With the CardCredit electronic lunch payment system, parents can deposit money into their child's lunch account. This allows you to pre-pay lunch for a week, a month, or even a full year - it's up to you! Your child will then input his or her 5-digit PIN number in the lunch line, and the cost of the transaction is debited from the account automatically.

Here's how:

STEP 1. Locate your child's student ID number. This 5-digit number is printed on report cards, interims, and is also the number your child has been using for the PRO-Ohio practice testing. *Note: the student ID number is different from the 5-digit PIN number your child will use in the lunch line.

If you do not know your child's student ID number, you can retrieve it by accessing one of his or her report cards or interim reports via the CardCampus Parent Portal.

STEP 2. Log in to the Mentor Schools SPS EZpay site. Follow the instructions to create your account and input your child's 5-digit student ID number and last name when prompted.When you add money to your child's account, you will receive an e-mail confirmation of the deposit.

CLICK BELOW TO CREATE AN ACCOUNT AND DEPOSIT FUNDS

CHECKING YOUR BALANCE: There are two ways to check the balance of meal money in your child's account. One is to log in to SPS EZpay, where the balance will display on the main screen. A second is to log in to the CardCampus Parent Portal. In the left column, beneath your child's name, a selection option showing "Account #0000" will be displayed, where the four zeroes in the example will be an actual number specific to your child. Click on this to display the balance sheet, which will indicate your current balance along with any deposits you have made. This is also where you will see what items your child has purchased.

Need Help? Click HERE to download the complete SPS EZpay handbook. If you have questions about the CardCredit system, please contact Jennifer Lange, Mentor Schools Food Supervisor, at (440) 974-5227 or by e-mail at lange@mentorschools.org.