In SchoolInsight, schools enter student and employee food orders daily, which results in charges on Lunch accounts. Districts set Lunch options, which will determine how and where those charges end up. Admins can choose between two options:
Each school has its own lunch room
When choosing this option, each school building maintains its own separate lunch room, and charges stay in that building. This option is recommended for districts where each school has its own separate cafeteria room.
For students, this means that food orders can only be charged in the school in which they are enrolled. If students have enrollments in more than one building in the district, they will be charged at the school that the lunch admin (the admin who enters the food orders) is logged into and will be limited to the food items available in that specific school.
For employees, this means that they will be charged in the school in which they have a role. For example, if Mrs. Smith exists in Sunny Elementary, she will only be visible and be able to be charged at the elementary building. The other buildings in the district will not see her account to be charged. If an employee has no role, or has roles in more than one building, then their charges will be located at the school that the lunch admin is logged into and will be limited to the food items available in that specific school.
All schools share the same lunch room
With this option, all school buildings will share the same lunch room. This option is recommended when different school buildings use the same shared cafeteria space. This avoids the need to switch schools if, for example, 5th graders from the elementary school are entering the cafeteria at the same time as 8th graders from the middle school. It is also helpful for districts where employees work in multiple buildings.
For students, this means that they will be charged to the school in which they are enrolled. Food items are dependent on the building in which the student is enrolled.
For employees, admins will have to further select between two options for food charges:
- Employee fees are billed to their primary school
- Employee fees for employees in multiple schools are billed to the school where the lunch schooladmin is currently logged in
Employee fees are billed to their primary school
With this selection, it is required for the district to set a Primary School on each employee account. This results in food charges being billed only to that primary school, regardless of where the lunch admin is logged in. This is a good option for schools that do not want to manage separate account balances for the same employee at different locations.
Employee fees for employees in multiple schools are billed to the school where the lunch schooladmin is currently logged in
In this mode, employees with a role at one building will always have their charges billed to that school. However, employees with no roles, or who have roles at multiple buildings, will be charged at the building the lunch admin is signed into. Food item availability will be limited to the building the lunch admin is signed into.
To set Lunch options:
- Go to District Main > Options > Lunch
- Select Edit
- Set Lunch Mode to the option desired
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