3 Signs It’s Time to Adopt Afterschool Software

They’re offloading tasks related to organization, registration, planning, and payments to afterschool enrichment software.

If you’re an extended-day director who’s feeling the strain, keep a lookout for these three pain points left over from the pandemic. They might mean it’s time for you to seek out afterschool software.

Sign #1: Staff are Over-Burdened

Creating meaningful programs for students requires time and attention.

But the demands can quickly stack up for program directors. For example, even something as simple as checking in students can be more complex than anticipated. First, rosters change often. Second, most check-in systems are manual, which means errors can happen. Third, the staff isn’t only responsible for checking students in.

In the background, they’re also handling things like enrollment, billing, and, of course, organizing their next project. That’s where software comes in handy. It allows staff to hand over the minutiae (from billing to check-in) to a software program so they can focus on creating the next meaningful program instead of dealing with the details.

Sign #2: Revenue Support is a Priority

Another sign that software might benefit your afterschool program is the potential of creating a new source of revenue. Private school tuition can only rise so high, which means that institutions can use afterschool programs to generate more revenue.

To do this, however, a school must be able to offer an exceptional afterschool program. Once again, software can help organizers handle the details while they focus on creating a cutting-edge and revenue-driving project.

Not only is software a tool that can make organizing afterschool programs easier, but it can also signal to parents that a school has poured time and resources into creating an afterschool program worth signing up for.

Sign #3: Parents Expect More

Afterschool software can also help provide a more straightforward registration and scheduling process for parents. It’s important for private schools to offer compelling afterschool programs. But it’s also important that parents be able to manage their child’s schedule remotely and on their own time.

Today, parents want a convenient way to dive into their child’s afterschool programming, from exploring different clubs to registering their child for a specific class. A software program is an easy way for an extended day director to let parents in on the process, both alleviating their own workload and signaling to parents that their institution is tech-savvy.

‘The ‘New Norm’

Afterschool programs are turning toward software for a more streamlined approach to organizing and planning in order to continue to provide high quality experiences to families. By using software, afterschool programs can more easily handle manual tasks, letting directors focus on what’s next.

Doing so will help them drive more interest in their afterschool programs from families, contribute to their school’s revenue stream, and provide unparalleled extended day programming.