Before You Begin

1. Make sure Food Program Age Groups are set up correctly under the Family Data section of Region / School Options.
2. The date of birth for each child should be entered on their Person Information screen so they may be counted in the appropriate age group.
3. Each child must be assigned a Food Program Status like Free, Reduced or Paid and a Primary Classroom on their Information & Relationships screen.

Getting There

At the main screen of Family Data & Accounting click Functions > Meal Tracking > Daily Meal Tracker.

Batch Count Meals

Select the day for which you want to manage meal counts from the drop down calendar or use the left / right Arrow buttons to move one day at a time.

Notes:

• A child must have an Enrollment Status of “Enrolled” as of the date selected to appear on the Daily Meal Tracker screen.
• The child’s Food Status is different. It may say “Not Enrolled” which means they have not been assigned a status like Free, Reduced or Paid on their Information & Relationships screen.

Meals served may be recorded (or changed) manually or the counts may be automated. You may wish to start with an automated count then make manual adjustments for meals the child was not served, etc.

Manual adjustments

1. Check the box next to a meal for a given child to count the meal. To remove a meal just uncheck the box.
2. Check the Apply to All box at the top of meal column like “B” for breakfast to count all breakfasts for all children for that day.
3. When finished with meal counts click Save > Exit.

Automated counts
To use this feature you must set up Classroom Meal Times.

1. Click the Schedule button to automatically count meals for the selected day based on each Child's Schedule.
2. Click the Attend button to automatically count meals for the selected day based on each Child's Time Card (requires Attendance Tracker).
3. When finished with meal counts click Save > Exit.

Notes:

• A green background is used for days this location is normally closed based on your Hours of Operation as set under the General section of Region / School Options.
• A blue background indicates a day this location is closed based on specific School Close Dates for things like holidays and breaks.

Sort and Filter

You may Sort & Filter the list of children by clicking the column headings at the top like last name, age group, primary classroom.