West Shore

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Using LINQ Connect

Effective January 1, 2024, for those who submit electronic payments through LINQ Connect, the credit and debit card convenience fees for all payments will be 3.95% of the transaction amount with a minimum fee of $2.85 per transaction. If applicable, ACH or eCheck transactions will be a flat fee of $1.85 per transaction.

There is no fee to view your child’s account balance or a history of their meal purchases.

Families who would like to pay student activity fees online, must create a LINQ Connect account to do so.

Setting Up Your LINQ Connect Account

Step One:

Visit https://linqconnect.com and click "Register" to begin the process of making a new account. Google Chrome is the browser LINQ Connect recommends.

You will be asked to provide your name and email address and select a password. You will also have the opportunity to select your primary language from the following options: Armenian, Burmese, Chinese, English, French, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. You will be asked to select a timezone as well. West Shore is located in the Eastern Time (US & Canada).

Step Two:

Check your email for a welcome message from LINQ Connect and follow the link provided in that message to verify your account.

Step Three:

Follow the prompts on the screen to link your child(ren) to your LINQ Connect account.

You will need to select West Shore School District from the drop down as your District.
Your child’s ten-digit Student ID can be found on past report cards or by logging into PowerSchool online (the number is not available in the mobile app). The number appears in the upper right corner of the Grades and Attendance screen.

Step Four:
Review your child’s meal history and if interested, you can also use LINQ Connect to add funds to their account or submit a Free and Reduced Meals application. If you use the LINQ Connect website to apply for no cost or low cost meals, you do not need to complete the paper application.

Depositing Money Into Meal Accounts

Once you have added your child to your LINQ Connect account, you can add money by clicking the Add Money to Account button on the dashboard or by clicking the Meal Accounts button on the student card. You can choose to either Add to Balance or set up a New Recurring Payment with Auto Pay.

If you select Add to Balance, the funds will be immediately available on your student’s account upon completion of the transaction.

If you select New Recurring Payment with Auto Pay, you will be setting up a future automatic payment for the specified amount, frequency, day, and starting date that you choose.

Parents who prefer not to use LINQ Connect to deposit funds for meals, may send cash or checks made payable to “West Shore Cafeteria Fund” to school in an envelope with the student’s name, ID number, and the amount of the deposit written on the front. The minimum online payment for food service accounts is $20.

Parents who prefer not to utilize LINQ Connect to pay student activity fees, should submit a check made payable to "West Shore School District" as follows: West Shore School District, Attention: Athletic/Student Activity Fee, 507 Fishing Creek Road, P.O. Box 803, New Cumberland, PA 17070.

Paying Student Fees (Athletics and Music)

Once you have your LINQ Connect account set up for your child, to pay Activity Fees (ie. Athletic, Music, Summer Programs) click on the three bars in the upper right hand corner of your screen to access the "Store" drop down. From there you can select the fee you wish to pay for your child and checkout. Please note, you will not be able to use money deposited into your child's meal account to pay activity fees.

If you need to reach LINQ Connect directly online, here is a link to where you can submit your request on their website. Their email address is [email protected]