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This is a special option for serving meals to a group of students that have the same teacher, all on the same serving screen. The Meal Type will determine whether it goes to a Breakfast or Lunch summary.  Select Serving Date, Meal Type, and Quick Serve Item, if desired.  If a Quick Serve Item is not selected, a warning message will appear:   SelectServing Site and Touch Screen On/Off. Click Continue and then select the...

This option is for serving meals to a group of students that have been assigned to a special user-defined Serving Group.A Serving Group can be created for any group of students who are usually served at the same time. Groups can include visiting students from other sites.Examples:If students who ride the same bus all eat breakfast at the same time, you could put them in a group based on bus routes. If all the students in grades PK and KI eat lunch together, they could be in a group based on lunc...

Students appearing on your MARSS Error report with warning #364, if you find the address listed for the student was a previous address (even if it was in another town) but that the student did reside at that address and the parent/guardian listed is correct for the student, then the student may be marked free in MARSS.  DHS addresses can be from a year ago so they may be different.

As most of you know, USDA guidelines require mandatory direct certification for all children in food stamp households.The following files are needed to match your students to the information provided by the state.A current student file with: Student Number Case Number Student Last Name Student First Name Address1 Address3 Parent Last NameA file from MDE with students that should be processed as direct certified is best.Step 1 – Import Direct Cert file from MDE in .txt format: Log into Meal...