Zero family transaction fees on tuition
Tuition plans, payment schedules, statements, family-paid Stripe Connect. Zero family transaction fees on tuition — Falcon Academy's headline wedge.
What this app does.
Zero platform transaction fees
Stripe Connect routes tuition family → school bank directly. No platform fee on tuition. Schools keep what families pay.
Payment plans
Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual schedules. Sibling discounts and financial aid line items applied per family.
Statements + ledger
Family ledger shows tuition, lunch, transport, library fines, and auxiliary charges in one view. PDF statements on demand.
Automated reminders
Pre-due, due, and overdue reminders via email + SMS, triggered by ledger state.
Financial aid
Aid awards, scholarship tracking, and discount stacking visible on the same record as tuition.
Refunds + adjustments
Refund and adjustment workflow with audit trail. Office manager applies; head of school approves; logged.
One family record on one OS — this app reads + writes alongside:
Student Information System →
Tuition records tied to canonical student + family
Stripe Connect →
Payments route family → school-owned Stripe account
Lunch Program →
Lunch balances on the same family ledger
Transportation →
Transport add-ons on the same family ledger
CRM + SMS / Email Automation →
Past-due reminders trigger automated SMS / email cascades
Falcon Academy on this app.
Falcon Academy: zero transaction fees on tuition routed through their own Stripe Connect account.
What schools ask about this app first.
How is 0% family transaction fees possible?
School-owned Stripe Connect account. Payments route family → school bank directly. Schools pay only Stripe's standard processing rate. No platform fee on top.
Payment plans?
Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, or annual schedules. Sibling discounts and financial aid line items applied per family.
Financial aid?
Aid awards, scholarship tracking, and discount stacking visible on the same record as tuition.
Refunds + adjustments?
Refund and adjustment workflow with full audit trail. Office manager applies → head of school approves → logged.
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