Important Information for the 2024-25 School Year
Mayfield Central School District has implemented a meal certification option to our schools under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program called the Community Eligibility Provision. This means all students enrolled at Mayfield Central School District are eligible to receive a healthy breakfast and lunch at school at no charge to your household each day of the 2024-2025 school year.
We are asking all families to fill out the Household Income Eligibility Form. This form collects basic information about your students and is helpful information that contributes to providing additional money and services directly to our school. More information on this form and what it means for our school can be found in the 2024-25 School Meal Program Letter to Parents.
If you child wants additional food beyond what is provided; extra meals, snacks and drinks are available for purchase in the cafeteria. They will need to have money on their meal account or cash/check in hand for such items. Milk will continue to be available for purchase.
Pricing for extra meals/milk
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- Lunch Special (extra meal): $1.25
- Student Milk (district wide): $.65
Breakfast
All students are able to get one free breakfast every school day.
Breakfast is served every school day at the Elementary School from 8:15 – 9:00am. If an Elementary student arrives after the instructional day begins, they can grab a “to-go” breakfast and head right to class.
Breakfast is served every school day at the Jr/Sr High School from 7:25-7:45am. Breakfast will not be available to Jr/Sr High students if they arrive after the instructional day begins.
Research shows that children who eat breakfast:
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- show improvement on math, reading and standardized test scores
- establish healthier habits for later in life
- have fewer absences and incidences of tardiness
- are more likely to behave better in school
- consume more calcium, fiber, foliate and protein
Payment for Meals
When sending money in for your child/children’s meal accounts, please send it in an envelope or sealed bag with their name(s), teacher(s) and how you want the amount split. You can include more than one student’s money in an envelope/bag, and the students can be in different school buildings.
Online Lunch Payments
Mayfield Central School District has partnered with LINQ to implement LINQ Connect. This innovative platform is designed to improve the way payments for school lunch expenses are made.
This online payment system will be replacing MySchoolBucks starting on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.
Important information for this transition:
- LINQ Connect is available for parents and guardians to create their account NOW. Please visit https://linqconnect.com/Y492V7 to register. A LINQ Connect app is available on the app store as well.
- While parents and guardians are encouraged to create an account with LINQ Connect as soon as possible, money cannot be loaded onto LINQ Connect until Nov. 30.
- MySchoolBucks will be shut down as of Nov. 25. This means parents and guardians will be able to make changes to their balances on MySchoolBucks until 11:59pm on Nov. 24. You can access your MySchoolBucks account at MySchoolBucks.com.
- Parents and guardians are reminded to cancel any recurring payments they have set up on MySchoolBucks.
- MySchoolBucks balances will still be able to be used by students on Nov. 25 and 26.
- Any balances left on MySchoolBucks as of Nov. 27 will be automatically moved over to the new LINQ Connect accounts.
LINQ Connect benefits:
- Convenience: With LINQ Connect, you can make payments anytime, anywhere, using a computer, tablet or smartphone.
- Easy Account Management: The platform provides a user-friendly interface for managing your account, tracking history and setting up automatic payments for recurring expenses.
- Secure Transactions: LINQ Connect utilizes advanced security measures to ensure that your personal and payment information are protected at all times.
- Real-Time Updates: Receive instant notifications and updates regarding your child’s account balance, upcoming payments and any changes to scheduled activities or events.
If parents or guardians have any questions or need assistance at any point during the registration process or while using LINQ Connect, they should reach out to the LINQ Connect support team at support@linqconnect.com or 844-467-4700.
For questions, please contact Chris Diamantatos, School Lunch Director.
Non-Discrimination Policy
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.