What does the schools dashboard show and how do I configure the school settings?

Two screens you open rarely and benefit from greatly: one you configure once, and one you open every morning.

School settings

1. Open Schools → School settings — Figure 1.
2. Set the school details that print on contracts and receipts.
3. Write the contract terms in both languages once, and they appear on every new contract.
4. Have your lawyer review these terms once; they print on every contract that leaves the school.

The dashboard

Open the schools dashboard — Figure 2 — and you get: the student count and their distribution across grades, the unsigned contracts, collected against due, and the overdue instalments.

A suggested morning routine

1. Start with the unsigned contracts; every unsigned contract is an incomplete obligation.
2. Then the overdue instalments; an early call works better than a late demand.
3. Then yesterday’s absences; a student absent two days running deserves a phone call.

Notes

• The dashboard numbers are only honest if payments and attendance are recorded as things happen.
• The school details printed on the contract represent you to the guardian, so get them right once and be done.
• Review the settings at the start of each academic year before contracts begin.