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Meal Accounts and Payment

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Meal Prices

Under the Community Eligibility Provision from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), beginning July 1, 2024, all students qualify for a free complete “reimbursable” breakfast and lunch, regardless of income. Families do not need to fill out free and reduced lunch applications for these benefits.

Students at Corvallis High School and Crescent Valley High School should be made aware that breakfast before school and after the bell are considered the same serving session and only one breakfast will be at no charge.
Students opting for a la carte items or additional meals will be charged for them and will need to have money in their account.

Chargeable meal prices are shown below.

	Breakfast	Lunch
Milk	$0.75	$0.75
Elementary	$2.50	$3.25
Middle	$2.50	$3.50
High	$2.50	$3.75
Adult	$3.00	$5.00

* A reimbursable meal is as follows:

Breakfast: At least 3 food items being offered including at least 1/2 cup of a fruit or vegetable.
- Food Items: A cereal, milk, and fruit.
Lunch: At least 3 of the 5 meal components offered including at least a 1/2 cup of fruit or vegetable.
- Meal Components: Meat/Meat Alternative, Grain, Fruit, Vegetable, Milk

Meal Payments

Meal account payments can be made at the school office, cafeteria or online using the web-based school food management system, LINQ Solutions.

The LINQ license covers public schools in Corvallis.

All families will need to type “Corvallis School District (Oregon)” in the district box when using the program.

Any student who transfers within the district will have their meal account balance and eligibility automatically move to their new school with them.

The LINQ family portal allows parents to manage their student’s meal account. By linking all of their students to their portal, they can:

monitor account balance and meal transactions
make online payments
receive low balance email notifications
setup auto-replenish when student balance falls below a certain minimum amount
transfer money between student accounts

Login to the family portal using Google Chrome by clicking the button below. Include the leading zero in the student ID number and use preferred student name.

LINQ Family Portal

District Charge Policy

Oregon law requires school districts to provide a complete meal to any student who wants one, regardless of whether they have money in their meal account. No student will be refused a complete “reimbursable” breakfast or lunch. Charges will be applied to the student’s meal account and payment is expected promptly.

However, students cannot charge for ala-carte transactions. The Titan point of sale system will not allow students to charge ala-carte transactions. Milk by itself (when a student brings their meal from home) is an ala-carte transaction.

If a student brings their lunch from home and wants to purchase milk, they will need to have money in their meal account. Otherwise, the lunch from home should include something to drink. Water is always available.
Students eligible for Free or Reduced meals must have a complete meal for it to be at no charge. “Milk only” is not free and can only be purchased with cash or from funds in their meal account. There is no charging for milk only.

Parents are responsible for maintaining sufficient funds in their student’s meal account. Please use the family portal to monitor and manage your student meal accounts. If you have any questions please contact Kathy Pitzer, Food and Nutrition Services Manager, at [email protected] or 541-757-5867.