Child Nutrition
Mrs. Stephanie Patsel, Director
Natalie Phelps, Accounting Technician
Online Account Payments

No more scrambling for cash. Give your students instant access to funds.
With LINQ Connect, you can manage meal balances in one place. Make secure payments from anywhere you have internet access. Feel good knowing your kids have lunch money when they need it.
Securely send money to school anytime, anywhere.
Safely access your LINQ Connect account through our app or online and find all the features you need including automatic payments, low balance notifications and detailed reports.
Manage all of your students in one place.
One dashboard to view all the district students in your household provides an easy way to reload funds and transfer money between them.
For step-by-step instructions on how to set up your student's account, click on the links below.
School Health Advisory Council
If you are interested in knowing more about our School Health Advisory Council, please call Stephanie Patsel at 252-482-4436. The Wellness Policy for Edenton-Chowan Schools is linked below.
Edenton-Chowan Schools Wellness Policy
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and 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: (1) 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; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected].
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
rev. June 2026