Cafeteria
K8 Menu
HS Menu
- Payments & Free/Reduced Lunch Program
- FAQs
- School Nutrition Managers
- USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
Payments & Free/Reduced Lunch Program
Breakfast and lunch are available each day:
- Breakfast: FREE, for the 2025-26 school year under Delaware House Bill 66.
- NOTE: Breakfast is not available if school opens on a two-hour delay
- Lunch, Grades K-5: $2.60
- Lunch, Grades 6-12: $2.75
- Students may purchase a milk carton for $0.50
- Only during lunch periods, vending machines with drinks & small snacks are available on our High School campus ONLY. The vending machines accept cash, coins, or credit cards. Students CANNOT use their lunch account funds for the vending machines.
Meals are served Monday through Friday, on days that school is in session, at the following locations…
- MOT Charter K-8 Academy: (Breakfast) 8:15 AM - 8:35 AM, (Lunch) 10:50 AM - 1:40 PM
- MOT Charter High School: (Breakfast) 7:10 AM - 7:30 AM, (Lunch) 10:15 AM - 12:10 PM
Add money to Lunch Account
USDA School Program
MOT Charter School does not have a maximum number of families that can be approved for free or reduced-price meals. Please apply if you think your family may qualify. Your choice to apply will not prevent another family from receiving benefits.
Eligible families must complete an application to receive free or reduced-price benefits unless they have already received a letter from the School Nutrition Office saying they have qualified.
Extras and a la carte items must be purchased separately and are not affected by free or reduced-price benefits. Free or reduced-price applications and status are confidential.
Cafe' Welcome!
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Meal Benefit Application
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FAQs
Cafe: Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I put money in my child's cafeteria account?
- How do I use the MOT Online Payment system for my child's cafeteria account?
- How is the cost of lunch deducted from the cafeteria account?
- How do I know how much money is left in my child's cafeteria account?
- Will my child ever need to bring cash at lunch? (Hint: Yes)
How do I put money in my child's cafeteria account?
The preferred way for you to put money into your child’s lunch account is through the school’s Infinite Campus Parent Portal. You may also send in a check in a lunch account envelope.
It can take up to one full business day for check payments to be credited to the student accounts. Students without sufficient funds in the account will not be permitted to purchase breakfast or lunch.
Account Funds
How do I use the MOT Online Payment system for my child's cafeteria account?
MOT Charter School offers families the option to pay for breakfast and/or lunch for their child(ren) with a credit card, debit card or checking account using our school's Infinite Campus Parent Portal. The portal vendor does charge an additional fee for using their service. Parents may also send in a check payment in a lunch account envelope (or plain envelope with your child's full name, homeroom teacher, and grade written on the envelope).
Students without sufficient funds in the account will not be permitted to purchase breakfast or the main meal lunch.
Please be sure to complete all required information so that the payments may be properly credited to your student’s account.
How is the cost of lunch deducted from the cafeteria account?
How do I know how much money is left in my child's cafeteria account?
Visit Infinite Campus Parent Portal, and scroll to the "quick info" on the main screen.
- Click "Food Service Balance",
- Click the "Pay" at the bottom, which will allow you to enter an amount, next to each child currently enrolled at MOT Charter.
- Once the amount you want to add to each child's account has been entered, click "Add to Cart".
- Go to the Cart and complete all required steps to complete the payment.
Within the Infinite Campus Parent Portal you will be able to see your account balance, and setup low balance email notifications.
Please be sure to monitor your student’s account and deposit sufficient funds into the account for planned purchases. It may take up to 24 hours for payments to be available to the student accounts.
Will my child ever need to bring cash at lunch? (Hint: Yes)
On designated days, the K8 Campus and their Student Government club, sells ice-cream. Students may purchase ice cream for $1 (cash only). For information on which days are "Ice Cream" days, please visit the school calendar: www.motcharter.com/calendar
All proceeds from ice cream Wednesday go to the Student Government for student activities.
School Nutrition Managers
MOT Charter School's Nutrition Program works to provide nutritious & affordable meals. Cafe' staff prepares meals in a food-safe environment, according to standardized recipes to ensure that students receive meals that meet current USDA menu planning guidelines (found in the Health Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010). Our goal is to contribute to a student's success by providing nutritious meals.
In the operation of child nutrition programs, no child will be discriminated against because of race, sex, color, national origin, age or disability.
If you need additional information on our Cafe Services, please contact:
- K-8 Academy: Ms. Michael Lynn Whitehead at michaellynn.whitehead@mot.k12.de.us
- High School: Mrs. Kim Weiss at kim.weiss@mot.k12.de.us
In compliance with the USDA and the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act:
- Click the link to review MOT Charter School’s Wellness Policy.
- Click the link if you are interested in finding locations for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
School Nutrition Managers
WELLNESS POLICY
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint-filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
- Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
- Fax: (202) 690-7442; or
- Email: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
