Guided Help

Select a topic below that best matches your question to locate additional information and guidance. This page is meant to be used as a basic guide. More detailed help will be available by clicking on the Help link at the top of the page during the application process. If you still have unanswered questions, you can contact your district for additional assistance. The contact information for your district can be found by clicking the Contact link at the top of the page during the application process.

There is no fee for using the MySchoolApps website to submit your application for benefits. This service has been provided to you free of charge by your District as an easier, faster, and more accurate method of submitting your application.
The benefits to applying online are a faster and easier application process for the applicant/household and more efficient turnaround on application approval at the District.
Please contact your Child Nutrition Office or Food Service Office at your school district.
The entire process should take 15-30 minutes, depending on the size of your household and the information you are required to enter. To ensure a speedy process, be sure to have all of your household information available. You may need to provide some or all of the following information during the application process:
  • The names and incomes of every member of your household
  • The school, grade, and birthdate of every student in your household
  • Your social security number
  • A valid email address and/or phone number for District communication
The school district has 10 working days to process your application. By submitting your application online, it will reduce the amount of time it takes to review and process your application.
If you provided an email address during the application process, you should receive a confirmation email. Please allow 24-48 hours to receive your confirmation e-mail. If you have not received an email within 48 hours, please contact your Child Nutrition Office or Food Service Office and they will be able to confirm that your application was received.
Heartland School Solutions will use commercially reasonable means to protect the integrity of its Site and the confidentiality of the personally identifiable information that you provide. Please read our Privacy Policy for more information.
Your personal information is important to us. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.
We only store information that we believe is absolutely necessary to service your needs and those of your school district. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.
We only store information that we believe is absolutely necessary to service your needs and those of your school district. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.
Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera, Safari (Typically the latest version and last two versions are best)
Yes. As long as you have an internet browser on your device, you can access the site.
For additional help using this system, please refer to the online help during the application process OR contact your District.
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