So can I send in a $500 check for each child, avoid the fees?

Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, deposit the max amount to avoid constantly paying fees - $120.

#MCPSequity

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Anonymous wrote:My school takes awhile to process checks. I sent the check on Monday and it still (Friday) has not been added to the account. So checks aren’t really a substitute option for the online system.

Yes, I put money in my kids account by credit card because I wanted them to have lunch money quickly. But it made me mad to get 2 fees of $2.50 on $25 deposits for each kid. I tried to figure out how to do one transfer for both kids and pay only one fee, but couldn't figure it out.

FCPS uses myschoolbucks and we just have our kids use the same account

Anonymous wrote:And try getting your money back from Myschoolbucks if your kid changes schools - near on impossible. You have to request it from the school and ...

I got a refund of the balance when my oldest graduated. Emailed DFNSHelpDesk@mcpsmd.org and provided student's name, birthdate, and student ID number.

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Anonymous wrote:My school takes awhile to process checks. I sent the check on Monday and it still (Friday) has not been added to the account. So checks aren’t really a substitute option for the online system.

Yes, I put money in my kids account by credit card because I wanted them to have lunch money quickly. But it made me mad to get 2 fees of $2.50 on $25 deposits for each kid. I tried to figure out how to do one transfer for both kids and pay only one fee, but couldn't figure it out.

Sorry, this is a dumb question but do the school cafeteria still take cash? Couldn’t you write a check for a large amount but send in cash lunch money for a couple days?

Anonymous wrote:And try getting your money back from Myschoolbucks if your kid changes schools - near on impossible. You have to request it from the school and ...

If they change schools within MCPS it used to follow them.

If you can afford it, deposit the max amount to avoid constantly paying fees - $120.

And try getting your money back from Myschoolbucks if your kid changes schools - near on impossible. You have to request it from the school and ...

Anonymous wrote:My kid just started kindergarten and I can't believe how many apps we have to download that I'm sure tax dollars were used to pay for. The MySchoolBucks fees are absurd. It all seems incredibly shady to me.

So many apps! If parents realized how much of our education dollars is going to for-profit apps - like the bathroom monitor app, the wheresthe bus app (that doesn't work properly), the prodigy app (design your penguin before you learn math!) - there would be a revolution. Meanwhile, kids are stuck watching ads for 3 minutes every time a teacher shows a YouTube video because apparently there is no YouTube for schools ...

My kid just started kindergarten and I can't believe how many apps we have to download that I'm sure tax dollars were used to pay for. The MySchoolBucks fees are absurd. It all seems incredibly shady to me.

Anonymous wrote:My school takes awhile to process checks. I sent the check on Monday and it still (Friday) has not been added to the account. So checks aren’t really a substitute option for the online system.

Yes, I put money in my kids account by credit card because I wanted them to have lunch money quickly. But it made me mad to get 2 fees of $2.50 on $25 deposits for each kid. I tried to figure out how to do one transfer for both kids and pay only one fee, but couldn't figure it out.

My school takes awhile to process checks. I sent the check on Monday and it still (Friday) has not been added to the account. So checks aren’t really a substitute option for the online system.

Anonymous wrote:Biden is going after junk fees like this.

LOL

Not a chance.

Anonymous wrote:The kids at Blair and Pooleseville can and should create a better cheaper replacement.

+1 Have them reprogram ParentVue/MyMCPS and the rest of that unintegrated multisystem boondoggle while they're at it.