TOUCH-n-SERV™ POINT OF SALE  
IS ALL ABOUT FAST, AND SIMPLE!

Speed is king in a fast-paced business like public school cafeterias, where shaving seconds off the time it takes to serve a lunch can mean more time for kids to eat. The company’s Touch-n-Serv POS software is built to speed students through multiple serving lines, accounting for sales that are free, reduced or paid with a minimum number of keystrokes. “Touch-n-Serv is all about speed. Cashiers like it, and line speed is faster than anything we had ever seen before,” says Janet Clesceri, director of child nutrition services at Hesperia Unified School District.

The Touch-n-Serv software tracks whether or not a student is eligible for a free or reduced fee meal depending on their application status. If the student owes money, the cashier is automatically presented with a pop-up screen with special buttons for quickly entering the amount tendered and recording the transaction. Touch-n-Serv also can be configured to run fast with bar-coded ID cards or keypad input devices where serving by photo or roster is not feasible, typically in speed lines or high schools where students do not come through in alphabetical order or by homeroom. In these cases, food service staff can make use of the software’s ability to hold or “buffer” student identification numbers entered by students before getting to the cashier, i.e., while they wait in line to check out. With a high number of students being served, the time saving can be significant. There are also safeguards built-in to Touch-n-Serv so that cashier’s can be alerted to common student issues, such as food allergies.

Another important consideration in point of sale software is ease of use. Most school food service operations rely on non-skilled, non-computer literate staffers to ring up the daily sales transactions. High turnover is common, so a system that shortens operator learning curve is crucial. Tim McCormick, Senior Computer Operator for the Child Nutrition Department at Stockton Unified School District adds, “We not only found the system to be extremely easy to learn and operate, but simple to install. Touch-n-Serv more than met our expectations right from the beginning.” Janet Barth of nutrition services at Morongo Unified School District agrees, “The Touch-n-Serv software was ‘WAY easy’ to install!”

In a typical installation, Touch-n-Serv POS systems at individual schools are networked to a central server in the district office where up to date eligibility and student information needed to process meal transactions is stored. The Touch-n-Serv software employs data redundancy functionality at each serving line, so cashiers can continue serving while the main server is down. When the main server comes back on line, each touch screen POS device synchronizes transaction data with the main server. Touch-n-Serv offers food service directors the ability to choose from a variety POS terminal options to fit their operational needs, including rugged POS terminals, touch screen monitors and wireless POS solutions.

About Schoolhouse Software

Schoolhouse Software, Inc. (“SSI”) improves the lives of people in the educational arena. The company develops point-of-sale that speeds kids through serving lines, and back office administrative software that enables school food service managers to run more efficient and self-supporting cafeteria operations. SSI is a major supplier to school districts and K-12 school food service operations with over 17 years experience in these markets and an installed base of systems that handle the administrative and reporting needs of 4.5 million students in 12 states.

For more information, please contact Larry Culler at 916.577.2900.

The Schoolhouse Software logo, Touch-n-Serv™ and eOfficeSuite™ are trademarks of Schoolhouse Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.