The Waukee Brief
Every fall the same questions land in every Waukee parent's inbox: how do I put money on the lunch account, do we qualify for free or reduced meals, and what happens if the balance runs out. Here is the whole thing in one place, so you can set it and forget it.
Waukee adds money to meal accounts through RevTrak at waukee.revtrak.net, where you can also turn on auto-replenish so the account never goes negative. SchoolCafe is the separate app for menus and seeing what your child buys. Apply for free or reduced meals on the district's Nutrition page. And no matter what the balance says, every Waukee student is served a meal every single day.
The Waukee Community School District uses RevTrak, its secure online payment portal, for meal-account deposits. Go to waukee.revtrak.net, enter your student's last name and ID number, and choose an amount to add to their cash account. The most useful option is auto-replenish: set it up and RevTrak tops the account back up automatically, so it never dips negative. While the district encourages online payments, each building also accepts cash or check. Online payments may carry a small processing fee.
Heads up on the two systems, because this trips up families who moved from another district: in Waukee, you pay through RevTrak, not SchoolCafe. SchoolCafe is the nutrition app for menus and spending. Setup details are on the district's Nutrition page.
SchoolCafe is the Waukee district's nutrition management app. It is where you view daily menus and nutrition information and see how much your child has been spending. It pairs with RevTrak, which handles the actual payments. Menus are also posted on the district's Menus page.
Breakfast and lunch prices are set each year by the district and vary by grade level, so we do not print a figure that might go stale. As a recent reference, elementary breakfast ran about $2.05 and elementary lunch about $3.00, but confirm the current numbers on the district's Fees or Nutrition page, or check your balance and prices right inside RevTrak or SchoolCafe.
Families that qualify by household size and income can get meals free or at a reduced price. Waukee has made the application quick to do online. A few things worth knowing:
The Waukee Brief rounds up the dates, deadlines, and the stuff parents actually need every week: school calendar, open-house nights, and what is happening in town. Free, every Monday at 7 AM.
This is the part worth knowing even if your own account is in good shape. The Waukee Community School District serves every student one reimbursable breakfast and lunch per day, regardless of the meal-account balance. No student is denied a meal or singled out at the register for a low or negative balance. Families are sent negative-balance notifications and asked to bring the account current, and the simplest way to avoid the whole issue is the auto-replenish setting in RevTrak. Details on how notifications work are on the district's Negative Balance Notifications page.
If your child has a food allergy or a special dietary need, the district's Nutrition Services team can accommodate it with the proper medical documentation on file. Start the conversation before the first day so the kitchen and your student's account are set up correctly. Reach Nutrition Services at nutrition@waukeeschools.org or 515-987-2719, and see the district's Nutrition page for current forms.
Through RevTrak at waukee.revtrak.net. Enter your student's last name and ID number, then add money, and set up auto-replenish so the account never goes negative. Buildings also accept cash or check. A small processing fee may apply online.
SchoolCafe is the district's nutrition app for viewing menus and seeing how much your child has spent. In Waukee, adding money is done through RevTrak, not SchoolCafe.
Apply online in minutes through the district's Free and Reduced-Price Meals page at waukeeschools.org. A new application is needed each school year, and you can apply anytime if your situation changes. Questions: Nutrition Services, nutrition@waukeeschools.org or 515-987-2719.
No. Waukee serves every student one reimbursable breakfast and lunch per day regardless of balance. Families get negative-balance notifications and can set up auto-replenish in RevTrak to avoid it.
Prices are set yearly and vary by grade. As a recent reference, elementary breakfast was about $2.05 and elementary lunch about $3.00, but check the current figures on the district's Fees or Nutrition page, or inside RevTrak or SchoolCafe.