Introducing PayPAMS Electronic Payments For Food Service Purchases

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Introducing PayPAMSElectronic Payments For
Food Service Purchases

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The Food Service Journey To On-Line Payments

• A new point of sale system was needed to capture
  food service sales and to manage inventory.
  Wiring in the elementary schools needed to be
  upgraded for this system
• Wiring was completed in spring 2008
• PCS a new point of sale system began operation
  August 2008
• Staffing changes in food service operation
  delayed the implementation of on-line payments

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Why PayPams?

• PCS interfaces with PayPAMS. Without interface
  there is no purchasing detail
• Seems to be less expensive than other products
• PayPAMS services many other districts including
  Prince Georges in Maryland

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• Reduce Processing Costs
• Eliminate bounced Checks
• Free Up Staff Time
• Reduce deposit errors
• Less money lost
• Increase Participation Revenue
• Speed up lines in the Cafeteria
• Provide a great management tool for Parents

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• Pay for food service purchases via Internet or
  Telephone from the convenience of home or office
  24/7
• Schedule automatic payments based on account
  balance or time period
• Pay with credit/debit card or electronic checks
• Monitor online childs purchases and account
  balance

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• Never worry about having money for lunch!
• Adds confidence and security
• No worries sending money with young children
• No question about balance on account

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Improved Customer Support

• Email ticketing system
• Live Chat
• Click to Talk
• Knowledgebase

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How the system works
Parent pays Online receives reciept
Payment information is transferred within
minutes to Districts POS System
Payments are deposited directly into the school
districts bank account within 2 business days
Financial Reports are available for District
Administrators
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Deposits

• Money is deposited directly in districts bank
  account
• Separated deposits per departments bank account
• Money is deposited 2-3 business days after
  payment was done on PAMS
• Online reports for reconciliation

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Payment Methods

• Visa
• MasterCard
• Discover
• Direct Withdrawal (ACH). (No bounced check fees).
• PayPal
• Note the user will pay 1.95 per student
  transaction fee with PayPAMS

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Powerful, Secure Technology

• Transactions secured with highest level of
  encryption
• User decides if to store credit card information
• PCI (Payment Card Industry) standards
• Certified by Visa
• SSL certificate from VeriSign
• .NET technology

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Integration with Financial Software

• PAMS interfaces with PCSs Nutrition Service
  software
• PAMS can interface with other software programs

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The reports can be viewed online in several
ways Daily Deposit Report(Summary)
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District Administrative Functions

• Look up and manage parents accounts
• Ability to view Deposit Reports online. Reports
  can be sorted by school or by student
• System event log to monitor communication between
  PAMS and district software
• Payment status report is available to check that
  payment information was imported by schools
  software

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• Pay Online 24/7
• View Meal Account Balances
• Money Transfer
• Low Balance Email Reminders
• Automatic Payments Based on Balance
• View cafeteria purchases and online statements

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View Daily Balance, Purchases Payments
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Implementation of On-Line Payments

• Implementation will begin in the Mountain Ridge
  School district October 1st
• We thought an entire district to begin
  implementation would be better because a family
  would be more likely to use the system if they
  could use for all students in the family
• Goal is to have the entire school system up by
  the beginning of 2010
• Information will be mailed to parents and
  guardians and information will be placed on the
  web site
• There is 1.95 per student transaction This
  money goes to PayPAMS. The system makes no money
  on this system

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For questions or concerns, please email
foodservice_at_acps.k12.md.us This presentation is
posted at www.acps.allconet.org. Select
administrative services and then food service