Even a few years ago, it was reasonable to assume that many of your potential customers would not be online or have an e–mail address. Therefore, many programs continued to use the old tried–and–true paper notices sent home in backpacks or included in school mailings out of legitimate concern that not all potential participants [...]

If you’re not using online registration for your after–school program, it is necessary to send paper confirmations to the parents to be sure communication is clear and concise.
Class confirmation and notification informs parents/child of their choice allocations and/or of any class closures. This confirmation is best done electronically, in an effort to reduce paper/copy [...]

By now you have registered children in your after–school programs. Classroom assignments should be made when all electives are finalized with respect to closures. The Administrator will need to submit an elective grid (which can be generated quickly if you’re using an online registration system) requesting assignments for rooms to be used for [...]

Short for Secure Sockets Layer, SSL is an agreed–upon format for transmitting private documents via the Internet.
SSL uses a cryptographic system that uses two keys to encrypt data — a public key known to everyone and a private or secret key known only to the recipient of the message. All modern browsers [...]

Making the decision to cancel an elective is difficult. Class closures exist when enrollment does not cover the cost to run the class (How to Price an After School Enrichment Class). For example; if in–district teachers receive a stipend for their instruction of $29 per hour plus ½ hour of prep time for [...]

It is very important to collect appropriate and accurate data when keeping children in the care of an after–school program. Data for all participating children (including first, last name, phone, cell, emergency contact number, email address, home address, grade level and home room teacher, and approved pick-ups) can be captured through an online registration [...]

The registration process for after school enrichment programs will be simple, accurate, “green” and automatic if the organization chooses to use an online registration program. There are many programs available, some with many features and various costs. It is important to note that some programs have been created to include features needed for [...]

Writing instructions or answering questions about your online registration users can be a challenge but if you keep a few points in mind, you can reach your readers in a way that will work for them.
Be Exact When Referring To The Site
When you reference anything on the site while offering usage advice, answering questions, or [...]

By this time you might be in the process of hiring a Director and teachers for the after school classes, as we discussed last time (Hiring Enrichment Teachers and Getting Them Excited!) Setting an elective fee structure can be tricky. The key to successfully operating in the black is communication and a little [...]

Many people use their favorite web browser or an e-mail browser/reader such as Microsoft’s Outlook® with HTML rendering capability, so it should be easy to really make your e-mail notices jump right out at the reader using all that cool HTML and CSS markup, right? Yes, but unless you’re an HTML expert and know [...]