Introducing...Meal Pay Plus, Pre-pay school lunches from your computer!

(Meal Pay Plus allows school lunches to be purchased online using a debit or credit card by paying a small transaction fee.  This online service allows lunch payments to be credited at the student's school the same day.  Pre-paid lunches also help lunch lines to move faster, allowing the students to spend more time enjoying lunch and less time waiting in line).

Dear Parents/Guardians:

We want to thank all of you for your participation in the MealpayPlus program.  We would like to inform you of an important change that will be effective on August 1, 2009.  Due to steadily increasing credit card processing and development costs,  the program fee associated with deposits made through MealpayPlus will be 4.75% of the total transaction.  Your School district does not earn income from these fees.

***Example:  Paying $40.00 through MealPayPlus will now cost $1.90 for the transaction vs the $2.00 flat rate in the past.

We have maintained the same program fee since the inception of MealpayPlus in 2003, and have taken precautions to ensure that this switch is in line with current industry practices.  Due to the addition of various credit card programs (including rewards programs), our Visa/MasterCard processing rates have steadily increased over the past several years.  It is always our goal to help you better manage your student payments.  The new program fee ensures that we can continue to develop state-of-the-art technology to do so.

Please keep in mind that viewing your account balance, checking purchase history, and setting up low balance e-mail reminders are still offered at absolutely no cost!

We thank you again for your participation in MealpayPlus, and remind you that the program fee change will become effective August 1, 2009. The current flat fee will continue to apply for all deposits made until August 1, 2009.

Sincerely –

MealpayPlus

Computer requirements for accessing mealpayplus from your computer:

The following web browsers are supported by MealPayPlus and recommended by Habersham County Schools:

Firefox 1.0 or above for Windows or Mac

Internet Explorer 5.5 or above for Windows

Netscape 8.0 or above for Windows

Download the latest version of the Firefox web browser for free at http://www.getfirefox.com/orhttp://www.mozilla.com/

Most problems can be resolved by using an up-to-date web browser.  For additional assistance click the link entitled "Customer Support" located at the bottom of the mealpayplus web site http://www.mealpayplus.com/