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Food & Nutrition Services upgrades to new Point of Sale system
As of September 1, 2020, families will no longer pay student meal fees through ParentVUE, but through the new point of sale software - TITAN School Solutions. The new platform offers an improved experience for families participating in the district’s meal service program, including the ability to monitor and manage your student’s accounts remotely, save payment information, set up automatic recurring payments and more.
Register today! All families participating in the district’s meal service program must set up a new account in TITAN Family Portal to access these services and pay meal fees. Current meal account balances and eligibility status will automatically populate in your TITAN Family Portal.
To register, go to family.titank12.com and click Sign Up Today! to get started or download the TITAN Family Connect app (available in the Apple Store and Google Play) to register on your mobile device. Please refer to the FAQs for guidance on how to set up an account and answers to frequently asked questions.
Online ordering & drive-thru pickup meal service for remote learners
Blue Valley’s Food & Nutrition Services department, in partnership with Nutrislice, is pleased to announce online ordering and drive-thru pickup meal service for remote learners beginning Sept. 9! This includes Blue Valley students enrolled in Hybrid (limiting capacity) Learning, Distance Learning and VirtualED modes of instruction. Through this paid meal service, families will be able to pre-order their student’s meals online through Nutrislice, and pick-up meals during designated dates/times at one of five district sites.
If your child is currently registered in the dietary accommodations program, the district dietician will contact you with separate instructions for the dietary accommodation meals.
HOW TO PRE-ORDER MEALS ONLINE
Please visit the district website for step-by-step instructions for pre-ordering meals online, as well as menu options for the various learning modes.
MEAL PICK-UP DATES/TIMES*
Meal pick-up will be from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays starting Sept. 9. Entrées ordered for pick-up on the same day will be served hot (i.e. Monday entrées will be served hot when picked up on Monday, etc.) Breakfast and lunch meals will be packaged to maintain food quality. Refrigeration or freezing of some items will be required and some minimal cooking may be required. Cooking instructions will be provided as needed.
Distance Learning (middle/high)
Mondays: Pick up pre-ordered meals for Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesdays: Pick up pre-ordered meals for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
VirtualED, all-virtual (all ages)
Mondays: Pick up pre-ordered meals for Monday and Tuesday.
Wednesdays: Pick up pre-ordered meals for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
*Please note, we will follow a modified schedule for the first week of school due to the shortened week. All online pre-ordered meals will be picked up on Wednesday, Sept. 9, for any day students are learning remotely that week.
LOCATIONS
Please designate your pick-up location when placing your online order. Locations include:
Blue Valley Academy
Blue Valley High
Blue Valley North
Oxford Middle
Overland Trail Middle
COST*
Meals will be charged according to the student’s eligibility: free, reduced or paid. If your child is not currently qualified for free or reduced meals, please visit the district website for more information on how to apply. Student accounts will only be charged at the time of meal pickup. To expedite service for paid meals, please add funds to your child’s account. Checks will also be accepted at the pick-up site. Cash payments will NOT be accepted at the pick-up site.
*The district was notified this week that USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service will extend several funding opportunities through the fall. The opportunities would allow meal program operators to continue serving free meals to all children through as late as December 31, 2020 or until funding runs out, and would help support efforts to ensure all children have access to nutritious food as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Blue Valley is in the process of applying for this extended funding and will notify families as soon as we have additional information. We ask that families continue to pay student meal fees until we notify families that the funding has been extended.
If you have any questions, please visit the district website or contact Mary Rondon, RD at 913-239-4254 or mrondon@bluevalleyk12.org.
Technology help for families
The Blue Valley ITS Department is committed to providing the best technology support possible to Blue Valley families and students. The dedicated BV Care team is available to provide remote technology support for minor issues, as well as in-person support for device-break and/or hardware-related issues. Please see important instructions below, by learning mode, to request technology assistance.
Distance Learning AND VirtualED Learning:
Families/students should submit a BV Care “Technology Help” form online. The BV Care team will work to schedule remote assistance or an in-person appointment at the district’s designated BV Care support site. BV Care support is available from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Additional information regarding appointment date, time and location will be shared with you once your online help form is submitted.
The Blue Valley ITS department is committed to providing quality care in a timely manner. However, we recognize that as we all adjust to multiple new modes of learning, there may be an increase in support tickets. Depending on the volume of support requests and the severity of the issue, families may be asked to use a personal home device as an interim solution. We thank families for their patience and understanding as our BV Care team works to address each support request as quickly as possible.
Blue Valley Schools
Email: bvinfo@bluevalleyk12.org
Website: www.bluevalleyk12.org
Location: 15020 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS 66223, USA
Phone: 913-239-4000
Facebook: www.facebook.com/BlueValleySchoolDistrict
Twitter: @BVSchools