The Edit Student Lunch Data and Edit Family Lunch Data pages in jmc Office offer a comprehensive set of tools for managing student and family lunch accounts. These pages allow users to track deposits, review transaction history, manage free and reduced lunch status, issue refunds, and print low-balance notices. With convenient features like allowed purchases and the ability to create new free and reduced determinations, these pages streamline lunch account management and serve as a centralized hub for all lunch-related tasks.
In jmc Office, head to Lunch > Data to check out the robust features available on the Edit Student Lunch Data and Edit Family Lunch Data pages.
Edit Student Lunch Data
The Edit Student Lunch Data page in jmc Office is a key resource for managing individual student lunch account information. From this page, users can view the student’s lunch contact, set free or reduced lunch status, access transaction records, and perform actions such as making deposits and issuing refunds—all in one convenient location.
Deposits: add funds to a student’s lunch account with a documented record of cash, check, or credit card payments to make sure they have available funds at the Point of Sale.
Refunds: withdraw remaining funds from a student’s lunch account—typically issued when a student leaves the district or at the end of the school year.
Allowed Purchases: use the “Allowed Purchases” tab on the Edit Student Lunch Data page to customize purchase permissions for individual students, including restrictions on breakfast, lunch, extra milk, and à la carte items.
Transaction Records: review and print a complete history of transactions, including deposits, purchases, refunds, and changes in free or reduced status.
Print Notices: generate and print a low-balance notice to send home with a student, reminding families to make a deposit.
Making a "New" free and reduced determination: apply or update a student’s free or reduced meals status manually in just a few clicks, giving office users control over meal eligibility.
Edit Family Lunch Data
The Edit Family Lunch Data page in jmc Office supports the management of student lunch accounts connected by a shared lunch contact. Users can review all students linked to a family account, add funds to a shared balance accessible by all family members, set free and reduced lunch status for the entire family, and complete other related tasks.
Deposits: add funds to a family lunch account by recording cash, check, or credit card payments made to the school, making those funds available to all students linked to the family’s designated lunch contact.
Refunds: remove remaining funds from a family lunch account—typically when returning unused money at the end of the school year or after a student’s withdrawal.
Transaction Records: review and print a complete record of deposits, refunds, and purchases made by any family member, along with any changes to the family's free and reduced lunch status.
Print Notices: generate and print a low-balance notice to notify families when it’s time to add funds to their account.
Making a "New" free and reduced determination: apply a free and reduced meals designation to all family members at once, giving office users a fast and simple way to manage meal eligibility.