jelly sandwich or salad of the day) and milk will be provided. This lunch is provided to those students who have honestly forgotten to rectify their Meals Program account on a one-time-only basis.

It is recommended that positive account balances be carried over to the following year for returning students. If a student is graduating or leaving the district, account balances can be transferred to a sibling or refunded upon written request by the parent/guardian. Please direct the request for a refund to
Mary Harrington at The Administration Center.