Welcome!
The Tucson Country Day School lunch program is a non-profit service available to all TCDS students. While we do not cook onsite, we contract with a local caterer, Healthy Innovations, to provide lunches which meet the requirements set by the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The NSLP focuses on more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables; low-fat or non-fat milk; and less sodium and fat.
2021-2022 Price List
Meals: FREE TO ALL TCDS STUDENTS through the end of the 2021/2022 school year!
Ala Carte Milk, Juice Box & Bottle Water: 50¢
Extra Entree: $2.00
Each Kinder-8th grade meal includes an entrée, a side item (when offered), a fruit, veggie and a milk (1% white milk or fat-free chocolate milk). Kinder-8th students may add one extra entrée item to their meal for an additional cost of $2.00. Students must have enough credit in their account to cover the cost in order to receive extra items.
Lil' Champs students have two meal choices each day which includes an entrée, fruit & veggies, a side item when offered, and a white milk.
As of July 1st, 2021, Tucson Country Day School will no longer accept cash payments. You are welcome to purchase lunch credits through the TCDS website--https://tcdcharterschool.com/purchase
Ala Carte Milk, Juice Box & Bottle Water: 50¢
Extra Entree: $2.00
Each Kinder-8th grade meal includes an entrée, a side item (when offered), a fruit, veggie and a milk (1% white milk or fat-free chocolate milk). Kinder-8th students may add one extra entrée item to their meal for an additional cost of $2.00. Students must have enough credit in their account to cover the cost in order to receive extra items.
Lil' Champs students have two meal choices each day which includes an entrée, fruit & veggies, a side item when offered, and a white milk.
As of July 1st, 2021, Tucson Country Day School will no longer accept cash payments. You are welcome to purchase lunch credits through the TCDS website--https://tcdcharterschool.com/purchase
How to Order
STEP ONE:
ORDER YOUR LUNCHES
Lunches must be ORDERED IN ADVANCE. Our lunch menu is posted on a monthly basis, and begins the first school day of each month. Orders may be placed online through EZ School Apps.
All late orders, changes, additions or cancellations must be received by noon of the previous school day. Orders received after the deadline, and walk-ups are not guaranteed to get the daily featured entrées. We will always have an “alternate meal” available. School lunches are not available on vacation days.
Wednesday Meals will be sent home with students who are not staying for Half-Day Camp.
STEP TWO:
MAKE YOUR PAYMENT
ADVANCED PAYMENT is required. We make it fast and easy! Pay online at www.tcdcharterschool.com
ORDER YOUR LUNCHES
Lunches must be ORDERED IN ADVANCE. Our lunch menu is posted on a monthly basis, and begins the first school day of each month. Orders may be placed online through EZ School Apps.
All late orders, changes, additions or cancellations must be received by noon of the previous school day. Orders received after the deadline, and walk-ups are not guaranteed to get the daily featured entrées. We will always have an “alternate meal” available. School lunches are not available on vacation days.
Wednesday Meals will be sent home with students who are not staying for Half-Day Camp.
STEP TWO:
MAKE YOUR PAYMENT
ADVANCED PAYMENT is required. We make it fast and easy! Pay online at www.tcdcharterschool.com
Lunch Program Policies
Prices for school lunches are set by Tucson Country Day School in accordance with federal and state regulations.
Families may obtain information about TCDS’s school lunch program and apply for free or reduced price lunch by contacting Rachael Robertson in the Administration Office at 520-296-0883 extension 1002 or by email at RRobertson@TCDSChampions.com.
It is the responsibility of students, parents or guardians to track their meal account, and to pay for meals provided by the school lunch program. Track your meal account on EZ School Apps.com. Parents are encouraged to keep at least $10.00, or greater, in their child's meal account for incidental purchases such as bottle water. Making payments is easy through the TCDS WEBSITE, or even easier through the EZ School Apps online payment system (There is a service fee associated with this payment option). As a courtesy, parents may receive an email when their child’s meal account funds run low, or if they have a negative balance. MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS UP-TO-DATE IN OUR RECORDS! Written notes may also be sent home with students.
A student with a zero or negative balance may be allowed to charge up to 3 meals before having lunch privileges suspended. Students must have the correct credit in their account to receive any extra items. If a negative balance cannot be corrected immediately, contact the TCDS Kitchen at 520-296-0883, ext. 1132 to discuss payment options. Until the balance is paid in full, all future orders will be suspended and students will need to bring a lunch from home. No child will go hungry! Students who need a lunch, and/or those who have a suspended or delinquent meal account, may receive an “alternate meal."
Students who do not pickup their pre-ordered items, are still responsible to pay for them. Cancellations must be submitted by noon of the previous school day to receive account credit. Students who are absent are not be responsible to pay for the items. WE MUST PAY THE CATERER FOR ALL PRE-ORDERED ITEMS! Please notify the Kitchen at least 24 hours in advance to cancel any orders due to a planned absence!
Students who qualify for FREE or REDUCED lunches must submit a monthly lunch order listing their entrée choices online via EZ School Apps. The free and reduced programs cover a MEAL ONLY. Additional items may be purchased for the following costs: Extra entree $2.00, extra milk $0.50, and $0.50 for bottled water or a juice box. Students must have enough credit in their account to cover the cost in order to receive extra items. Free and reduced program participants are responsible to pay for any balance due on their account prior to their approval date.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992 Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: Call: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), se prohíbe que el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA discriminen sobre la base de raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o en represalia o venganza por actividades previas de derechos civiles en algún programa o actividad realizados o financiados por el USDA.
Las personas con discapacidades que necesiten medios alternativos para la comunicación de la información del programa (por ejemplo, sistema Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), deben ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) en la que solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades de audición o discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service [Servicio Federal de Retransmisión] al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede proporcionar en otros idiomas.
Para presentar una denuncia de discriminación, complete el Formulario de Denuncia de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) que está disponible en línea en: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o bien escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de denuncia, llame al (866) 632-9992 Haga llegar su formulario lleno o carta al USDA por: (1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; (3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
Families may obtain information about TCDS’s school lunch program and apply for free or reduced price lunch by contacting Rachael Robertson in the Administration Office at 520-296-0883 extension 1002 or by email at RRobertson@TCDSChampions.com.
It is the responsibility of students, parents or guardians to track their meal account, and to pay for meals provided by the school lunch program. Track your meal account on EZ School Apps.com. Parents are encouraged to keep at least $10.00, or greater, in their child's meal account for incidental purchases such as bottle water. Making payments is easy through the TCDS WEBSITE, or even easier through the EZ School Apps online payment system (There is a service fee associated with this payment option). As a courtesy, parents may receive an email when their child’s meal account funds run low, or if they have a negative balance. MAKE SURE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IS UP-TO-DATE IN OUR RECORDS! Written notes may also be sent home with students.
A student with a zero or negative balance may be allowed to charge up to 3 meals before having lunch privileges suspended. Students must have the correct credit in their account to receive any extra items. If a negative balance cannot be corrected immediately, contact the TCDS Kitchen at 520-296-0883, ext. 1132 to discuss payment options. Until the balance is paid in full, all future orders will be suspended and students will need to bring a lunch from home. No child will go hungry! Students who need a lunch, and/or those who have a suspended or delinquent meal account, may receive an “alternate meal."
Students who do not pickup their pre-ordered items, are still responsible to pay for them. Cancellations must be submitted by noon of the previous school day to receive account credit. Students who are absent are not be responsible to pay for the items. WE MUST PAY THE CATERER FOR ALL PRE-ORDERED ITEMS! Please notify the Kitchen at least 24 hours in advance to cancel any orders due to a planned absence!
Students who qualify for FREE or REDUCED lunches must submit a monthly lunch order listing their entrée choices online via EZ School Apps. The free and reduced programs cover a MEAL ONLY. Additional items may be purchased for the following costs: Extra entree $2.00, extra milk $0.50, and $0.50 for bottled water or a juice box. Students must have enough credit in their account to cover the cost in order to receive extra items. Free and reduced program participants are responsible to pay for any balance due on their account prior to their approval date.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992 Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: Call: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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De conformidad con la Ley Federal de Derechos Civiles y los reglamentos y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los EE. UU. (USDA, por sus siglas en inglés), se prohíbe que el USDA, sus agencias, oficinas, empleados e instituciones que participan o administran programas del USDA discriminen sobre la base de raza, color, nacionalidad, sexo, discapacidad, edad, o en represalia o venganza por actividades previas de derechos civiles en algún programa o actividad realizados o financiados por el USDA.
Las personas con discapacidades que necesiten medios alternativos para la comunicación de la información del programa (por ejemplo, sistema Braille, letras grandes, cintas de audio, lenguaje de señas americano, etc.), deben ponerse en contacto con la agencia (estatal o local) en la que solicitaron los beneficios. Las personas sordas, con dificultades de audición o discapacidades del habla pueden comunicarse con el USDA por medio del Federal Relay Service [Servicio Federal de Retransmisión] al (800) 877-8339. Además, la información del programa se puede proporcionar en otros idiomas.
Para presentar una denuncia de discriminación, complete el Formulario de Denuncia de Discriminación del Programa del USDA, (AD-3027) que está disponible en línea en: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html y en cualquier oficina del USDA, o bien escriba una carta dirigida al USDA e incluya en la carta toda la información solicitada en el formulario. Para solicitar una copia del formulario de denuncia, llame al (866) 632-9992 Haga llegar su formulario lleno o carta al USDA por: (1) correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; (3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov.
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.
