June 2024: The MCAS Parent App has been updated with a New User Interface (UI) that will provide parents with an improved user experience.
Please note that we are implementing a gradual release of the New UI and rolling it out incrementally to our users.
Note: Parents will need to update to the latest version of the app unless they have auto-updates enabled for all apps on their phone settings.
The MCAS Parent App has a new look and feel, and users will only see a few minor updates to the functionality.
This article will take you through:
- What’s New
- Further Guidance
- Coming Soon
What’s New
- The Parent App has a new central dashboard My Child which replaces the side menu.
- Parents will now Add Dinner Money in the Dinner module.
- A new Teacher module has been added where, if enabled by the school, parents will be able to message teachers.
- Parents can now filter transactions by payment method.
- Parents will be able to save addresses to payment cards. The address will be saved to the local device and not the MIS.
- Parents will delete payment cards in the new Settings screen; they will no longer be able to delete payment cards from the Basket.
- Basket in the banner on the old UI has moved to the individual modules where online payments can be made e.g., Store, Clubs, Trips, Wraparound Care and Dinner.
- Accounts and Profile in the banner on the old UI have moved to the new Settings screen.
Further Guidance
For detailed guidance on using the new App see MCAS App – New UI
Coming Soon
The following functionality is not available for this release of the new UI but will be coming soon in a future release:
- The ability to preview pdf files in the Important Documents and Reports modules.
- Please download the files and view them until the feature is released.
- The ability to amend Quick Checkout amounts for Wraparound Care.
- Quick Checkout for Wraparound Care will work without the option to amend amounts until the feature is released.