Cloud Based Operation
Accessible Anytime Anywhere

A complete set of powerful front office school food and nutrition program solutions for district, cafeteria, serving line, and classroom or remote operations

• POS item and menu keyboard management
• Free & Reduced application processing
• F & R online applications and scanning options
• Student account management
• Student Information System integration
• PayPAMS web payments
• Meal Accountability & Claims Reporting
• WebPOS ‐ Multi‐browser and Cloud hosted for tablets & touchscreens, with offline capability, and production record integration

Free & Reduced price meal application processing and verification provides built‐in integration with other PCS‐NOW modules including the PayPAMS online wizard based F&R applications and PcsFORMS scanning and online applications, as well as integration with all industry standard scanning applications. Interfaces and downloads from state or local databases for direct certification reduce the number of applications needed and keep eligibilities up to date.

Student database and account management integrated with Student Information Systems and PayPAMS web payments portal provide seamless interoperability. Updates can take place continuously.

This all inclusive module generates participation, revenue, reimbursement claims, and edit check reports for the entire district and automatically manages communications between PCS’s web prepayment portal, District office and WebPOS operation.

posNOW speeds the application process efficiently, without sacrificing accuracy. Applications are automatically entered in accordance with AccuClaim criteria. The application status is displayed, showing the number of household members, monthly or yearly income total, and Free, Reduced, or paid eligibility. Validation criteria are automatically applied, such as checking the reasons an application is incomplete, including missing Social Security Number, incomplete income, no signature, etc. One application can be entered for an unlimited number of members in one household with unlimited sources of income per family member and student.

Easy Verification and Audit

Automatic selection for verification in included. Choose Basic or Focus and then add individual families using  Manual selection. Government income tables, verification methods and percentages are updated annually to maintain compliance with regulations. Eligibility and other changes may be viewed for any date range for the entire school year from audit logs.

User Definable Meal Eligibilities

An unlimited number of eligibility status definitions allow users to support as many programs as they serve, such as NSLP, CACFP, ASLP, etc. This also provides ultimate flexibility for multi‐grade pricing and special programs. For each meal status the user may define meal prices and claim reporting criteria. Charge limits, debit floor, spending limits, and more are included.

For example, POS pricing may require different categories for Paid Elementary and Paid Secondary to charge the correct meal prices at the school level. Each category can be defined as to its F,R, P, N, status for counts and claims. For “provision schools,” base year percentages are maintained and claims calculated automatically, based on total participation. Bulk entry for Community Eligibility is also supported.

Meal Accountability

A fully featured reporting module provides:

• Reimbursable meal counts
• Ala carte and OVS statistics & Popularity
• Edit Check
• State Claim Reports

POS Management

Menu Planning and POS Overlay Templates

Menu planners can easily create menus and menu cycles WebPOS use, both generic and/or line and day specific. Each button can represent a meal or food item and can display a color and/or graphic, including photos of your food items, for ease of selection by cashiers. Offer‐vs‐serve and ala carte modes are supported along with exact mode for limiting students balances for use with meals only, or full mode for allowing balances to be used for meals and ala carte, per terminal or per student.

Touch Screen Web‐POS Features include large colorful keys, patron pictures, rosters, and allergen alerts

• Multi‐browser operation
• Plug & Play support for approved keypads, scanners, and cash drawers
• Single or dual line operation
• Patron Pictures for easy identification
• Allergen alerts and item sale blocking
• Speedy “Hands Free” Express Mode
• Visible line queue with pictures
• Automated voice prompts to control lines
• Full itemization and á‐la‐carte modes
• Large, easy‐to‐read keys
• Background and text color options
• Food graphic library for key placement
• Easy upload of your own food pictures
• Multiple menu keyboards
• Roster Mode with pictures for classrooms
• Left or right hand operation

PayPAMS‐Parent Portal

• Meal payments
• Apply payment to multiple students
• Automatic account balance notices
• Automatic account replenishment
• Visa, MasterCard, Discover & PayPal
• Other school fees for books and busing
• Before/after school programs, adult

Wizard style F&R Applications, online forms, and scannable apps for any USDA, State or District format required, plus Household Surveys for CEP schools are supported.