How Alaina Improved School Cafeteria Efficiency with identiMetrics

Hoping to catch her breath after recovering from the Farm-to-School funding cuts, Alaina now finds herself in the midst of yet another set of overwhelming issues. At the top of that list are some very troubling staff shortages – the worst in the 25 years she’s been a Food Service Director.

It’s time to think outside the box!

Alaina reached out to her colleague, Cate, a fellow Food Service director from a neighboring district to brainstorm solutions. Cate was managing much more successfully. Cate was using the identiMetrics Finger Scanning System to identify her students for both breakfast and lunch. Cate explained that using identiMetrics frees up her cashier’s time in three important ways.

#1. identiMetrics allows one staff member to continue their usual work while also effectively monitoring student meal service check-out. In other words, one person doing two tasks that are balanced and manageable!

#2. Since finger scanning moves students so quickly through the lines, cashiers can finish faster and can assist in other areas when needed.

#3. Substitute cashiers don’t have to know who the students are. With the touch of a finger, the student account pops up and the transaction is complete with 100% accuracy.

For Alaina, identiMetrics is now another tool that helps her take some of the pressure off of being chronically short staffed.