The Westford School District is pleased to announce that, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, Westford School will be served by the CCSU Food Service Department.

All student account balances will be transferred from the previous Abbey Food Group prepay system to the My School Account debit system used by CCSU Food Service. My School Account (www.myschoolaccount.com) is a food services tool that allows parents/guardians to view their child’s account balance, monitor what their child is eating each day, and make online payments from their checking or savings account (a $1.50 service provider fee applies to online payments). Families can also send cash or check payments to CCSU Food Service, and can request account balances and activity reports from the Food Service Director any time. Should an account balance become negative, notices will be mailed home from the CCSU Food Service Department.  Meal balances can be checked via www.myschoolaccount.com or from a Westford food service staff member.

The CCSU Food Service Department utilizes “biometric” student identification system to debit student meal accounts.  Rather than using an ID card or PIN, which could be lost or forgotten, a fingerprint reader is used to identify students. Parents and students can rest assured that the fingerprint reader does not store fingerprint images. Only a mathematical algorithm remains in the system after registration, not fingerprint images. More information about how the biometric system works is available online.

In addition to its ease of use and accuracy, the biometric system ensures complete confidentiality for students participating in the free meal program (reduced meals are now free). Students who qualify for subsidized meals are entitled to all complete meal offerings at no charge. Families who feel they may be eligible for free/reduced meals are encouraged to apply. More information is available online.

Prices for the 2010-2011 school year are: breakfast – student $1.25, adult $2.00; lunch – student $2.25, adult $3.50; juice -$0.50; and milk – $0.75.

Information related to CCSU Food Service, including access to My School Account, Free/Reduced Meals, and information about the biometric technology can be found online at http://www.ccsuvt.org/operations/food-services/ or by contacting the CCSU Food Service Director Robert Clifford at 857-7000 x1044.