Tamaqua Area School District plans to change its point-of-sale system, effective this coming school year.

Superintendent Ray Kinder told the school board on Tuesday that the district plans to change the system to a numeric code for students.Kinder said the students will get a four- to six-digit number, and after their food is rung up, they will enter in their code.He said the change will result in a more effective way for the district to get through its current cafeteria issues.There were consistency and reliability issues with the scanning, said Kinder, who added that a numeric code is more reliable.The Primero system will cost the district about $8,400, he said.However, Kinder said breakfast and lunch costs will remain the same for the 2016-17 school year.