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SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

In coordination with our lunch catering company, Carefree Catering, SPCHS utilizes a cashless lunch program. This is being done for a variety of reasons, including, most importantly, more accessibility for students to purchase items during lunch and break. We are also hopeful that this will allow greater efficiency at the point of sale, allowing for quicker lines to receive food.  

Carefree Catering uses a third party vendor to process the purchases. PaySchools Central will be that provider.  In order for students to purchase items at break and lunch, families will need to register on the PaySchools website or the website can be found here: PaySchools Website. You can also register on the App which can be found in both the Apple and Google app stores.

To register your student, you will need their Student ID Number.

Steps to Find Student ID Number:

  1. Log into the FACTS Family Plus Portal.
  2. Click on the Family tab.
  3. Choose your student from the drop down list of family members in the top middle of the page.
  4. You will find the five digit ID number specific to your child located on the left hand side of the page under Contact Info.

PaySchools Parent Registration

First page of the PDF file: PaySchools_Parent_Registration

PaySchools Full User Guide

First page of the PDF file: PaySchools_Central_Full_User_Guide

Important Notes

  • Each transaction on the PaySchool website has a minimum $1.75 fee per transaction.  When using a credit card, there is a 4.5% transaction fee.  As a result, if you are adding more than $40 in funds, the better option is to use the ACH option at $1.75. 
  • Like the Florida SunPass system, you can also have funds automatically reloaded when the account funds are depleted.  You will see the option to add the amount you want replenished and the option for auto replenishment when you set up your account.  

So how will this work on a day-to-day basis?

For example, if a student wants to purchase items at lunch, he will go through the line and select his items as he has done in the past. When he gets to the register, there will be a numeric pad available to him and he will enter his unique student ID number, located in FACTS Plus Portals (instructions above). This five digit number is specific to only your child. You will need this number to register your account to have funds attached to the unique ID number.  Please be sure to have this number prior to registering. It would be good practice at the beginning of the year to have students save this number in their phones for easy retrieval. Additionally, students should not share this number with any other students. The school and Carefree Catering will not be responsible for students that decide to share their number and allow others to access funds on the account. Please be sure to have a conversation with your child regarding sharing their ID number.