EZ School Apps

Each school day brings new opportunities to support students and strengthen school communities. For small- to medium-sized schools such as charter schools, religious institutions or independent institutions, keeping things running smoothly depends on having simple, reliable tools tailored to their needs. This is where EZ School Apps makes a meaningful difference.

EZ School Apps offers a unified platform with four core solutions, comprising school lunch ordering, substitute management, after-school care and school payments. These solutions are designed to reduce a school’s administrative burden without adding complexity or cost, filling critical functionality gaps in traditional student information systems (SIS). Used by over 2,000 schools, the platform has supported educators for 12 years by reducing workload and making everyday tasks easier to manage.

A Platform Developed Around Real Needs

As many small schools do not have the infrastructure to support a cafeteria, they often rely on external meal providers. To make this seamless, EZ School Apps enables parents to place meal orders online, make payments digitally and have meals delivered from third-party providers. Depending on the arrangement, schools can also submit the orders to providers through the software.

“Most schools start by using a single solution, such as the lunch ordering app, and once they see its value they adopt additional tools,” says Matt Stockbridge, CEO. “With a single login, parents and admin can access multiple applications across schools, making the entire process efficient.”

One of EZ School Apps’ earliest clients lacked a system for managing school lunch orders, which led EZ School Apps to build a lunch ordering system from the ground up. What began as a one-off solution quickly revealed a broader demand across similar schools and evolved into a scalable offering that helped shape the company’s product direction.

Building on this foundation, EZ School Apps introduced a point-of-sale (POS) system for schools with cafeterias. While the school lunch ordering system allows schools to manage meal selections and process payments online, the POS system supports real-time transactions at on-site food service counters. This shared functionality allows EZ School Apps to offer flexible tools for schools with or without cafeteria infrastructure.

In addition to streamlining lunch services, the platform simplifies how schools manage substitute teachers. Teachers report absences through the system and substitutes are promptly notified. For schools that work with external staffing agencies, a ‘sub-agency’ feature enables those agencies to manage substitute assignments directly through the EZ School Apps mobile application or website.

The company also supports after-school care programs with a digital check-in and check-out system. EZ School Apps tracks how long each student remains in after-school care, automatically calculates applicable charges and allows parents to make payments online. This enhances transparency and efficiency for families and school administrators.

The company offers a centralized solution for school-related payment processes. Parents can conveniently complete transactions through the app for meals, after-school care, and school-related fees. Meanwhile, tools like substitute management and staff scheduling help school administrators and agencies. This all-in-one functionality simplifies operations for schools while offering families a seamless and convenient user experience.

Doing More by Keeping It Simple

EZ School Apps is focused on further enhancing its core solutions before planning to launch new products. It wants to deliver maximum value to schools that need simple, effective tools, especially as it already integrates with Blackbaud, a key SIS partner.

A key differentiator for EZ School Apps is its strong commitment to customer support. Unlike many competitors, the company makes it easy for users to reach a real person by phone and receive a quick response from the support team. This responsiveness, combined with an emphasis on ease of use, is at the heart of the company’s philosophy.

With more than a decade of strong partnerships with educational institutions, EZ School Apps is dedicated to making future updates as seamless as possible. By streamlining school lunches, substitute management, after-school care and school payments, it empowers educators to focus their efforts on students. Each enhancement is carefully tested in real classroom settings before release to ensure that new updates feel like natural improvements to the learning experience.