Most applications are entered using the web application MyschoolApps, which can be found on our website They are reviewed and imported by the Business office.
Paper Applications are received by Asst Principal, reviewed for completeness and forwarded to the Business Office. If they are incomplete they are returned to the Asst Principal.
Paper Applications are entered into the Nutrikids system by the Business Office staff. Letters of eligibility are sent to homes from the Business Office.
Nutrikids reports, application review list, application summary by student, and eligibility application list are printed daily by BO staff and reviewed and signed by the Business Administrator. Generate error prone and MEL (eligibility summary list) at the end of each month.
Entering Lunch applications into Nutrikids system
- Step 1 Review Application to be sure that this section has student names, schools, and student check box completed. If foster is checked for the only child on the app, proceed to Step 4. If there are other high school students on the same app that are not Foster proceed to Step 2 because Foster designation does not transfer to all students in household.
- Step 2 If SNAP or TANF are checked this eligibility applies to all students in the household. A case number must be provided. It is either 6 or 9 digits after the letters CO or CS. then proceed to Step 4.
- Step 3 must list all adults, their income, (annual income is no longer an option) number of household members, 4 digits of a social OR no social checkbox checked.
- Step 4 must include signature OR printed name of adult household member.
If any of these required fields are missing, return the application to the Assistant Principal
Entering applications into the POS system:
Access POS system with user id and password
Select the Free and Reduced applications tab and Enter and Modify Applications
Under the search option field, type the student’s last name and enter, a list of students with that last name will appear
Double click on each student that you want to address with this app then select close.
Check that address on application agrees with system.
Enter Y if printed name or signature is reflected.
Enter 1 for an income app. Enter 2 if foster child box is checked in Step 1 of the application. Enter 3 or 4 if Step 2 of the application is completed with a case number (required). Enter 5, 7, or 8 if these boxes are checked in Step 1 of the application.
Enter number in household from application Step 3B
Enter yes for SS number or just that the box is checked with no SS.
Select Add Incomes
Enter each name and up to four different incomes for each person. Select save and enter the name of the next household member with income. Reportable income is earnings from work, welfare, child support, alimony, pensions, SS, retirements, veterans pay, disability income.
Enter Application language
Enter race and ethnicity
Select process Application and meal eligibility will calculate.
Select Save and the system will number the application. Enter the application number on the paper application. If Error Prone is reflected check the error prone box on the application.
At the end of the day, print application review list for that date and JG’s signature
Print and mail the eligibility letters each day
On a monthly basis generate and save a Master Eligibility List (MEL) from Nutrikids
Foster eligibility does not extend to other household members
SNAP and TANF numbers are 10 digits that include a letter and a county code.