**We accept cash for food purchase over the summer**

MySchoolbucks is the primary payment method for purchasing food on campus during the academic school year. Create a MySchoolBucks account to view purchase history, check balances, set up low balance alerts, and add funds.

Create MySchoolBucks account:

Go to myschoolbucks.com or mobile app and click on "Sign up today". You will be prompted to select a state; then under "select district" you will see St. Ignatius in the dropdown menu.

After you create your account, add your student by searching for their name and birthdate or by their student ID number.

Note for incoming Freshman - If your student has attended summer school programs in the past, you need to add them as a new student with their new High School ID# (6 digits - begins with class year) and remove the old student profile from your MySchoolBucks account. If you have any questions about this or if there are funds that need to be moved over to their new account, please email Kerryn Schwarz in the Business Office at Kschwarz@siprep.org.

Add funds to your student's MySchoolBucks account:

On the Myschoolbucks website or mobile app, you can add funds using your credit/debit card or electronic check. MySchoolBucks charges a small fee when you add funds online. To avoid the fee, drop off a check made payable to St. Ignatius with your student's name & grade in the memo line. The check can be given to Kathleen McKeon (Main Office) or Kerryn Schwarz (Wildcat Cafe Office).

Low Balance Auto-Pay Feature: (NOTE - Autopay Low Balance is not available over the Summer)

Use Low Balance Autopay to automatically fund the account when it goes below the threshold. MySchoolBucks recommends the threshold to be 3 times the average daily amount spent since Autopay can take up to 24 hours to reload.

Note - To Restart Autopay at the beginning of each school year, you need to manually make a one-time payment for an amount greater than the threshold that you have set.

How the payment system works:

Students scan their finger using biometrics to make a purchase. The system uses a biometric ID management system in an effort to provide accurate student identification and improve efficiency and security for our students and their accounts. If you wish to opt out of the biometrics, please complete this form.

New 9th graders - Incoming students will be enrolled in the biometric system (finger scan) during Orientation before school starts (date for 2026 TBD).

Student access to their balance:

Students can also create a MySchoolBucks account to see their purchases and monitor their balance. This is helpful way to teach them how to budget their funds. The student account will not impact the parent account as they can be linked to more than one account. (Only accounts that have a linked credit/debit card can add funds.)

Refund policy (effective 8/1/2023):

When your student graduates or leaves SI for any reason, for balances from parent deposits over $20 you will have the option to get a refund check, transfer funds to another SI student, or make a donation to SI's Annual Fund. Balances $20 or below are automatically allocated to SI's Annual Fund as a donation. For questions, please contact Kerryn Schwarz (kschwarz@siprep.org) x5257.

Graduating Seniors 2026 Balance Response Form

MySchoolBucks questions:

• Questions about setting up your account, accessing your account, or other account questions: call MySchoolBucks 1-855-832-5226 or access help on the MySchoolBucks website
• Questions about refunds or purchases made at St. Ignatius: contact Kerryn Schwarz (kschwarz@siprep.org) x5257.