﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>DNNGo.xBlog</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use</link><description><![CDATA[]]></description><item><title>Verification Results Input</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/102/Verification-Results-Input</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:57:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/11/10/Meals Plus Verification Results Input.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/11/10/Meals Plus Verification Results Input.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>When the information is received back from the selected households, enter it under Results Input.  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/102/Verification-Results-Input"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>Student Eligibility</category><category>Verification</category></item><item><title>Meal Benefit Expiration / Letters</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/101/Meal-Benefit-Expiration-Letters</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2017 16:40:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/10/6/Meal Benefit Expiration and Letters.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/10/6/Meal Benefit Expiration and Letters.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>This will let Meals Plus know when to cut off those students that are still on last year’s benefit and have NOT applied for benefits in the current school year.  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/101/Meal-Benefit-Expiration-Letters"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category></item><item><title>New Feature - Email Letters</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/92/New-Feature-Email-Letters</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:16:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/7/21/Meals Plus New Feature Email Letters.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/7/21/Meals Plus New Feature Email Letters.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>New! You can now email letters (instead of printing and mailing) student account or meal status letters to parents/guardians in Point of Sale and Student Eligibility. 
 
These are new features that will need to be enabled in System Management: Security: User Group Setup.
  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/92/New-Feature-Email-Letters"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>Student Eligibility</category><category>Point of Sale</category></item><item><title>Managing Food Allergies in Meals Plus</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/81/Managing-Food-Allergies-in-Meals-Plus</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/6/21/Meals Plus Managing Food Allergies.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/6/21/Meals Plus Managing Food Allergies.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>Meals Plus understands the importance of ensuring student health and safety and wants to make sure you get all the safeguards you and your students need. Meals Plus school POS system provides a number of features associated with food allergies:  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/81/Managing-Food-Allergies-in-Meals-Plus"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>Point of Sale</category></item><item><title>Meals Plus Year End</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/80/Meals-Plus-Year-End</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 14:34:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/6/21/Meals Plus Year End.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/6/21/Meals Plus Year End.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>We are planning on rolling everyone on June 30th at the end of the day. We do request that you refund any remaining balances or transfer funds of your seniors before then. Also, we plan on removing all graduated seniors, if you want them retained as inactive, you must let us know before June 30th.  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/80/Meals-Plus-Year-End"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category></item><item><title>SNA Member Talking Points on Unpaid Meal Charges</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/70/SNA-Member-Talking-Points-on-Unpaid-Meal-Charges</link><pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2017 19:38:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/5/19/dollar.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/5/19/dollar.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> SNA issued a press release responding to recent national new stories reporting on the “school lunch shaming” of students unable to pay for school meals. Stories have appeared in The New York Times on NPR, NBC and other national outlets, which may prompt local media outlets to inquire about local unpaid meal policies. SNA has developed sample talking points to assist members in responding to these media inquiries.Unfortunately, some stories have sensationalized unpaid meal policies and implied  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/70/SNA-Member-Talking-Points-on-Unpaid-Meal-Charges"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category></item><item><title>Student Eligibility - Modify Your Notification Letters</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/62/Student-Eligibility-Modify-Your-Notification-Letters</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/4/12/Meals Plus Modify Letters.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/4/12/Meals Plus Modify Letters.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>Modify your notification letters in Student Eligibility -> Administration -> Letter Setup  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/62/Student-Eligibility-Modify-Your-Notification-Letters"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>Student Eligibility</category><category>Letter Setup</category></item><item><title>New Meals Plus Report</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/56/New-Meals-Plus-Report</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/3/2/Meals Plus Reports.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/3/2/Meals Plus Reports.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>INACTIVE ACCOUNTS WITH BALANCE DETAIL

This report will give you all your inactive accounts with a balance not equal to $0.00

It will also give you a list of other accounts that have the same address as that inactive account, giving you a list of accounts you can transfer that outstanding balance too.  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/56/New-Meals-Plus-Report"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>Custom Reports</category></item><item><title>Account Setup - Understanding CHARGES at the individual level</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/55/Account-Setup-Understanding-CHARGES-at-the-individual-level</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 21:54:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/3/2/Account Setup - Understanding CHARGES at the individual level.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Portals/0/xBlog/uploads/2017/3/2/Account Setup - Understanding CHARGES at the individual level.jpg" style="border-style:none" /></a> <br /> <p>Meals Plus allows you to set a global charge limit, but it also allows you to set a charge limit at the individual account.  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/55/Account-Setup-Understanding-CHARGES-at-the-individual-level"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>Point of Sale</category></item><item><title>Meals Plus Update 129 Release Notes</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/39/Meals-Plus-Update-129-Release-Notes</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:37:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Meals Plus Update 129 Release Notes New in this releaseNew Features	All Meals Plus components, k12paymentcenter.com, lunchapplication.com, now handle Leading Zeros for student and serving numbers, as well as billing account numbers.	A Student’s Language Preference can now be set in multiple places within Meals Plus.			 	Customers can now email letters (instead of printing and mailing) student account or meal status letters to parents/guardians in Point of Sale and Student Eligibility. These new <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/39/Meals-Plus-Update-129-Release-Notes"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category></item><item><title>Meals Plus Voted Among Top 100 Products 2016</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/38/Meals-Plus-Voted-Among-Top-100-Products-2016</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:35:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p>Voted by Meals Plus Customers, District Administration Magazine has named Meals Plus one of their “Readers’ Choice Top 100 Products of 2016” for helping K12 administrators achieve excellence in their district.  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/38/Meals-Plus-Voted-Among-Top-100-Products-2016"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category></item><item><title>Time to Delete Non-Current Students!</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/33/Time-to-Delete-Non-Current-Students</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2016 16:39:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[<p>Meals Plus recommends running the “Delete Non-Current Students” function approximately 3 months after the start of a new school year.
To access the Delete Non-Current Student option, a Meals Plus Administrator simply logs into System Management, selects the Administration menu, and “Delete Non-Current Students.”  <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/33/Time-to-Delete-Non-Current-Students"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a></p>]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category><category>System Administration</category></item><item><title>Students Without a Picture</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/16/Students-Without-a-Picture</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:45:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[As you import your new pictures into Meals Plus, you may be curious as to those students that are missing a picture in the system.Use the Custom Query in the Utilities menu to create a query that shows you those patrons that do not have an assigned picture;SELECT        Student.Id, Student.FirstName, Student.LastName, Student.SiteId, Student.StatusCurrentFROM            Student WHERE        StatusCurrent in ('2','3','4') AND Id not in (Select StudentId from StudentPicture) ]]></description><category>Meals Plus</category></item><item><title>Verification Results Input</title><link>http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/9/Verification-Results-Input</link><pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2016 22:11:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[When the information is received back from the selected households, enter it under Results Input.  When can I enter the verification results?		You can either enter results for one application at a time as soon as you get the information back,or you can wait and enter all results at the same time.		 However, Results letters for adverse changes will give a grace period (from the MBE setup)  notification from the day the results are entered.			 The adverse change period is set up in Administration: <a href="http://www.region1.k12.mn.us/main/Products-and-Services/Meals-Plus/Meals-Plus-News-You-Can-Use/ArticleID/9/Verification-Results-Input"  target="_blank" title="Read more">Read more</a>]]></description><category>Verification</category></item></channel></rss>