Attendly Pay
Your Afterschool Programs Grew. Your Payment System Didn't.
You're managing paid program billing with QuickBooks, spreadsheets, and standalone payment links. It worked when you had one program. It's not working anymore.
Attendly Pay is built into the platform you already use for attendance and enrollment. Invoicing, payments, eligibility, and reporting — one system, purpose-built for California districts.
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February 2026
Program
Enrichment Academy — Full Time
Trusted by Pioneer District Partners across California
Sound Familiar?
Disconnected Tools
You're toggling between QuickBooks for invoicing, a spreadsheet for tracking who's paid, and email threads to chase down the rest. Every month it's the same drill.
Manual Eligibility
Someone on your team is cross-referencing SIS data with enrollment lists to figure out which families qualify for fee waivers. If they miss one, a Foster Youth family gets invoiced by mistake.
No Single Source of Truth
The business office sees one picture, program staff see another. When the board asks how paid programs are performing, you're pulling numbers from three different places.
You shouldn't need a finance degree to run an afterschool program.
No Family Falls Through the Cracks
Attendly syncs directly with your SIS to identify students who qualify for fee waivers — automatically. Foster Youth, Homeless, and Free/Reduced Price Meal students receive $0 invoices without anyone having to flag them manually.
Foster Youth
Homeless
Free/Reduced Price Meals
Your business office and program staff stay aligned on who qualifies. No spreadsheets. No guesswork. No family left behind.
Four Steps. One Platform.
Configure
Set fee schedules per program. Full-time, part-time, sibling discounts.
Invoice
Generate invoices monthly — hundreds of families at once. Duplicates are prevented automatically.
Collect
Parents pay through secure Stripe checkout in the Attendly portal. Automated reminders handle follow-up.
Report
Reconciliation reports, transaction statements, waiver tracking. Everything the business office needs to close the books.
Everything Districts Need to Run Paid Programs
Scannable for your RFP, organized by what you actually need to do.
Collect
Every way a family wants to pay.
- Credit and debit card payments
- Apple Pay and Google Pay
- ACH bank debit
- PIN checkout at pickup
- Mobile-optimized payment links
- Email and SMS delivery to every parent contact
Manage
Run a billing cycle without spreadsheets.
- Bulk invoice creation per program
- Edit, regenerate, or cancel any open invoice
- Bulk expire links at end of billing cycle
- Send payment reminders to outstanding families
- Automatic fee waivers (Foster Youth, Homeless, FRPM)
- Sibling discounts and per-program overrides
Integrate
One platform from enrollment to deposit.
- Built on the same platform as attendance and enrollment
- Stripe Connect — district is merchant of record
- Funds route directly to your district account
- SIS-driven eligibility for fee waivers
- Per-enrollment payment metadata available throughout
Report
The numbers your business office needs.
- Family aggregation report — child, program, cycle
- Real-time paid, pending, overdue status
- Monthly billing cycle tracking
- Stripe receipts and hosted invoices per transaction
- Audit log of admin actions
Comply
Built to clear district IT and finance review.
- PCI compliance through Stripe
- Card data never touches Attendly servers
- Transparent fee disclosure before parents confirm
- FERPA-aligned student data handling
- Role-based access for admin, business office, and program staff
Built for How Districts Actually Work
Program Administrators
Generate invoices in bulk. See which programs have been billed and which haven't. Stop toggling between tools — it's all in the same system you use for attendance.
Business Office
Bank reconciliation reports that match what hits your account. Monthly transaction statements with fees broken out. Waiver reports that show who approved what.
Families
One place to see invoices, pay securely, and download tax statements for dependent care credits. Only families in paid programs see the payments section — no confusion for free-program families.
District Leadership
See which programs generate revenue, which serve equity populations, and how collections are trending. Board-ready data without pulling from three systems.
Where the Money Goes
Parent Pays
Secure Stripe checkout
3.99% Surcharge
Covers all processing
Attendly Fee
Small spread from processing
Your District's Account
~97.4% lands here
Net to Your District
After all fees, your district keeps approximately 97.4% of every transaction.
To Your Stripe Account
Payments go directly to your district's connected Stripe account — not ours.
Transparent Surcharge
A clear parent surcharge covers processing. No hidden fees. No surprises.
Your money goes to your account. We don't hold it, redirect it, or take a cut you can't see.
Frequently Asked Questions
The questions district business offices ask before they sign.
Who holds the funds?
Your district does. Attendly Pay uses Stripe Connect, so your district is the merchant of record. Payments route directly into your district's connected Stripe account, not ours.
How fast do funds settle?
Card payments typically settle on Stripe's standard payout schedule — usually two business days after a successful charge. ACH bank debits take longer to clear, consistent with normal banking timelines.
What payment methods can families use?
Credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and ACH bank debit are all supported through Stripe Checkout. Families that prefer cash or check can continue to pay outside the platform — your team records those manually.
How does this compare to MySchoolBucks or similar tools?
Those tools are general-purpose district payment processors. Attendly Pay is built specifically for afterschool program billing. Eligibility, sibling discounts, AM/PM rates, and monthly cycle tracking are tied directly to the same enrollment and attendance records your team already uses.
How long does implementation take?
If your district already uses Attendly for attendance or enrollment, Payments turns on as part of your existing setup. New districts work through a structured onboarding with your business office to configure fee schedules, eligibility rules, and Stripe Connect.
How are fee waivers handled?
Foster Youth, Homeless, and Free/Reduced Price Meal students are automatically waived based on data synced from your SIS. No one on your team has to flag them manually. Manual overrides are also supported for case-by-case decisions.
What about refunds?
Refunds are issued through Stripe and reflected back in the family payment report. Your business office controls who has permission to issue them.
Is student and family data secure?
Card details never touch Attendly's servers — Stripe handles all sensitive payment information directly, which keeps Attendly out of PCI scope. Student data is handled in line with FERPA, with role-based access controlling who can see what.
See Attendly Pay With Your Own Programs
We'll walk through invoicing, payments, and reporting using your actual fee structures. No pressure — just clarity on what this looks like for your district.
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