Nutrition Services

Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! Meal prices for all grade levels can be found here: CSD Meal Prices.

Families are responsible for full meal costs unless they are approved for free or reduced-cost meals. Free or reduced meal applications must be submitted yearly, even if you had previously qualified. The timely submission of an application is critical. A new free or reduced-priced application must be submitted by October 15, 2024, or your student(s) the previous year’s benefits will expire and be changed to paid. Parents are responsible for meal charges before an application is processed and approved. Benefits can only begin after the application has been processed and approved, which can take up to 10 days.

Important: Washington Income Guidelines have changed, creating more opportunities for CSD families. For example, a family of four with a yearly gross income of $57,720 or less qualifies for free or reduced meals: Eligibility Requirements.

How to apply for Free & Reduced Meal Service (can take up to 10 days to process):

1. Read the informational letter: English or Español.
2. Download and complete the application: English or Español. You can pick up a paper application at your student’s school or district office. Email the application to tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu, or mail it to the Zellerbach Administration Center, 841 NE 22nd Avenue, Camas, WA 98607.
3. You can also apply online through

Other Benefits to Free & Reduced Meal Qualification:

Families are strongly encouraged to complete a meal benefits form for additional discounts and offers to support their child’s educational experience. We want to help, and the State requires completed meal benefit forms for assistance programs. If your family has been approved for free or reduced benefits, you must complete a consent-to-share information form in order to receive assistance with outside meal benefits. Please contact tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu for more information. Students who qualify for free or reduced meal benefits are also eligible for discounted rates on:

• Athletic fees
• Club fees
• Field trips
• Dance tickets
• District technology fees
• School-age childcare (SAC)
• AP tests
• SAT/ACT tests

Applying and qualifying for meal benefits can also help students with the following:

• Financial aid (FAFSA, EFC – Expected Family Contribution)
• Scholarship opportunities
• Free wireless hot spots from the 10 Million Project

Participation in the free or reduced meal program helps support students and staff, as well as qualifies the Camas School District for federal funds, including:

• Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program eligibility
• Eligibility for severe need rates
• National School Lunch Program equipment grants
• Teacher loan forgiveness
• ESEA Programs: Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; Title V

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Tamara Westmoreland at 360-335-3000 ext. 79094 or tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu.

Camas School District takes students’ dietary needs seriously. If your student has a special dietary need, please read this Parent Information Letter: English or Español. Complete this Request Form: English or Español and return it to the school nurse. We will follow up with you regarding your student’s needs. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Tamara Westmoreland at 360-335-3000 ext. 79094 or tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu.

Families now have the opportunity to view their student’s lunch purchase history and current balance and to make credit card deposits online. PLEASE NOTE: There is a charge of 5% per transaction fee and a minimum deposit of $20 when using this service. Deposits can also be made via cash or check (payable to the student’s school or Camas School District) and sent with the student or dropped off at the school’s front office.

A MyMealTime.com account is not required, as all students have a school-based meal account created for them when they register for school. The online account is an optional way for parents to monitor student balances (meal account balances do not show up in Skyward) or add funds using a debit or credit card. In addition to the 5% transaction fee, there is a minimum deposit amount of $20 per transaction. MealTime sets these fees and limits.

To create a MyMealTime account, you will need your student ID number. This number can be found in  under the Student Info tab and is listed as “Other ID.” Once you have the student’s ID number, go to https://www.mymealtime.com/signin.aspx and follow these steps:

Step 1:   Create a MyMealtime.com online parent account

• Click on the “Create new account” link
• Enter a Username and Password. The Username and Password must be at least six characters. For example, Username: jsmith  Password: pty845

Step 2:   Add Students

• Log in to your MyMealtime.com online account using the Username and Password that you created in Step 1
• Click on Add New Student
• Choose Washington and Camas School District
• Choose your child’s school
• Enter the child’s first name and ID number, which can be found in your Skyward Family Access account under the Student Info tab that is located on the left side. The student ID number starts with 09XXXXX.
• Repeat the process to add more students to your account if needed
• Click Back to Home when you are finished adding students

Step 3:

  To Make a Deposit

• Click on the Make Deposit link to deposit funds into the account
• PLEASE NOTE: There is a charge of 5% per transaction and a minimum deposit amount of $20 when using this service

  To View Balance and Purchase History

• Click on View Details next to your student’s name. The balance will appear in the Student Details section. To view purchase history, choose the month you wish to view from the drop-down menu.

If you have any questions, please contact Tamara Westmoreland at 360-335-3000, ext. 79094, or tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu.

No student will be denied an initial meal, even if they have accrued a negative balance from previous purchases.

A meal account is automatically created for ALL students when they enroll in the district. Any student with insufficient funds will still be allowed to purchase and charge a meal to their district food service account. There is no limit to the amount that a student can charge to their meal account. However, students who have a negative meal account balance will not be permitted to purchase a la carte items, second meals, or milk when purchased separately from a meal. All meal accounts with a negative balance must be paid in full prior to exiting Camas School District.

Parents or guardians may restrict a student’s access to charge meals to their account.   To  make changes, link sibling accounts or place a restriction on a student’s meal account, complete the Student Meal Account Change & Restriction Form and email it to tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu, or drop off a paper copy to Tamara Westmoreland at 841 NE 22^nd Avenue, Camas, WA, 98607.

The District will make reasonable, discrete efforts to notify families when meal account balances are low through the use of automatic weekly balance statement distribution.. The District will also make reasonable, discrete efforts to collect delinquent (overdue) unpaid meal charges.

If a student exits from the district at any time during the year or graduates from the district at the end of the school year with a positive balance remaining on their meal account, parents/guardians will need to make a written request to receive a refund, transfer the funds to another student, or donate to the school meal fund by emailing tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu or dropping off a paper request to Tamara Westmoreland at 841 NE 22^nd Avenue, Camas, WA, 98607.

If funds are left in a meal account and unused for over a year, the district will make an effort to contact families with the option to  refund, transfer, or donate unused funds. If return communication is not received the district is required to submit the remaining balance to the State of Washington Department of Revenue as unclaimed property.

If you have questions or concerns about a student’s meal account, please contact tamara.westmoreland@camas.wednet.edu.