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School Cash Online. What are the benefits of o nline payments?. Benefits to Parents. Provides a new ‘parent’ convenience. Parent fills Online shopping chart & checks out. Parent Receives Email Notification. Benefits to Students. Reduces the amount of cash/
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What are the benefits of online payments?
Benefits to Parents • Provides a new ‘parent’ convenience • Parent fills Online shopping chart & • checks out • Parent Receives Email Notification Benefits to Students • Reduces the amount of cash/ • cheques coming to school • Improves Student Safety Benefits to Teachers • Less Bookkeeping = More Instructional Time • Improves ‘School to Home’ Communication • Reduces the Time Spent Photocopying • Helps School ‘Go Green’ Benefits to School Bookkeeper • Saves Time • Reduces Cash Counting, receipting, • combining, bank deposits • Reduces the NSF risk/loss
How does School Cash Online work? Step 1: School staff create items for purchase in School Cash Catalog and post it to the Parent Site. Step 2: Parents receive email notification, check the Parent Site and “click through” to pay. Step 3: Funds are moved electronically from the parent’s bank account to the school’s bank account. Using School Cash Online; Hundreds of Hours Saved!
School District Name SueAnderson@AOL.com password
How are student payment items created?
Teachers: How Can YOU Help? • 1) Make this an important Initiative • Remind students and parents to register online (Note: Once parents register they will receive emails of Upcoming Events) • Please resist the temptation to send home notices asking for Cash and Checks • 2) Increase Communication • Entice students to listen to the PA announcements • Help distribute parent notifications for students to take home • Send us the trip form each time you need to collect $$ from parents, indicating the estimated amount • 3) Be a Change Catalyst • Walk the talk – remind parents and students to pay online whenever you see an opportunity • Make suggestions for any ‘new’ systems that should be put in place to support this new initiative • Ask for help (we are here to help make this successful)