Our online portal is live! Please click the link below to add money to student accounts, access campus breakfast/lunch menus, and apply for free/reduced meals. You can also access school menus through the "Dining" link in the main website menu bar.

Board Approved Charge Policy | Howe ISD Cafeteria Guidelines-Negative Balance

Parent will be contacted by any or all of the following means when a student's account becomes negative: written notice sent home with student, email or phone call.

Negative Balance Grace Period | If a student's meal account reaches a negative balance, that student will be allowed to charge meals until they reach the following limits:

• Elementary/Intermediate School  -$10.00

• Middle School -$10.00

• High School -$15.00

Alternate Meals | When a student's meal account reaches a negative balance at or below the charge limit, that student will receive an alternate meal at a reduced rate.

• Breakfast  -$0.75 | Breakfast will consist of toast, fruit and milk.

• Lunch -$1.50 | Lunch will consist of a sandwich, fruit and milk.

End of Year Procedures | Charges will not be allowed three weeks prior to the last day of instruction. Students who do not have the necessary funds to pay for a meal will be given an alternate meal.

For reimbursement of money left on your child's account, please fill out the Lunch Reimbursement Form and return it to your child's school. Please allow for 2 weeks to process your request. If you have any questions, contact Danielle Nicholson​​​​​​​, Director of Food Services.

Non-Discrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly:

Assistance available in English and Spanish. Please call 877-TEX-MEAL (877-839- 6325) for help. 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)