The New Year is Right Around the Corner!
Top 5 Updates in 2017-2018...

#1 FDpay - We have partnered with Pace Payment Systems to make it easy for your school to accept credit card and debit card payments from parents for anything from tuition to yearbooks! Parents are able to pay for a variety of school-related fees without having to leave their FastDirect parent account and all major credit cards and debit cards are accepted!  Read more..

#2 Timer
 - This free feature allows you to track attendance hours for preschool, daycare, before and after school care, and more! When combined with Finance, you are able to bill a family’s account directly with just a click! Read more..

#3 Primary/Secondary 
- Taking attendance for multiple homerooms has now been made much easier with the new Primary/Secondary feature! If your school has multiple homerooms for different preschool schedules, childcare, or shared homerooms, this feature will help save you time and confusionRead more..

#4 Monitor Icon for Staff 
For many of our schools, keeping track of students who come in late, leave early, or leave during the middle of the day often requires the help of someone who is not always an administrator.  With a principal's request, we can give the Monitor icon to a non-administrator on the staff list, such as a volunteer, to help out with tracking attendance in the school's front officeRead more..

#5 Parent Form Time Stamp 
Registration is an important time of the year for schools and we want to help with that process.  We have added a verification report to help track when parents saved their parent informationRead more..

Click here to read the top 5 from 2017!


Administrator Checklist
Administrator Checklist
Checklists for the new school year...

The start of school can be a crazy time but HelpDesk is here to make it easier.  With the start of school quickly approaching, FastDirect wants to make sure your school is ready.  In addition to completing the Summer Transition steps, there are several other items to be addressed.  To stay on top of the many features and settings that need to be reviewed for the start of school, we have created a checklist for administrators, as well as separate ones for teachers and parents.  Click the links below to view the checklists, as well as our FastDirect Summer Timeline!

 

              

HelpDesk is available to help guide you through these steps - just contact HelpDesk with an FDmail message or call our toll free number 866.805.3116.

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Plan For Success!

We are highlighting the features we believe are key to keeping parents connected and informed as well as strengthening your school's mission!

Step 1:
Make Communication Convenient



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Step 2:
Incorporate Your School's Branding



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Step 3:
Make Important News Accessible



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Are you a new administrator at the school or do you feel that you could benefit from some additional training? If you are interested in receiving new or additional training, let HelpDesk know and we will schedule a time for a phone training session.

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