Lunch Program
Food Service Manager
Cristina Harder, RD LDN
Phone: (708) 447-7893
Dear District 96 Families,
The Food and Nutrition Services department will continue to provide lunch in all our schools starting 8/20/25, the first student attendance day. Students are welcome to bring a packed lunch from home or purchase a school lunch (milk is included with all school lunches). White or chocolate milk is available à la carte for students who bring their lunch from home.
Each day before lunch, elementary teachers will give students a scannable badge to give the lunchroom staff when they purchase lunch or à la carte milk.
The badges will not go home with students.
Hauser Jr. High students will continue to enter their ID numbers at checkout. ID numbers can be found on their schedules.
Both lunch and milk are available with no pre-pay in all schools on student attendance days. Students can purchase a school lunch or ala carte milk even if there are no funds available in the wallet.
Lunch and à la carte milk requests will be charged at the time of purchase against the wallet balance in the student’s PushCoin account, and families will be automatically notified by email when a purchase is made.
While it is helpful to preload your child’s PushCoin wallet, it is not a requirement. Parents get automatically notified once a month of a negative balance.
Please note that all students who request a lunch or an à la carte milk will receive it and their PushCoin wallet will be charged. Please ensure your child knows whether they should order a lunch, milk, or eat the lunch they brought from home for the day. Plant-based lunch options are available upon request.
If you feel your student may qualify for free or reduced priced meals, please complete the 2025-26 Application for Free/Reduced Lunch.
If you have questions regarding the application, please contact Email District 96 Registrar
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