Emergency Meals

Many families across the country depend on school meals to help keep their children fed and nourished each day. While a large number of schools remain closed due to the COVID-19 Outbreak, many of our district customers need to find ways to serve emergency meals to students in their communities. This guide will go over how MCS Newton can help your District track those meals.

Miscellaneous School Counts
The Miscellaneous (Misc.) School Counts feature will allow Districts to track the number of meals they are distributing. The screenshots provided within this supplement reflect the new Newton Color Scheme in Newton Version 10.5. Look out for additional documentation for the 10.5 Release.

Setup Misc School Count Price Categories

To get started, you will need to setup the Price Categories for the meals you will be distributing. Perform the following steps to setup Price Categories.

From the Admin & Maintenance ribbon, select Miscellaneous Setup, then select Misc School Counts.
Enter your Misc School Count Price Categories.
Note: You may change the Adult Price Category as needed in accordance with District policy.
When finished, Select Save & Close.

Enable Misc School Counts

The next step in configuring Misc School Counts is to Enable the Misc School Count Price Categories you created.

You may either perform this task by enabling Misc School Counts within a specific cafeteria or in a template.

From the Admin & Maintenance ribbon, select Cafeteria Setup, then select either Cafeterias or Cafeteria Templates.
Perform the following instructions per Cafeteria or Cafeteria Template.

Setup Type	Instructions
Cafeteria	Select the Cafeteria for which you would like to enable the Misc School Counts you created. Select the Misc School Counts tab from the options on the left. Double-click to select the checkboxes for each Misc School Count you would like to enable. Select Save & Close when finished.
Cafeteria Templates	Select the Cafeteria Template for which you would like to enable the Misc School Counts you created. Select the Misc School Counts tab from the options on the left. Double-click to select the checkboxes for each Misc School Count you would like to enable. Select Save & Close when finished.

Cafeteria Setup > Cafeteria or Template
Template > Misc School Counts Tab - Enable the miscellaneous counts they want to use
Cafeteria > Misc School Counts Tab - Enable the miscellaneous counts they want to use
Select Cafeteria (this is an emergency site) - Start to Distribute Meals
Start Operating Day
Post Operating Day > No Cash Collected Checkbox - Select this
Misc Counts Tab > Enter how many Breakfasts/Lunches (Look @ Daily Figures Tab for Enrollment) x3 it
Daily Figures to Review > Select “Reviewed” Checkbox > If they have feeder schools, they need to drop down School drop-down menu to review other numbers
Labor Hours if needed
Reports and Letters > Sales and Revenue > Edit Check > Run Report for counts
After Posting > Daily Recap
”Note: Should not affect Custom Claim Plugin”