Menus & Meal Pay

Attention Parents & Guardians and Care Givers!

Free and reduced meal applications for school year 2023-2024 are now available for parents to complete. It is beneficial for families to complete this application, as eligibility for free or reduced priced meals also may qualify students for discounts or fee waivers on the following school based programs: Field Trips, Sports and Athletics, Music, Additional Educational programming and testing.

To be eligible for the above, those that fill out the free and reduced meal application must also complete the Addendum A, for sharing info with other programs.

Free and Reduced price lunch applications do not roll over from school year to school year, and need to be completed and submitted each new school year.

You can now submit your Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications online from any Internet-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone!

Submit your application today. It's quick and easy!

1. Go to our secure website: https://linqconnect.com/DBDL9D

2. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter your information

3. Receive a confirmation email after submitting

If you have questions, please contact:

Name:    Jen Quigley or Jim Bondi
Phone:    203-294-5927
Email:     jquigley@wallingfordschools.org

Time never runs out to apply for free and reduced lunch. You can apply anytime online. You can also download an application from our website, print it out, complete it in it and mail to the Food Service Department. You will receive a response within 10 working days upon receipt of your application. If you have any questions please feel free to call 203-294-5927 or email jquigley@wallingfordschools.org.

New LINQ Connect Online Payment for Student Meal Accounts

This year will feature a new meal payment website, LINQ Connect. This new website has replaced and is an upgrade to the MyPaymentsPlus website that we have been using in the past.

Please note that all monetary balances for all student meal accounts have been transferred, and will be able to be used on the first day of school.

Within the LINQ Connect portal, you can set up one-time or recurring payments for your students’ meals, view previous transactions, set spending limits, transfer funds between students, set low-balance notifications, and more. It is an easy way to manage meal payments without the hassle of sending cash. There is a nominal fixed fee of $2.60 per credit card or electronic check transaction.

To get started go to: https://linqconnect.com/DBDL9D

To Register:

Click on register on the upper right hand corner

Fill out the info and create a user name and password

Click on submit

Verify your Account:

Verify your account by clicking on the email verification link sent to your email address

Sign In:

Now you can sign in at https://linqconnect.com/DBDL9D using your email and password.

Once you sign in you can add students, add funds to the student accounts, remotely monitor accounts, set spending limits, and a host of other activities.

Eventually, in the coming months parents will be to view menus and nutritional info also.

For frequently asked questions about LINQ Connect: please click on this link: https://info.linq.com/l/817393/2023-08-01/5vmfy1/817393/1690912449UZaHQ4Zr/BackToSchool_FAQs.pdf

Please be aware that parents will no longer have two separate accounts to deposit funds into for meals or snacks only. Instead parents will now have the apply daily spending limits on their child's account. It will be up to the parents to monitor the account and control the child's spending.

For those parents who are not comfortable making payments online or do not have a computer available to them, we also still accept physical payments:

For physical (check or cash) payments:

Please place all payments in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the student’s name, PIN number (If known), grade, teacher’s name, and the amount of money enclosed. At the elementary school level, the money is collected in the classroom and then sent down to the cafeteria each day. At the Middle School and High School levels, all payments can be given to the cafeteria staff. The money is then deposited into the student’s lunch account. If you do not want your student to use the funds to buy snacks, please indicate that on the envelope.

Please note that the POS system is not a credit card system, but works similar to a debit card system. The student will be considered to owe for meals if there is no money in his/her account, or they have no cash.

How to Monitor and Control Student Spending

Please be aware that parents will no longer have two separate accounts to deposit funds into for meals or snacks only. Instead, parents will now have the ability to apply daily spending limits on their child's account. It will be up to the parents to monitor the account and control the child's spending, as Funds in the student account can be used for both snacks and meals.

Student Meal Account Refunds and Transfers

Meal Account Refunds or Transfers:

Parents of graduating seniors should be aware that they should be requesting a refund or transfer of funds of student meal accounts at the end of the school year.

To obtain a refund of meal account funds, please email the following information to jquigley@wallingfordschools.org:

An email that specifically states you are requesting a refund for all school meal account funds
The name and birthdate of each student
The school the student attends
The address where a refund should be sent to
The name of the person to whom payment should be directed.

Also, if the automatic fund replenish has been activated on the account please be sure to deactivate it before you request a refund or transfer.

Parents now have the ability to transfer funds between siblings in student meal accounts online.

Please call the Food Service department at 203-294-5927 with any questions.

Meal Prices for the 2003-2004 School Year

Pricing for school meals are as follows for the 2023-2024 school year:

Breakfast:

Free to all students for the entire school year

Lunch:

Elementary School-$3.25

Free to all students eligible for reduced priced meals for the entire school year

Free to all students eligible for free meals

Middle School-$3.35

Free to all students eligible for reduced priced meals for the entire school year

Free to all students eligible for free meals

High School-$3.45

Free to all students eligible for reduced priced meals for the entire school year

Free to all students eligible for free meals

Charge Procedure

Student meal charges:
Please note that any student who takes a breakfast meal in the morning or lunch meal during the lunch period, will be charged for that meal, unless they are eligible to receive free meals.
Parents will need to make sure that they communicate with their child or children as to whether or not they are allowed to take a breakfast or lunch meal each day.
Parents are responsible for providing meals or meal money for their student(s). Borrowing or charging is for emergency purposes only. Repayment is expected without delay. Only one school breakfast and/or lunch can be charged each day.

If a student needs has no funds or inadequate funds in their meal account and need to charge a meal or meals, the parent will owe the school for the cost of each meal, and will need to pay back all monies owed in cash to the school office ASAP.

Here is the procedure for those students who take the school meals but do not have any or not enough funds in their school meal account to cover the cost of meals and are not eligible for free meals:

The student will be allowed to have the meal or meals
The cost of the meal or meals will be picked up by the school
The parent will be notified by the school office staff that their child or children owe for a meal or meals.
The parent will need to reimburse the school for the costs of the meals as soon as possible according to the directions in the notification.

Snacks and Ala Carte items cannot be charged.

Free & Reduced Lunch Applications

The free and reduced meal applications for school year are now available for parents to complete!

It is extremely beneficial for families to fill out and return free and reduced meal applications!

In addition to allowing eligible students to receive school meals for free or at a reduced price, the free and reduced meal applications may also qualify students for discounts or fee waivers on the following school based programs:

Field trips
Sports and athletics
Music
Additional educational programming and testing

To be eligible for the above, in addition to the free and reduced meal application, parents must also fill out the Addendum A, "Sharing Information With Other Programs". Failure to fill out the form may result in your child being ineligible for school related benefits.

Applications can also be completed online at the following website: https://linqconnect.com/DBDL9D

For those that prefer physical copies:

Click here for the English School Meal Application

Click here for the Spanish School Meal Application

Click here for Addendum A- Sharing info with other programs

Click here for the Spanish version of Addendum A- Sharing info with other programs

Click here for frequently asked questions about free and reduced priced school meals

Click here for the Spanish version for frequently asked questions about free and reduced priced school meals

Click here for information on Husky Health Connecticut

Click here for the Spanish info on Husky Health Connecticut

Click here for information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Click here for the Spanish Version of Information on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

If you have questions, please contact:

Name: Jennifer Quigley

Phone: 203-294-5927

Email: jquigley@wallingfordschools.org

FAQ about Food Service

Interested in Working in Our Food Services Program?

The Food Service Department is always looking for a few good people to help produce and serve meals to our students in each of our schools.

These are ideal positions for parents who could use some extra income and want or need to work around their children's school schedules.

Interested applicants can apply online. Simply scroll down to the bottom of the website and click on Employment Opportunities to get started.

Physical applications can also be obtained at the Board of Education Offices at 100 South Turnpike Road, Wallingford CT, 06492

Allergies

Snack List Pricing and Carb Counts - School year 2023-2024

The following snacks and Ala Carte Items will be sold at all schools in the 2023-2024 school year. All snacks sold meet the State of Connecticut and Federal Government Healthy Snack Standards.