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Board reviews policy F176 on unpaid school meals; $25 threshold and collections noted
Summary
Board materials reviewed policy F176 (Unpaid Meals) that defines a 'significant negative' lunch account as over $25, restricts à la carte purchases for such accounts, requires repeated household outreach and allows turning balances over to collections at semester end.
Board members reviewed Policy F176 (Unpaid Meals) as presented in board materials. The policy defines a "significant negative lunch account balance" as any balance owed in excess of $25 and states that students with a significant negative balance shall not be permitted to purchase à la carte food or beverage items.
The policy requires written distribution of the meal charge policy to households and staff, offers access for families to monitor accounts through the Family Portal, and explains that the Food Service Department will send low-balance and negative-balance reminders via email every four days. The materials state the Food Service Department will attempt multiple means of contact and that unpaid meal balances may be turned over to collections at the end of each semester.
The policy document shows Franklin Community School Corporation adoption on Sept. 9, 2024 and a revision dated Aug. 11, 2025. The materials note the superintendent may develop administrative guidelines to implement the policy. The transcript records the policy review; there is no recorded vote adopting a policy change during this meeting.
