St Peter’s Montessori on TUIO

Dear School Administrator,

My name is Bonnie Shearer and I serve as the Head of School for St. Peter’s Montessori in Litchfield Park, Arizona. We’ve been a part of this community since 1964, and I am proud of the fact that we have achieved the highest “recognized” status for AMI accredited schools in our area. My personal philosophy of running this school is to be self-sufficient financially, and focus on giving the best to our students who come from all walks of life.

We used to use Vanco to handle our payments in the past. But to communicate any changes, I had to be the middle person with the parents. This is why we switched to TUIO. I wanted something automated that puts the parents in control of things.

It worried me that with Vanco I had to keep private banking information of parents on file. This was an obvious security issue. We had to have physical checks and forms from the parents. We needed a record of their bank info in the office. Our accounting person had to handle it all.

Working with TUIO seems logical to me. It seems intuitive, it seems well thought out. It's obvious for the most part how to use it. I'm anticipating that parents having more control is the biggest game changer for me. They input in their own banking information, and everything is securely stored away. Everything gets deposited to me directly into our bank account. Our bank branch just moved 30 minutes away, so this will save me a lot of time!

Working with the TUIO team has also been a smooth experience. Everyone is smart, respectful, and nice. They act like normal people, which can be a challenge when talking about technology and software sometimes. I’ve appreciated the customer service. While there are more features that would make TUIO even better, I appreciate that they check in to see how things are going, and work to fill any gaps until new features are released.

Parents are increasingly starting to adopt TUIO; this has already meant a lot fewer checks to handle, a lot less running to the bank. I believe we will have virtually 100% adoption because I don’t want us to go back to the old way again!

If you’re looking for a way to reduce paperwork and make it easier and more convenient to handle payments, I would recommend looking into TUIO. Their software is easy to use, their team is very helpful, and I look forward to using it thoroughly at my school.

Sincerely,

Bonnie Shearer
Head of School
St. Peter’s Montessori
Litchfield Park, AZ