Lunch payments families finish in one checkout
In Skyward® districts, lunch sits in the same cart as student fees. Families sign in with Skyward® SSO, pay by free bank transfer or card, and paid status posts back to Skyward®.
Family checkout Signed in with Skyward® SSONo tip or platform fee on Skyward® payments
Maya R.
Grade 3 · Cedar ES
- Lunch services$25.00
Leo R.
Grade 7 · Roosevelt MS
- Lunch services$25.00
- Registration fee$40.00
Pay with
Bank transfer (ACH)Free
Card
Total$90.00
Paid Status posts back to Skyward®
Schools and families pay with Omella
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Kelly LuzzoDirector of Finance, Lincoln-Way“My school administration loves Omella because it prioritizes student privacy (SOPPA compliant) and offers on-demand e-check payments, along with guardrails to guarantee that only students in good-standing can purchase tickets.”
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Caitlin LucciStudent Activities Director, Niles West High School“Over the years my teams have used many differernet ways to raise money. Omella was very user friendly. The support provided from the set up to the end was always one email away! Then to add that we are able to receive 100% of what we raised is unheard of. We are going to use Omella again next year.”
Scott P BaumGirls Flag Coach, Niles West High School“The difference between Omella and our previous vendor was customer support. The whole process was so seamless in a way where our questions were answered and issues were resolved immediately. I have been managing this dance for years and this time around I have zero headaches, it was great”
Kathleen O'ConnellSchool Counselor, Lincoln-Way Central“I have used Omella now for two seasons that I have coached. For the last 25 years of coaching, I have watched thousands of dollars raised go to third parties. It i s a no-brainer to use Omella. It was easy to set up and adjust for our needs and we were able to keep 100% of the funds raised. Parents were ecstatic about that.”
Ryan PohlmannProfessor of Social Sciences, Lincoln-Way Central“We met at CADA and were so impressed by your company that I am having the entire ASB program switch to your platform. Right now we are running Senior activities and our Back to School events and soon we will post our Homecoming event as well as our winter formal and Prom (etc..) down the line.”
Sabrina BracciniTeacher, Hillsdale High School“This has been an amazing process and we have not had any issues. I worked with Livia on page setup, and she answered all of my questions, even sent videos on how to make edit that we may need. It has beena very joyful, pain free experience. I love how everything is in real time so we can "see" our ticket sales.”
Lisa WhitkanackMathematics Teacher, Bolingbrook High School“I would like to tell you that we do have several coaches and sponsors using Omella now.I am receiving positive feedback and new teachers asking for invites weekly. I am very pleased with your product and the continual improvements and hands-on training.”
Katie ThoneBusiness Manager, Dunklin School DistrictWhere Omella fits in food services
Get lunch money in without chasing families
Families see each student's lunch balance and add money in one family cart next to fees and optional items, so they pay once.
Family checkoutSkip the extra login
Families in Skyward® districts sign in with their Skyward® login, and staff can use single sign-on through your identity provider.
Single sign-onKeep lunch payments free for families
Bank transfer is free. Fees and food services defined in Skyward® carry no tip or platform fee. The district decides whether card fees are passed to families or absorbed.
See pricingKeep Skyward® up to date
When a family pays, paid status posts back to Skyward®, so your team isn't keying payments in by hand.
Skyward® partnershipHelp families with larger balances
Families can set up payment plans for larger fee balances. Payment plans cost the organization 1%.
Payment plansReport food service revenue on its own
Food services payments carry their own account code in the payout report and the live Google Sheet.
Reconciliation
For food services at every level
District food services
One setup for every school's lunch payments, with revenue by account code and paid status posted back to Skyward®.
High schools
Lunch sits in the same cart as fees and activity costs, so families of older students check out once.
K-8 schools
Parents with children in more than one school pay every child's lunch from one family cart.
Controls and reporting for food services
- Payout reports by account codePayouts list each school, space code and GL account code, so every payment lands in one report by account code.
- Live Google SheetsPayments and responses stream to a Google Sheet in real time, with a payout arrival date column for matching bank deposits.
- Refunds by itemIssue refunds from the dashboard, item by item. Parents can request one from their receipt.
- Role-based accessGive district leaders, building administrators, teachers and sponsors exactly the access they need.
- Single sign-onStaff sign in through your SAML 2.0 identity provider, free. Families don't need a password.
- Card data stays off your systemsOmella is PCI compliant, and card numbers never touch district systems.
- FERPA
- COPPA
- SOPPA
- EdLaw 2-D
- PCI
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Every school can use Omella today
An SIS integration is only needed for fees and food services. Everything else works with Omella now, whatever system your district uses.
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Founder-led support, on your busiest nights too
You're busy, and nights like prom and homecoming are stressful, with students lined up at the door. Founder-led support means our founders and team help you get set up, then support you through event night. We care how it goes.
- Our founders, Brett and David Kopf, talk with every school and district as they get started.
- Every school and district gets one-on-one onboarding.
- Live chat is on our website and in the Omella app.
“Omella is head and shoulders above with customer service. There are going to be hiccups with any large event, but you're often on your own on other platforms. Omella trouble shoots with you and is available. Our students also find the check out process easy. Our deans found the approval process for Guest Passes easy. Omella basically makes it very easy at every public facing step.”
Erin ManheimAssistant Director of Student Activities, St. Charles North High School 
“The Omella team is AMAZING - they care so much and have the tech expertise to make life so much more efficient and streamlined in the Student Activities world! Their customer service is second to none, you will NOT be disappointed bringing your department out of the old-school approach to events/fundraisers and working with them!”
Caitlin LucciStudent Activities Director, Niles West High School 
“Omella's customer services to the exceptional and that it is a super easy, user friendly platform.”
Kelly LuzzoDirector of Finance, Lincoln-Way
Related use cases and features
Common questions
Does Omella work with our SIS?
What do families pay for lunch payments?
Can families pay for more than one child at once?
Can families see their lunch balance?
How are free and reduced-price meals handled?
Does payment status update in Skyward®?
Can we start with lunch and add more later?
How do refunds work?
Put lunch in the same cart as fees
Book a demo and we'll show your food services team how lunch payments work with Skyward®.
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