Peters
Township
School District

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631 East McMurray Road McMurray, PA 15317		Phone: 724-941-6251 Fax: 724-941-6565

Food Service

Food Service Department

Food Services Program

Peters Township School District offers a lunch program at each of its schools. Menu offerings provide from one third to one half of the daily nutritional requirements for a growing child. Students may also choose to bring a lunch.

Lunch prices

Elementary: $2.70
Middle School: $2.85 regular lunch/ $4.00 premium lunch
High School: $2.85 regular lunch/ $4.00 premium lunch

Please note: Free lunches for all students provided by the USDA during the COVID-19 pandemic have been discontinued. Standard lunch prices apply for the 2022-2023 school year.

PaySchools Central- Point of Sale Service in Cafeteria

Peters Township has partnered with PaySchools Central Point of Service System to provide accurate online school meal accounts. You can visit www.payschoolscentral.com and simply select REGISTER to follow the instructions to create your account. You will receive an email from PaySchools to confirm your new account and set up your login credentials, payments and other account preferences. Please note that you will need your child's school ID# to create the account. This may be found in PowerSchool (it is listed above the Bus Info tab in the left navigation.) You may also download the PaySchools Central App on your phone for convenient access. Note that fees may apply when completing transactions online.

Parents can manage all of their children's accounts from one place
Set up auto-replenish to automatically refill lunch accounts when running low
Set up reminders and alerts
Review your child's purchases at any time
View up to date balances in PaySchools online or via the app

As this service is new to Peters Township for the 2022-2023 school year, all parents of students wishing to purchase lunch will need to create a new account this fall. All balances left over from the previous system have been transferred to PaySchools Central.

If you need help creating your account, please contact PaySchools Central at [email protected] or call 877-393-6628

Account Fees: Note that there will be a transaction fee when adding funds to the account online. Each child in your family can be set up on the same account therefore you can add money to each child's account during the same transaction. Once the money is put on the account, it typically appears on the account in about 30 minutes. Fee details may be found in the PaySchools Quick Reference below. Families who wish to avoid fees, may send cash or check made payable to Peters Township Food Service with your student to school. Funds will be accepted by the Food Service staff in the cafeteria.

PaySchools Help Links

PaySchools: Quick Reference
Includes an overview of services and fee schedule. Fees may be avoided by paying via check to the cafeteria staff.

PaySchools Parent Guide

PaySchool: Creating Reports
How to create detailed reports on your child's purchases and account activity.

PaySchools Tutorial Videos
Watch step by step instructions on various topics including registration, and creating scheduled payments.

Students with Food-Based Allergies

In conjunction with the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act, the Peters Township School District Food Service Department is required to obtain a physician signed form for all students with food-based allergies. The new form will ensure that your child’s allergy needs are recorded and on file with the Food Service Department. Please note that this form is in addition to the medication form that you may have completed if you child has an epi-pen or other medication in the school nurse’s office.

The completed form should be returned to the Food Service Department in the District Administration Building at 631 East McMurray Road, McMurray, PA 15317. Completed forms may also be faxed to 724-941-6565. The form can be downloaded below.

Form: Students with Food-Based Allergies

Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program

The District also provides a free and reduced price lunch program. Guidelines and information on these programs are available at the building principal's office and on the school web site in pdf format. Visit Lunch Program

Applications may be submitted any time during the school year. Information requested on the application will be used only to determine eligibility. For more information on the Free and Reduced Lunch Program, please contact the Business Office at 724-941-6251 x.7200. Parents may also visit www.WhyHunger.org for information about the availability and location of free meals for students via the Summer Food Service Program.

District Lunch Program Policy

Under the provisions of the policy, a district employee will review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is dissatisfied with the ruling, he or she may request a hearing by contacting the Business Manager.

The policy also provides that there will be no identification or discrimination against any child because of race, religion, sex, color, national origin or inability to pay the full price for a meal or milk. Visit District Policy No. 808.1- Free and Reduced Price Meals. For more information on the Free and Reduced Lunch Program, please contact the Business Office at 724-941-6251 x.7200.

Contact Us

Christina Chamberlin
Food Service Director
Tel 724 941-6251 ext 7226
Fax 724 941-6565

Brittany Raffaele
Department Assistant
Tel 724 941-6251 ext 7226