Recently, I had the chance to meet with Cathy Anderson, Assistant to the Superintendent of Yorkville Community Unit School District. In search of a new payment provider, Cathy discovered MySchoolBucks through her district’s use of Synergy for their Student Information System. Their district is a new MySchoolBucks customer and we were excited to hear from her about the experience so far. 

The Connect 2025 session agenda is now available! Join us at Connect on March 19-20th in Phoenix for 19+ classes designed to help you get the most from MySchoolBucks and learn from your peers. Plus, early bird pricing has been extended through the end of the year, December 31, 2024!

In our November Power Hour webinar, Account Manager, Brad Ricks, walked us through three different ways to collect donations within MySchoolBucks, and answered a number of great questions along the way. 

The news is out - registration is now open for Connect 2025! Join us from March 19th to 20th in Phoenix, Arizona, to learn from our industry experts how to get the most out of your Heartland products. 

There’s been a lot going on in MSB Tickets over the last few months! If you haven’t gotten a chance to check out these new updates and features, take a look below to see what you may have missed. 

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This month’s Power Hour, led by account manager Ed Joiner, discussed how MySchoolBucks can streamline registration and billing for your before and aftercare programs. Ed discusses how many schools utilize student invoicing to auto-bill for childcare programs, before taking a deep-dive into MSB Activities, our registration platform built specifically for B&A programs.

In our September Power Hour webinar, account manager Eric Olson shared a few useful tips and tools as we continue through the start of the school year. Take a look at just a few of the features he mentioned, and watch the webinar below to learn even more.

Join us for Connect 2025, our annual conference, in Phoenix, Arizona! From March 19-20, 2025, prepare to learn from our product experts how you and your team can get the most out of Heartland products. 

Did you know MySchoolBucks now has over 25 key integrations and partnerships with other top K-12 vendors? These integrations allow you to manage the entire fee collection and payment process across your existing district systems, which provides district staff and parents with a more seamless user experience.

MSB Anywhere can now accept tap-to-pay transactions with Apple Pay^®, Google Pay^™, and contactless chip cards (EMV)! By popular request, this exciting new feature makes it easier to accept payments in-person however parents and students choose to pay. Whether you're collecting donations at fundraisers, concessions on game day, or student invoices in the front office, MSB Anywhere is your path to collect payments anywhere on campus.