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!
How Are You Collecting Payments This Year?
Take a look at how you plan to collect student payments this year. Student invoicing is an essential feature within MySchoolBucks that simplifies payment management for not only the school, but also for students and their families.There are a number of benefits to utilizing the invoicing feature, and it can make collecting and managing fees much simpler, especially when it comes to required fees such as field trips, parking fees, senior dues, and tech repairs. If you’re not utilizing the invoice feature yet, be sure to connect with your account manager to learn how you can start.
If your school has the need to accept in person payments, consider asking your account manager about MSB Anywhere, too. MSB Anywhere turns any tablet into a portable register, where you can easily accept any type of payment whether to purchase an item or pay an outstanding fee. Through this software, you’re able to accept tap-to-pay too, like Google Pay and Apple Pay, making it an even quicker and easy experience.
Have You Set Up Your New School Year Fees and Products?
Your account manager can help you make sure all fees you need set up for the upcoming school year are ready to go in your MySchoolBucks account. They can also help you add products to your school store. Products can range from spirit wear, to a textbook, or even an exam fee. Other items such as fall registrations for things such as sports should also be included in the discussion, as you want to make sure those are ready to go before students are back in the classroom.
Is Your Before-and-After Care Program Ready To Go?
If you have a before and after care program, are you using a software to help you run it? MSB Activities can help you manage your registrations and payments all in one place. An account manager can connect you with the MSB Activities team to show you how to easily set up your program within MSB Activities and utilize some of the features such as creating billing schedules that fit your program needs and how to use the simple check in and out process. A program like this can help ease the workload when it comes to every day tasks, and save you time to focus on supporting the students in these programs.
Are Your Integrations Up To Date?
Did you know that MySchoolBucks partners with a number of other software programs to allow for easy integration and workflow for you and your staff? Take a look at the Integrations page to see if we partner with a system you utilize but may have not set up the integration yet. Your account manager can guide you through how to do so. Also - let your account manager know if there’s a company you currently work with that we don’t integrate with yet! We’re always open to new partners that will help make processes more seamless for our customers.
Whether you need to discuss one of these topics, or have other questions at the top of your list, get in touch with your account manager who can help ensure you're ready to go for the year ahead, or reach out to our team. They’re always ready and available to help make sure your programs are running smoothly for the start of the year, and beyond.