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March 2020

Serving Group Membership

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This is where you assign students to serving groups.First, you will need to set up some Serving Groups under Administration.  Please refer to Serving Group Setup for details about setup and Serving by Group.How to Assign Member to GroupsOn the Serving Group Membership screen, there are two grid. Select a Site first, and it will fill the upper grid with a list of all students at that site. Check Visiting Students if you want to be able t...
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How to Use Auto Serve

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Auto Serve is designed to automatically record transactions for a single meal item with limited input from the cashier.This feature is used with barcode readers or other input devices. Both queuing and non-queuing devices are supportedIt is available on the Breakfast/ Lunch serving screen (including offline mode). A Quick Serve Item is required. It would usually be a reimbursable meal but can be any meal item.   No cash is involved with Auto Serve. All transa...
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Applications

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Setting the MBE DateAfter the start of a new year Region 1 will default set your MBE dates. The district will need to verify the school start date and update all sites by start date.To do this go into Student Eligibility ->  Administration -> Meal Benefit Expiration
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Serve By Group

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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...
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Special MARSS #364 Error Note

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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.
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Direct Certification Instructions

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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...
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January 2020
Anthony's Best Practices

Anthony's Best Practices

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 Help prevent serving on incorrect days by restricting the ability to Change the Serving Date in the Serve screen. Actual Date is when a transaction is actually entered. Effective Date is the date chosen in the Serve screen. Ensure the Date/Time of each computer is correct as Offline Transactions cannot use the Date/Time from the Server.Accountability:• The Non-Participating Students report is a great tool to see students currently not participating in Breakfast or Lunch.&bul...
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December 2019
Time to Delete Non-Current Students!

Time to Delete Non-Current Students!

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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.”Meals Plus will display a list of all students (status 2-5) who meet the following criteria: No Point of Sale meal history or transactions in the cur...
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September 2019
Begin Next School Year Checklist

Begin Next School Year Checklist

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General  Verify all cafeteria computers can log into Meals Plus.  Verify all External Hardware is operational.  System Management  Review Security: User Setup—add new cashiers/users, assign sites & items as needed.  Point of Sale  Review/edit Attendance Factor in Control File.  Review/update Item Setup: Prices, State Reimbursable items and Assigned Users.  Review/update Site Setup: Other Configurations: Default charges.  ...
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August 2019
Student Eligibility

Student Eligibility

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Processing -> Manage ApplicationDon’t forget about Archived Applications when you are processing new apps for the 19-20 school year!You can copy a family’s archived application to the New Year and update it to save time! 
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