Mount Ayr Community School District

Negative Lunch Balances

The school district will make reasonable efforts to notify families when meal account balances are low. Additionally, the school district will make reasonable efforts to collect unpaid meal charges classified as delinquent debt. The school district will coordinate communication with families to resolve the matter of unpaid charges. Families will be notified of an outstanding negative balance once the negative balance reaches $25.00. Families will be notified by an email automatically sent to parents from the totalk12access lunch program. Negative balances of more than $25, not paid by the end of the school year will be turned over to the superintendent or superintendent’s designee for collection. Options for collection may include: collection agencies, small claims court, or any other legal method permitted by law.