Fees aren't a barrier to entry
It's not uncommon to worry about the impact processing fees for online tuition will have on your bottom line.
There is some truth to this worry, but only if you're working with the wrong payment processor.
Learn more about the real cost of online tuition and other tuition myths in our 4 Myths Busted About Online Tuition on-demand webinar.
Diamond Mind by Community Brands is the leader in K-12 payment processing with flexible fee options designed with the needs of schools in mind.
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Keep your families safe
It's reasonable to worry about the safety aspect of online payment processing for tuition – especially when you regularly hear news stories about data fraud.
As we do more online, cyber-criminals get smarter. That just means that a good payment processor will need to get smarter as well. Look for payment processors that are PCI compliant. These secure processors will have:
Paper checks may seem like the safest option; however, 74% of organizations experienced check fraud in 2019. It's much easier to track digital fraud than paper check fraud or cash fraud.
*JP Morgan Chase
Ravenna, TADS, and TuitionPay use Diamond Mind, the leading K-12 school payment processor, to process your tuition payments. Diamond Mind has decades of experience keeping cardholder data safe. They've done the work to keep our systems PCI Compliant.
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maintain firewall to protect consumer data
protect and encrypt cardholder data transmissions
maintain secure systems by targeting vulnerabilities
restrict access to cardholder data by a need-to-know basis
regularly monitor networks and track access to resources
maintain a policy that addresses security
Your time is valuable
You and your staff are busy wearing multiple hats and working hard to make sure your families have the best educational experience possible. You don't need to be wasting time on manual processes that could easily be automated and eliminate human error.
While it may take time to get up to speed with the initial training and customization – online payments will save you time in the long-run.
Work with the experts
If your school hasn't worked with a software solution for tuition, or has only ever worked with one program, it may seem a bit daunting to try anything new. Learning new tools, deciding on the right workflow for your school, or communicating the changes with your parents – it is a lot to take on.
If you partner with the right solution, you'll not only have the help you need just one call away, but the tools should be designed with you in mind.
In 2016, a survey showed that 1 in 3 teachers saw lack of training as a very significant barrier to the use of technology in the classroom.
A follow-up survey in 2019 found that the percentage had nearly doubled, with 62% of teachers saying they were not at all or only somewhat prepared to use ed-tech resources.
*Chapter 8, The Learning and Teaching Outlook by Tim Fish, NAIS chief innovation officer; Margaret Anne Rowe, NAIS research analyst; and Jackie Wolking, NAIS director of innovation programs
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Your school's needs may change as you grow; find a solution that adapts with you.
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