Only one application per household, per school district is needed. Students approved for free or reduced-price meals are eligible for one breakfast meal AND one lunch meal daily. Each meal includes milk. (Purchases of milk only, or an additional milk, are charged at the item price, regardless of a student’s eligibility status!)
Forest Ridge School District 142 participates in the National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs. Your children may qualify for free or reduced-priced meals. To apply for free or reduced-priced meals, use the Meal Time Apply Online parent portal
Forest Ridge School District 142 uses MealTime, a computerized system for purchasing school meals (breakfast and lunch), or milk at Ridge, Foster, and Kerkstra Elementary Schools. Students at Hille Middle School use the system for purchasing school meals (breakfast and lunch) as well as ala carte items.
Students at Hille Middle School use the system for purchasing school meals (breakfast and lunch) as well as ala carte items. Ridge, Foster, and Kerkstra School students have ID cards with the child’s student ID bar-coded on it, in order to access their account when paying for meals or milk in the cafeteria.
Parents can make deposits, view their student’s account history, and receive emailed low balance notifications by setting up an account at MyMealTime.com. The following policy applies to student accounts: No cash sales are accepted from students in the payment line.