Point of Sale System

The Parkway School District Food Services Department uses a computerized Point of Sale (POS) system for the purchase of school meals. The POS system is used rather than cash registers and sets up a virtual bank account for each student .

Each student is assigned a Personal Identification Number (PIN). The PIN number is used to access your child's account. Students receiving financial aide also use a PIN number and no one knows a student's meal status. Students should memorize their PIN number because they will need to enter it in a number pad at the cashier's station when making a purchase. When your child uses the system, meals or ala-carte items purchased will be deducted from the account balance.

Any amount of money may be deposited in your child's POS account. You may pre-pay weekly, monthly or yearly. Think of the POS system as recurring payment to be replenished at your convenience. A pre-payment is NOT mandatory although at the elementary level, deposit envelopes are required daily if no pre-payment is made. We do encourage pre-payment because paying in line at the secondary schools delays service. Pre-payment into your child(ren)'s account may be made by cash or check using deposit envelopes available in the cafeteria or you may use a plain envelope. You may also choose to address dietary concerns or expenditure of account funds by writing in the Comments section on the envelope.

Write your child(ren)'s PIN number, name and amount of money to be credited to the account on the front of the envelope. If you have more than one child attending, you may write one check and designate the amount to be credited to each child's account. However, if you have a child in another school, a separate envelope should be sent to that school. Make checks payable to Parkway Food Services, seal the envelope and have your child place it in the deposit box at school. All deposits will be collected daily after breakfast and credited by lunch time.

If your child is receiving free meals, you need send no money. However, the student will still be required to enter his/her PIN number when receiving meals. You may deposit money into his/her account for ala-carte purchases if you wish.

Your child should always press the "Enter" key after entering the PIN number. After a student enters his/her PIN number, their account information AND their photo will appear on a computer screen to verify identification. The photos are digitized versions of your child's school picture, which offers you the security of knowing that ONLY your child can access his/her account.

We hope you enjoy the convenience, security and speed of the service of the computerized point of sale system. We encourage you to consider a pre-payment. The more participation we have, the faster the service for your child at school. If you have any questions about the system, please call Parkway Food Services at 314.415.8246 or email us via this web site.

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