Meal Balance Notifications Begin Sept. 16

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  Bellingham Public Schools will begin sending weekly email notifications to parentsNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The email notifications will be sent to parents with student meal accounts showing negative balances over $5“If your child’s meal account includes a negative balance over $5 you will receive a weekly reminder on Wednesdays. Notifications begin Sept. 16.”
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  The email notifications will start on Wednesday, Sept. 16“Notifications begin Sept. 16.”
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  The notification system was described in a Sept. 11 district message“Meal balance notifications to begin Wednesday, Sept. 16; how to view your meal account balance Sep 11 2026 A Message from Food Services If your child’s meal account includes a negative balance over $5 you will receive a weekly reminder on Wednesdays. Notifications begin Sept. 16. You can review your meal account balance in Skyward Family Access. To deposit funds, please visit the Online Payments webpage and follow the directions to the payment portal. You may also pay with cash or check in all school cafeterias. According to the district's meal charge policy and procedure 6700, households that are certified for free or reduced-price school meals at any point later in the school year will not be required to repay school meal debt accrued earlier in that school year. If you believe your family qualifies for meal benefits, please visit the Food Services webpage for instructions on how to apply. With qualification, we may be able to assist with eliminating your school meal debt. Students at Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) and Meals for Washington Students (MWS) schools automatically qualify for one breakfast and one lunch daily at no cost. Meal debt may pertain to second meal charges or previous debt accrued while attending standard-pricing schools. Please reach out by email at [email protected] or by phone at 360-676-6540 to help answer your questions and resolve meal debt. Thank you. All Schools Source: https://www.bellinghamschools.org/all-news/p/~board/2026-2027-news/post/meal-balance-notifications-to-begin-wednesday-sept-16-how-to-view-your-meal-account-balance”
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  The notification system aims to help families track meal debt“If your child’s meal account includes a negative balance over $5 you will receive a weekly reminder on Wednesdays. Notifications begin Sept. 16. You can review your meal account balance in Skyward Family Access.”
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  Parents can view balances through Skyward Family Access“You can review your meal account balance in Skyward Family Access.”
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  Parents can pay online via the district's payments webpage“To deposit funds, please visit the Online Payments webpage and follow the directions to the payment portal.”
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  Cash or check payments are accepted at school cafeterias“You may also pay with cash or check in all school cafeterias.”
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  The district's meal policy states that households certified for free or reduced-price meals later in the school year will not need to repay previously accrued debt“According to the district's meal charge policy and procedure 6700, households that are certified for free or reduced-price school meals at any point later in the school year will not be required to repay school meal debt accrued earlier in that school year.”
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  Families qualifying for meal benefits can apply through the Food Services webpage“If you believe your family qualifies for meal benefits, please visit the Food Services webpage for instructions on how to apply.”
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  Families qualifying for meal benefits can potentially eliminate existing debt“According to the district's meal charge policy and procedure 6700, households that are certified for free or reduced-price school meals at any point later in the school year will not be required to repay school meal debt accrued earlier in that school year. If you believe your family qualifies for meal benefits, please visit the Food Services webpage for instructions on how to apply. With qualification, we may be able to assist with eliminating your school meal debt.”