ScholarChip's mobile platform now includes apps for (NFC) smart phones. School administrators with smart phones may download ScholarChip apps for bus attendance, student ad-hoc attendance, and hallway monitoring. No need to purchase expensive hardware to operate your school, simply use your smart phone. Additionally, the ScholarChip platform allows staff and students to interchangeably use their ScholarChip smart card or their NFC smart phone as an identity token.

SEPTA has awarded a contract to ACS/Xerox for a contactless transportation system. As a result, SDP students will be able to use their school ID on public transportation. ScholarChip will implement a process to ease the issuance and maintenance of bus passes, resulting in reduced effort for SDP administrative staff.For more information visit our News & Events Spotlight.

Marc Woolf will be at the Tri-State Business Affairs Conference sponsored by the NY State Association of Independent Schools at the Mohonk Mountain House. Wed. May 1 - Fri. May 3rd.

NYSOBBA New York State Organization of Bursars and Business Administrators at Syracuse,
NY on June 9th – 12th.

Join Patricia Silvestri and Marc Woolf at the EARMA Educational Accounts Receivable Management Association Atlantic City, NJ on April 25th – 26th.

Terrence McGivney will be hosting a ScholarChip User's Group at Nassau BOCES, Westbury NY on April 9th at 9:00 AM.

Please visit Dustin Kralle at our ScholarChip Booth:
Villanova Expo at Villanova University on April 11th.
New Jersey Charter Schools Conference at Bally's Atlantic City on April 15-16th.
Power Schools Users Group - NJ Conference at the Crowne Plaza Hotel Cherry Hill NJ on April 22nd – 23rd.

Edudemic: New School Bus Attendance App Improves Student Safety
CR80News: Philly public schools adding transit to existing contactless IDs.
NFCNews: ScholarChip launches NFC platform for school admins.
EdTech Digest mentions: Cool Tool - ScholarChip School Management App.
EdTech Digest Awards 2012: Finalists in the Emerging Technology Solution competition.

Financial reporting and customer data controls are now SSAE16/SAS70 audited. End to End Data Security is continually monitored and audited. Rest assured, you and yours are protected. For more information visit our Secure Data page.

In addition to our NY and PA offices, we have opened new sales office in Rochester NY. Talk to Marc Woolf in NY regarding our financial services for Colleges & Universities, mwoolf@scholarchip.com

Our next User's Group: Nassau BOCES 3/20/13 at 9AM

The 25 technical colleges comprising the Technical Colleges System of Georgia (TCSG) awarded ScholarChip their contract for the 1098T online viewing and ground mail processing beginning in 2012.

We've expanded our Payment Gateway Solution to include a storefront application, providing college and university departments with a fully integrated, robust storefront that allows even the smallest departments to have their own online E-commerce store. Efficient and cost effective, with features that suit the needs of small and large departments alike.

Smart ID based college classroom attendance is becoming a big topic for our users. Our wall mounted hardware registers student classroom attendance, integrates seamlessly with our multi-channel notification service and is seen as an effective tool in building student retention strategies.

For inquiries, please call: 212-255-8005 ext. 214

ScholarChip becomes a Pearson Independent Software Vendor. ScholarChip has strategically partnered with Pearson to provide closer integration with Power School and all Pearson Student Information System (SIS) products. ScholarChip's School Safety and Operations System (SSOS) brings functionality to a market that logically extends the student information system.

ScholarChip releases ASTAR (Automated Student Time and Attendance Recording). This newest version of card-based classroom attendance helps districts comply with new mandates as they relate to APPR. Students tap into and out of classrooms, providing accurate minute-by minute attendance that may be used to fulfill Teacher Student Data Linkage requirements.

ScholarChip begins a new season of webcasts. Use the above Contact Us button to get an invite. Complete the form, in the comments box simply state webcast and we'll send you a registration form. It's that easy.
Upcoming topics: ASTAR-automated card-based classroom attendance that complies with new mandates as they relate to APPR, Automated, card-based building and classroom attendance, integrated notification services, and the whole suite of services that comprise our SSOS.

• K-12 Payment Gateway: K-12 schools will now have the tools to set up and maintain their own web storefronts to collect all funds and fees, from the price of the yearbook, and foodservice accounts or a fee to booster athletic fundraising. And there are no start up fees associated with the gateway.
  
• Notification: parent/guardian, community and emergency notification services will be on-line by September 2011. By virtue of our centralized data center, notification is fully integrated into our real time attendance collection and cafeteria Point-of-Sale services. And because of our Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery model, our users realize 4-7 times savings over other stand alone 3rd party vendors.

• Staff Attendance: District-wide real time entry and exit data. In an emergency every school districts needs to know who is in a building and who’s away. Automated sign-in improves security and efficiency while reducing payroll errors and costs. Staff taps into the building and taps out and the available hardware are wall mounted or mobile. The service can automatically differentiate between an hourly and a contractual staff member.

For inquiries, please call: 212-255-8005 ext. 212