Meals and snacks can be paid for with cash or check at the cafeteria register or online through MySchoolBucks. To view all student meal transactions and check student balances, please create a free account with MySchoolBucks at www.myschoolbucks.com.

Every Vernon Public School student has a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that they can use in the lunch line. The PIN is the same as the student LASID number. If your student does not know their PIN, please contact your school's main office and ask for the LASID number.

Money can be added to your student's free MySchoolBucks account by paying in cash, by check, or conveniently through MySchoolBucks with a credit card. Please note there is a convenience fee associated with each credit card transaction.

Paying by check
Checks can be made out to Vernon Public Schools Food & Nutrition Services. Please put the child's name in the memo line. The check can be 1) dropped off at the main office, 2) given to the cashier during lunch, or 3) mailed to Central Office (30 Park Street, Vernon CT 06066). Money will be deposited into the student's meal account immediately upon receiving the check. The check will be cashed within one week.

Paying with cash
Cash can be brought to school and given to the cashier during breakfast or lunch. The money will be immediately deposited into the student's lunch account. No cash will be accepted at the Central Office.

Paying with credit card
To add money to your student's account with a credit card, please visit My School Bucks. Please note there is a convenience fee associated with each credit card transaction.

For questions, please contact the Food & Nutrition Services Department at efisher@vernon-ct.gov or 860-896-4683.

Did you know? All Vernon Public Schools sell snacks during lunch for an additional price. Snacks can be purchased with cash or on account through MySchoolBucks. All snacks meet the Connecticut Nutrition Standards for healthier snack options. For a list of snacks and pricing, please click here.  

Nondiscrimination 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 here rom 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: E-mail Program intake.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.