Skip To Main Content

Child Nutrition Program

Michaela Miller

CNP Coordinator

Email

Accommodating Special Dietary Needs

Orange Beach City Schools is committed to best serving our students at the greatest extent. If your child has a special dietary need, please refer to the below flow chart for further instruction.

Accommodating Special Dietary Needs

If your student requires special dietary accommodations due to medical reasoning, allergens, etc. Please have your student's physician fill out the diet order form linked below, and turn it into your child's school nurse.

OBCS Diet Order Form

HOW TO PAY FOR CAFETERIA MEALS:

Payments for all cafeteria meals may be made via cash or check at your student's school site. Additionally, online payments can be made via credit/debit card or ACH at www.MySchoolBucks.com.

CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS ON USING MYSCHOOLBUCKS

HOW TO DONATE MEAL FUNDS:

Students may receive meals at no cost if they are categorically eligible for free meals or if they qualify for free meals based on federal poverty guidelines. Students who do not qualify based on these standards but have special circumstances will be the candidates of these donations. Special circumstances of qualifying individuals will be determined by OBCS.

Orange Beach City Schools is committed to serving your children. Donations may be made at any point during the year. If interested in donating, please follow directions the below.

LINK TO BALANCE DONATION INFO

Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data for Meal Programs 

The  purpose for collecting race and ethnicity data is to determine how effectively School Meal Programs are reaching potentially eligible students. Provision of this data is voluntary. Responses are kept confidential, and responses have no effect on eligibility. The USDA has determined that making a judgement of race or ethnicity  based on appearance is not reliable. It is no longer allowable for school personnel to use visual observation to identify race and ethnicity

*This language was added pursuant to the August 16, 2023 ALSDE memorandum.

Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation*), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted 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; or
2. Fax:
     (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3. Email:
     program.intake@usda.gov
 
*This language was added pursuant to the May 5, 2022, USDA memorandum. However, the inclusion and applicability of this language is currently under challenge in the matter of The State of Tennessee, et al. v. USDA, et al., Case No. 3:22-cv-00257, and may be subject to change.