Financial Management

USDA’s Unpaid Meal Charges Website

Policy Guidance

• SP23-2017: Unpaid Meal Charges: Guidance and Q&A (with additional IDOE guidance)
• SP 46-2016: Unpaid Meal Charges: Local Meal Charge Policies
• SP 47-2016: Unpaid Meal Charges: Clarification on Collection of Delinquent Meal Payments

USDA Resources

• Excess Balance Letter and Donation Form
• Meal Charge Policy Training Template
• Overcoming the Unpaid Meal Challenge: Proven Strategies from Our Nation’s Schools
• Talking Points for SFAs
• Unpaid Meal Charges Fact Sheet

Preventing School Lunch Shaming

• Communication Strategies
• Payment Methods

Indiana Resources

• Bad Debt Policy Example
• Charging Procedure Template
• Unpaid School Meals FAQ

• Determining Meal Pricing for Adults

• Determining Paid Breakfast Prices for Students

PLE Tool SY 2023-2024

• PLE Tool Step by Step Instructions
• PLE TOOL SY 2023-2024
• PLE Tool Attestation Statement for PLE tool Exemption: SFA must have a positive or zero balance in the nonprofit school service account as of June 30, 2022
• PLE Guidance from USDA 2023-2024
• PLE Tool Common Questions and Answers

PLE Tool SY 2022-2023

• PLE Tool SY 2022-2023
• Paid Lunch Equity Waiver Approval
• PLE Guidance from USDA SY 2022-2023
• PLE Tool Q&A 2022-2023
• Guidance on Paid Lunch Equity SP 39-2011. 10/24/2011

PLE Tool SY 2021-2022

• PLE Guidance from USDA SY 2021-2022

PLE Tool SY 2020-2021

• PLE Tool SY 2020-2021
• PLE Tool Step by Step Instructions
• PLE Guidance from USDA SY 2020-2021
• PLE Exemption Request Form

Revenue from Non-Program Foods Tool

USDA Guidance

• SP 20-2016
• SP 13-2014
• SP 39-2011

• Provision (CEP)
• Universal Free Breakfast

• Reimbursement Rates