FeePay to revolutionize how parents pay for student lunches, high school activities

Paying for all those school lunches just got a whole lot easier and much more convenient.

For a few years, the Anoka-Hennepin School District has used FeePay, an online tool parents could use to add money to their students’ meal accounts for school lunches. And while many parents used the convenient tool to keep track of their students’ accounts, there was a small service fee that kept some parents from utilizing FeePay.

This school year, that fee is gone. FeePay is now free.

In addition, starting this year, Anoka-Hennepin’s five traditional high schools will be using FeePay to pay for and register their students into sports and activities online.

Now, instead of writing a check or going to a school to add money to student meal accounts, or to pay for high school activities, parents can do it from the comfort of their couch by using their computer, tablet, or even smartphone.

Eventually, Anoka-Hennepin plans to expand fee pay even further, allowing parents to pay for all fees using FeePay, including field-trips, library late-fees, costs for classes—everything. Rolling out the online tool for high school activity registration is just the first step, according to Michelle Vargas, the district’s chief financial officer. 

“This will hopefully make things a lot more convenient for parents,” Vargas said. “It’s something of a one-stop shop for parents to handle all the costs and fees for their students.”