How Do I Pay for My Child's Meal?

• To eliminate the need for students to carry cash to school, a simple meal debit system is used. Similar to a debit bankcard, a deposit is made to your child's account. The price of a meal is deducted at the time of purchase.
• At your convenience, you may view your student's account balance and history on line. Go to www.LunchDeposit.com. to set up an account. (You will need your student's ID number.) Click on the "sign-up" link and follow the steps. There is no fee for this service.
• sendmoneytoschool.com does charge a $1.75 fee for deposits made on line. Dexter Community Schools does not charge a fee for check or cash deposits made at school or by mail. Cash or check may be sent to school with your child, in an envelope labeled F&N, your child's first and last name, and building. One check may be written for multiple students. Designate the childrens' names, schools and amounts on the check memo line. Please make checks payable to Dexter Schools F&N. Envelopes may be dropped in the building collections boxes provided by F&N. At Creekside, Mill Creek and DHS, checks are accepted at the cash register. If you prefer, your deposit can be mailed to the F&N Student Accounts Office at 7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter, MI 48130 or you are welcome to drop by the Copeland office. Please allow two schools days for check deposits to be credited to accounts. (Online payments are real -time.) A $25.00 fee will be assessed for checks returned for any reason.
• Students may also check their balances as they purchase at the register.
• To ensure that your student's meal experience is worry free, we ask that you please be diligent about keeping money in his/her account.
• It is your responsibility to make sure your child has money in his/her account.
• Students are not allowed to carry a lunch negative at Dexter High School or Mill Creek Middle School.
• Absolutely no ala carte items may be purchased when an account is negative at Creekside and Wylie.
• Elementary students whose accounts continue to be negative will not be allowed to choose their entrée.
• Parents are expected to send money or send a lunch from home.

If you have further questions please contact Dara Wandyg, Student Accounts Manager, at 734-424-4185 or 734-424-4100, ext. 1503.

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What can I do here? You can view your child's account activity, see what your child has purchased, and make credit card deposits if your wish.

How soon will my deposits be processed? Typically, deposits will appear in your child's account within 15 minutes. However, due to circumstances beyond our control, occassional processing delays could occur.

What if I don't know my child's ID number? Please contact Food and Nutrition Services (734-424-4185) to get the ID number. Lunchdeposit .com cannot process requests without correct ID numbers.

Can I make one deposit for all of my children? Yes. When you make the deposit, you will tell us how much you want to place in each child's account. Lunchdeposit.com will show you the total charge for all deposits and will combine them into a single transaction. However, once completed, you will not be able to move money from one child's account to another.

Please contact us using the numbers below if you have further questions.

Sara Simmerman, Director, 734-424-4186
Margee Faber, Assistant Director, 734-424-4187
Dara Wandyg, Cashier Manager, 734-424-4185

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