For the 2009-2010 school year, Hoover Child Nutrition is offering 3 ways to deposit money into your child's account: 

OPTION 1:  PAY ONLINE using PayPAMS.com! 

• The service is available for all Hoover families, easy to use, convenient, private, and secure.  Last school year, the service required a 12-month subscription fee of $10 for each student in a family; this year, there is no longer a subscription fee, simply a per-deposit transaction fee of $1.95.  Paying on-line allows you to check your child’s account balance and gives you the option to have an automatic recurring payment when the balance reaches a designated amount.  When prepaying on-line with a credit/debit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover ONLY), it is important to use your child’s identification number.  You must allow up to 48 hours for on-line payments to be credited to your child’s meal account at the school site - we recommend a recurring payment or e-mail notification be set at no less than $7.00 to ensure that any funds deposited online reach your child's account in a timely fashion.  Money left in your child’s account at the end of each school year will automatically move with your child within the Hoover City School system, regardless of changing schools.  Below are some instructions for how to sign up for PayPAMS service (click on icons):

                                                    
 English                     LINK TO PayPAMS.COM                      Español

OPTION 2:  PERSONAL CHECK

• Make check payable to (School Name) Cafeteria and bring the check to the cafeteria manager’s office.  Make sure you put the child’s name and state issued ID# in the memo section of the check.  CNP uses a check recovery company to collect on all checks returned by the bank as uncollectible (see CNP Policies Page for more information), and a collection fee in addition to the face value is assessed to the author of the check.  If a check is returned by the check recovery company to the Child Nutrition Program, you will then be required to make all purchases through the program with cash, money order or cashier’s check for the remainder of the school year.

OPTION 3:  CASH

• Cash may be brought to the cafeteria manager’s office for deposit on student’s account, or students may pay cash on a daily basis. Please put cash in an envelope with your child’s name, grade, state issued ID#, and amount on it.

 Hoover City School cafeterias have automated systems to provide accountability of each student’s account. Parents are encouraged to prepay their child’s meals for the week, month or year. Do not include money for pictures, yearbooks, or school fees with your child’s payment for meals.