Blog
Nov
The rains came down and our friends in South Carolina experienced historic flooding, as reported nationwide in all media outlets. But, the floods didn’t stop the SNA of SC 62nd Annual Conference.
We were proud to see the SC communities coming together to help each other out. Several of our own customers opened up their cafeterias and served meals to families who were displaced by the floods. At the conference in beautiful Myrtle Beach this year donations were made to go towards helping with the recovery. We are certain they will be put to good use and help to restore what was lost within the community. Despite the devastation, the weather was beautiful for the conference week.
We were proud once again to be a sponsor and participate to in the Dr. Vivian B. Pilant Scholarship Golf Tournament. Our own Becki Rogers was on the conference planning committee this year. Seeing all that goes into planning these events and following them through to fruition is a real learning opportunity with a great reward. Becki is also serving on the SNA of SC Industry Advisory Committee for the 2015-2016 year. PCS values our relationships with our customers and welcomes opportunities to serve you within your local SNAs. Together there is nothing we can’t accomplish.
Becki with Alexis Shook from Sumter School District
Nov
Bhaumik Thaker attented this Year’s NYSNA Conference and was happy to report that attendance was even better than last year. It was a pleasure getting together with some of our customers, Lisa Ostrowski from North Colonies Central Schools, Cathy Drumm from Hudson City School District & Linda Lee and Carlene Evans from Shenendehowa Central School District. The industry dinner and Breakfast was a great opportunity to meet new people on a more personal level.
Bhaumik and Lisa
Bhaumik Linda and Carlene
Bhaumik and Cathy
Oct
Cincinnati Public Schools Implement Grab n’ Go
PCS’ FASTrak POS helps speed the line
“In addition to the Grab n’ Go station, we have two reimbursable meal vending machines, connected to FASTrak, in each of the vending areas of the cafeteria. And this year we added more meal options in another area of the building to reduce overcrowding in the cafeteria, an additional five reimbursable meal vending machines and a PCS Net Cash Machine available to offer students faster service. Due to the success we will be adding more in October.”
– Eric Zacarias, Manager of Food Services
PCS’ FASTrak Integration with Star Food Healthy Express Vending helps reduce congestion in the cafeteria
Oct
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Jul
Tony Diers
Director of Operations
Last month Tony reached his 20 year anniversary at PCS. Starting out as a Jr. Support Technician, Tony took on any project offered to him, including some very large district installations involving 100’s of schools. Known for his rapid wit and infectious sense of humor, he has always been able to find common ground with a wide range of customers and end users.
As Director of Operations, Tony is responsible for overseeing Front Office POS, Free and Reduced, and Accountability systems design and development, coordination with third party solutions providers, state office interfaces, enrollment, SIS, and financial system interfaces, quality assurance, and high level support services, especially with major city districts. Tony keeps his fingers on the pulse of our industry by participating in many of the User Group meetings throughout the US and meets with PCS users at several conferences throughout the year. His years of experience in the K-12 food and nutrition systems, moving from one technology to the next, are invaluable to the entire staff in managing the software life cycle.
Congratulations to Tony now and for many years to come, from all of us at PCS!
Jul
At the SNAI Conference on June 23rd & 24th, Denise and Judi attended a wonderful dinner and a dance party on a boat. “Iowa knows how to have fun!” Denise commented. Sharing a beautiful sunset with our friends in Iowa only added to the experience. We missed our pals at Ottumwa Community School District, but it was really great to see our friends from Johnston Community School District. JCSD’s Nutrition Services secretary, Cheryl Spring won the $25 Visa gift card.
Denise with JCSD girls
Jul
The PCS Mobile initiative goes into full swing this year with Mobile Apps for TrakNOW and ReportNOW. In addition to the existing PayPAMS Apps for smartphones, ReportNOW Mobile Apps will provide reporting and data visualization for both TrakNOW back office and RightNOW front office information.
The TrakNOW Mobile Apps include:
* Inventory Adjustments
* Physical Inventory Counts
* Pick/Break/Spoil
* Inventory Item Look Ups by name or code
* Bar Code Scan option for the Item Lookup
ReportNOW is a fully responsive website accessible in browsers, on tablets and phones. The ReportNOW Mobile App provides a convenient way to directly access certain popular charts, graphs and reports without navigating via your browser.
Jul
Carrie Frank, Director
Dover-Eyota Public Schools in Minnesota grows some of their own vegetables hydroponically, right next to the serving line in the cafeteria! Carrie Frank, Food and Nutrition Director, has taken the idea of promoting locally grown foods to a new level, quite literally. In May, she purchased a “vertical garden”, a tower type display of greens and plants and placed them close to the students in the cafeteria. This year the vertical garden featured salad greens and strawberries and will expand to herbs and additional assortments of other greens in the coming school year. Carrie’s staff services four of the vertical gardens over a 4-6 week growth cycle, utilizing hydroponics. The students enjoy the opportunity to see the plants growing on the towers.
Jul
Becki and Betty had great time “Deep In The Heart of Texas” June 21-24th at the TASN Annual Conference in beautiful Grapevine, TX. Becki said, “we were able to spend time with old friends and make new ones. Our Texas family is always so helpful in giving us great feedback. We love hearing from you and we can’t wait to see everyone again in Austin next year!
Betty & Becki
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