Online Food Service Payments
CWASD Now Taking Food Service Payments Online
CWASD is pleased to introduce a new program called e~Funds for Schools. This program offers various options for parents/guardians who choose to make payments online and is extremely user friendly. Not only will you have the ability to have lunch payments electronically withdrawn from your checking account or charged to your credit card, you also have the flexibility to make a payment at any time through the school's website.
The e~Funds for Schools service is offered to you by a third party service provider and they charge for processing your payment(s), similar to other online banking services. The district does not request or keep records of family checking or credit card account information. The e~Funds for Schools electronic payment service is provided to the school by a third party service provider. The service provider has a nominal fee for their service. There is a $1.50 transaction
convenience fee for each electronic checking payment that you make. The system carries a Non-Sufficient Funds (NSF) charge if the payment is “bad.” For payments made by credit or debit card, there is a convenience fee of $2.95 per credit card transaction and additional $2.95 for every hundred. When you set up your account, please review your options carefully.
You are in full control of your account and can make a payment at any time that is convenient for you. No payments will be allowed without your knowledge and authorization through this secure payment system. By providing your home and/or work email address, an email notification informing you of the student’s name, purpose of the payment, and the amount of the item, will be sent to you each time that a payment is to be processed. The e~Funds for Schools site is secure and uses industry standard data encryption.
How does e-Funds for Schools work?
- Families set up and maintain their own logins, passwords, and payment preferences. Your account information is retained in a password-protected file.
- e~Funds for Schools will help to eliminate last minute check writing hassles, improve efficiencies, and help cut costs for both you and the school district
- Online payments will help eliminate the worry that your children could lose or forget their lunch money.
- Payments from a credit card or checking account may easily be set up.
- Parents/guardians may establish a reoccurring payment or may opt to make a one-time payment.
- The system is only available for food service payments at this time, but may be expanded to include other fees in the future.
- Your payment history for the year is available with a click of the mouse.
To begin, visit the Parent Payment Portal here. There is also a "Make a Payment" button available in Family Access accounts under the Food Service Tab.
PLEASE NOTE: You will need a Family ID code only found in Family Access to set up an online account. This ID is NOT the same as a student's lunch code. Follow these steps to locate your family ID code:
- Sign into Family Access and click on the "Student Info" tab
- To the right of your student's picture, you'll see a link that says "View [student's] family." Click on it.
- A pop-up box will appear. On the right will be your four-digit Family ID number.
*If your Family ID number begins with a zero(s), you will not use those digits when setting up your account. For example, if your Family ID number was 0043, your ID would be just 43. If it was 0567, use 567, etc.
A step-by-step guide for parents is available here that can be used to set up up your student accounts. There is also a guide to set up mobile payments using your phone here. As a reminder, this option is ONLY available for food service payments.
If you have questions, or need assistance setting up your online account, please call Crystal Huset at 715-924-2226, x2019.
