School Cash Online: Sign up today at rainbowschools.ca

Rainbow District School Board parents/guardians can now sign up for School Cash Online, an easy way to pay for school activities and events, including field trips, hot lunches, athletic fees, spirit wear and more.

School Cash Online is a web-based program that integrates online payment options with school level accounting. Two high school office administrators from Southern Ontario, who spent hours handling cash from milk days to class trips, developed the solution in order to manage school funds more efficiently.

“School Cash Online is safe, simple, secure and saves time,” says Rainbow District School Board Director of Education Norm Blaseg. “The online platform, which offers tremendous benefits to parents, guardians, staff and students, is now available for all schools.”

With School Cash Online, students will no longer be required to bring money to school, parents/guardians will be able to pay for school items through a secure online system from anywhere at anytime, and school staff will no longer need to collect, count and deposit as much money as they have in the past. If all parents/guardians sign up for School Cash Online, handling money will be eliminated altogether.

Parents can pay for school items through eCheque or credit card. They can also deposit funds in a feature called “myWallet” and draw from these funds, as needed. Through School Cash Online, parents/guardians will be able to easily track expenditures for each child. School staff will be able to easily track funds and generate summary reports.

“Current cash handling processes involve upwards of seven different steps from the classroom teacher to the school office staff,” says Director Blaseg. “School Cash Online frees up time for educators to focus on instructional learning and for office staff to address student needs.”

He adds: “With less printing and photocopying, School Cash Online also supports our sustainability efforts, offering an environmentally friendly alternative to managing school cash.”

Parents/guardians are invited to sign up at rainbowschools.schoolcashonline.com.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171 ext. 7217