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COVID-19 Update: Online Classes

2020-03-30 by Jim Rohrer

Picture of a LEGO pile

Most after-school classes got cancelled, but many providers are moving online. One School Twist client, Ascendly, has moved their classes online. Ascendly now teaches live, instructor-led, LEGO engineering class. You can Register Now, or join their mailing list to learn about their at-home learning … Read More

Filed Under: Online Tagged With: Ascendly, LEGO, Online

Best Practice: Homeroom Rosters for After-School Classes

2019-02-04 by Jim Rohrer

Especially for younger students, the end of the day dismissal can be, to say the least, chaotic. Some students walk home. Some go to after-care. Some go to after-school classes.  At some schools, activity specific busses pick up students, such as karate buses.  Even when classes are quiet and calm, … Read More

Filed Under: PTO/PTA Best Practices

2019 – January Review

2019-02-01 by Jim Rohrer

There were several enhancements and changes introduced during January.  You can see them all here… Event Parameters Changed: Max class price was raised from $300 to $500. Refunds New: Refunds has now been broken into two groups Refunds: Other and Refunds: Quick Refunds: … Read More

Filed Under: PTO/PTA Software, School Twist Software

2018 Year in Review

2019-01-02 by Jim Rohrer

Hero screen shot of financial dashboard.

Here is what we've been up to, and where we're going. In 2018, we worked with our key Beta users to fine-tune the features and workflow needed to make running an after-school enrichment program reasonably easy, and we'll keep chipping away at the process until we've made running an enrichment … Read More

Filed Under: After School Enrichment Software

Out of Beta!

2018-12-21 by Jim Rohrer

Hero screen shot of financial dashboard.

I'm happy to announce that School Twist is officially out of Beta!  We finally killed off the last bug, processed our last tuition dollar, and added our final feature (for now).  We'll continue refining School Twist and adding the new features that help the parents and volunteers that run enrichment … Read More

Filed Under: After School Enrichment Software

PTO Surveys

2015-11-18 by Jim Rohrer

As we said earlier, there is an easy way to gather feedback from parents at your school by conducting an online survey. We've done lots of surveys over the years and we're posting one here to help you gather ideas. Please feel to use any or all of this survey in your own school. We usually use … Read More

Filed Under: After School Enrichment Software, General Ideas

How are you doing? Ready to prove it?

2015-10-01 by Jim Rohrer

I think most PTOs (Parent Teacher Organizations) know how well they are doing.  You are probably working hard.   You probably had a good fundraiser, or not.  But I've seen a few different PTOs and they suffer the same problem that many organizations face.  They think they know their strengths and … Read More

Filed Under: PTO/PTA Best Practices

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