As we kick off another school year filled with promise and challenges, I’m honored to introduce myself, Rosemary Orliss, as the new leader of Heartland School Solutions. While this role is new to me, Heartland is not—I’ve been part of this incredible company for 21 years, wearing many hats (and yes, even a few hairnets!) across Marketing, Sales, Account Management, Partnerships, Payments, and Product.

As the new school year kicks off, make sure you’re aware of all the useful MySchoolBucks resources available to your district this year! 

As you continue to prep for the school year, making sure parents understand how to pay for school fees and meals is an important step. MySchoolBucks offers free communication tools to help you inform parents whether online or in person. 

The school year is quickly approaching which means it’s time to check in with your account manager so they can help you make sure you’re all ready to go for the year ahead. Here are a few things to consider before you meet with your manager, so you can be prepared to discuss what you need to get done before the first day of school rolls around!

As we approach the 2025-2026 school year, the Power Hour Webinar series is back! Take a look at what sessions will be offered in the coming months:

For many high schoolers, AP courses and exams are a big part of their school year. With every exam, schools are responsible for collecting and tracking the associated, required fee payment. Our continued partnership with the College Board’s AP exam fee payments provider program means that your district can easily accept AP exam payments through MySchoolBucks. This simplifies the process so parents can securely pay their students' fees online, and staff can manage fee tracking all in one place.

As the school year comes to a close, make sure to check off these tasks on your to-do list to ensure MySchoolBucks is ready to go next year!

The MySchoolBucks team recently announced its newest platform, MSB Accounting! This accounting software was made specifically with K12 districts in mind, aiming to simplify how to manage activity funds and increase transparency with reliable audit trails of revenue, expenditures, adjustments, and more. 

This year’s free meal marketing kits are now available for a limited time. These free kits include printed materials, shipped right to your school, that can be shared with parents to help them understand how to use MySchoolBucks. 

Victoria ISD in Victoria, TX, home to 13,000 students, is a recent customer of MySchoolBucks, using MSB Tickets to assist with managing their big games and events. When we heard they had a big game coming up, a group of MySchoolBucks team members journeyed to Texas to support the district during the event. The school sold 2,723 for the big game, and over a thousand of those tickets were sold in-person with MSB Tickets on game-day.