Lunches setup provides the district with the ability to view students' assigned lunches on their schedules without having to build lunch courses and sections.
The Lunches screen is used to set up lunch schedules for students. Students are assigned a lunch using lunch rules. The students' lunch assignment is displayed on their schedules.
Prior to assigning students their Lunch Period, lunches need to be set up. The Lunches tab is where the school administrator is able to set up the different Lunch Periods for the school.
1. Go to the Scheduling menu and select Lunches.
2. Enter the Title and the Short Name for each Lunch Period.
3. Optionally, enter the Start Time, End Time, and Minutes for the lunch.
4. To associate this lunch with a specific bell schedule, select one or multiple Bell Schedule(s).
5. Press Enter or click Save to add and save the lunch.
Once all of the Lunches have been created on the Lunches tab, the next step is to set up the Lunch Rules. The Lunch Rules assign students to a Lunch Period. Lunch Rules can be set up based on period, teacher, room, and/or additional periods.
1. Click on the Lunch Rules tab.
2. Select a Period, a Teacher, and/or a Room from the corresponding pull-downs.
3. Select a Lunch.
4. If applicable, select one or multiple Marking Period(s).
If one or multiple marking periods are selected for a lunch, the lunch is only applicable for those specific marking periods. If a marking period is not selected for a lunch, the lunch is applicable for all marking periods of the school year.
5. If needed, select any Additional Period(s).
Students who have any schedule record with one of the specified periods will be assigned this lunch. This may be useful for schools with complex or conflicting period configurations.
6. Select the Hide from Schedule check box to prevent the associated lunch period from appearing on student schedules while still applying the lunch rule.
7. Press Enter to add the row.
8. Click Save.
A rule will not save if it does not have a teacher, additional period, or room selected. Hover over the row to view the error in a tool-tip.
To see how the Lunches display on student schedules follow the steps below:
1. Go to the Scheduling menu and click Student Schedule.
2. Click More Search Options, then click Scheduling.
a. Scheduled into Section(s): Select one or more teachers based on the periods/rooms set on the Lunch Rule.
3. Click Search.
4. Click the applicable Student.
The Lunch Period can now be viewed on the Student Schedule. When a student has multiple lunch assignments, the first lunch assignment will display above the schedule. Hover over the lunch assignment to view the other lunch assignments in a tool-tip. For schools using a rotation schedule, the lunch assignment for the current rotation day will display above the schedule, with the other lunch assignments available in the tool-tip.
The system preference "Hide Lunch from Schedule" in Setup > System Preferences > Default School Preferences/School Preferences > Schedule tab can be enabled to hide student lunch assignments from the Student Schedule and printed student schedules.