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Lunch money, without the envelope.
Prepaid meal accounts, weekly order forms, and hot lunch programs — paid online, tracked per student, and rolled into the same family statement as tuition. No more crumpled bills in a backpack.
The problem
Sound familiar?
Cash in backpacksLunch money travels in envelopes, gets lost, gets miscounted, and turns your office staff into part-time bank tellers every morning.
Order forms on paperPizza day and hot lunch orders collected on paper slips — someone tallies them by hand, and the count is always off by three.
Allergy information lives elsewhereThe lunch coordinator has no easy way to see which student in line has the tree nut allergy. That's not an inconvenience — it's a liability.
What 613OS does
Built to make this disappear
Prepaid meal accountsParents load a meal balance online. Purchases draw it down automatically, and low-balance alerts prompt a top-up before the account runs dry.
Weekly order formsDigital menus for hot lunch, pizza day, and special events. Parents order and pay by Sunday night; the kitchen gets exact counts Monday morning.
Recurring meal plansFull-year and monthly lunch plans billed automatically alongside tuition — one enrollment, zero weekly friction.
Allergy & dietary flagsEvery order shows the student's allergy and dietary notes from the family record. Kosher supervision levels, allergies, and preferences travel with each meal.
Kitchen count reportsExact daily counts by menu item, grade, and dietary requirement — delivered to your kitchen staff automatically each morning.
One family statementMeal charges appear on the same family account as tuition and programs. One statement, one payment method, complete picture.
0envelopes of cash your office counts each morning
1 statementper family — meals, tuition, and programs on the same account
1 nudgeby WhatsApp or email before a balance runs dry — with a one-tap top-up link
Works together with
Related features
Tuition collectionThe family account every meal charge lands on — plans, autopay, and recovery.Learn more →After-school programsClubs, tutoring, and late pickup registered and paid from the same login.Learn more →School storeUniforms, seforim, and supplies charged to the same family statement.Learn more →
Frequently asked questions
What is school meal payment software?
School meal payment software replaces cash and lunch tickets with prepaid meal plans and passes: families subscribe or pre-pay online, spending is tracked per child, and renewals remind themselves. 613OS ties every meal account to the family record alongside tuition and other payments.
How do parents put money on a meal account?
Parents subscribe to a meal plan or pre-pay for passes from the family portal in under a minute, with purchase history and receipts visible anytime. Renewals recur automatically so nobody thinks about it mid-year.
What happens when a child's meal balance runs low?
When a plan or pass nears its end, the parent gets an automatic WhatsApp or email nudge with a one-tap renewal link — so the office never makes an awkward call, and no child is caught short at the counter.
Can meal payments handle sibling accounts?
Yes. A family account can cover all children with one balance or separate per-child balances, whichever the school prefers, and every transaction shows which child purchased what on which day.
Does this eliminate cash handling for lunch?
Effectively yes. Prepaid accounts and online plans remove the daily envelopes, coins, and reconciliation. Schools that also want on-site payments can accept cards at the counter through 613OS terminals, with everything landing in the same reports.
See lunch & meal payments in action
Book a 30-minute demo and we'll show you exactly how this would run at your school.
613os.com/demo · 305-954-7362 · yoni@613os.com