Your Back-to-School Guide

July 13, 2026
by
Brett Kopf
Your Back-to-School Guide

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Need something specific? Jump straight to the section below.

🎒 Before School Starts

Before launching your first page or collecting your first payment, complete these three steps. They'll help you build a strong foundation for the school year ahead.


🏦 Connect your bank

Why it matters

You won't be able to collect online payments until your payout account is connected.

How Omella helps

Once connected, your payouts are automatically deposited based on your payout schedule, making reconciliation easier throughout the year.

👉 How to Connect Your Bank


💵 Review your price settings

Why it matters

Before publishing your first page, decide how your organization wants to handle processing fees and optional tips.

How Omella helps

Configure your pricing preferences once, then apply them consistently across your pages.

👉 Price Settings

👉 How Omella Pricing Works


📚 Complete the Onboarding Guide

Why it matters

Learning the basics before creating your first page helps your team get up and running faster.

How Omella helps

Our Onboarding Guide includes six short videos and step-by-step articles covering everything from Spaces and Pages to Reports and Payouts.

👉 Open the Onboarding Guide


🚀 Collect for Something Specific

Jump to the workflow that matches what you're organizing.


💰 School Fees

Why schools use it

Collect technology fees, activity fees, graduation fees, athletic fees, and more.

How Omella helps

Start with a customizable School Fees Template and launch in minutes.

Best for

  • Public Schools
  • Private Schools
  • Districts

👉 School Fees Template


🚗 Parking

Why schools use it

Before students return, many schools need a simple way to collect parking registrations, vehicle information, required documents, and payments.

How Omella helps

Start with a ready-to-use Parking Template that you can customize for your school's process.

Best for

  • High Schools
  • Private Schools
  • Districts

👉 Parking Template


📝 Forms & Waivers

Why schools use it

Permission slips, athletic waivers, handbook acknowledgements, and registration forms are part of every school year.

How Omella helps

Build digital forms with electronic signatures, whether you're collecting payments or simply gathering information.

Best for

  • Athletics
  • Student Services
  • School Administration

👉 Electronic Signatures

👉 Approval Workflows


🍿 Concessions

Why schools use it

Game days move fast, and concession lines can too.

How Omella helps

Use our Concessions Template together with the Omella Card Reader to accept fast, secure in-person payments.

Best for

  • Athletics
  • School Stores
  • Events

👉 Concessions Template

👉 Request Card Reader


🛍 Spirit Wear

Why schools use it

Spirit wear and merchandise are a great way to build school pride while raising funds throughout the year.

How Omella helps

Sell apparel and merchandise online with inventory tracking, size options, and a shopping cart experience.

Best for

  • Booster Clubs
  • Athletics
  • PTO/PTA
  • School Stores

👉 Sell Merchandise


🤝 Peer-to-Peer Fundraising

Why schools use it

Kick off the school year by helping athletic teams, clubs, and student organizations raise funds.

How Omella helps

Every participant gets their own fundraising page while organizers track everything from one dashboard.

Best for

  • Athletics
  • Band
  • Theater
  • PTO/PTA
  • Clubs

👉 Create & Manage Your Team Fundraiser


🎉 Homecoming

Why schools use it

Homecoming is one of the biggest events of the school year—and one of the most time-consuming to organize.

How Omella helps

Start by completing our Homecoming Request Form. Our team will build your page, configure ticket sales, and help prepare your event for launch.

Best for

  • High Schools
  • Middle Schools

👉 Submit Homecoming Request


✨ What's New

We're always building new ways to help schools save time and simplify their workflows.


📋 Approval Workflows

Route forms through multiple approvers for workflows like field trips, purchase requests, and more.


🪪 Answer Validation

Restrict purchases or submissions using Student IDs or other approved values.


📅 Payment Plans

Offer installment payments for larger fees with just a few clicks.


🧩 Nested Blocks

Show or hide questions dynamically based on previous answers.


📦 Inventory & Limits

Set inventory quantities and purchase limits to help prevent overselling.


💵 Offline Payments

Track cash and check alongside digital payments in one report.


📑 Print or Email a Receipt

Organizers and payers can easily print, save, or resend receipts directly from Omella.


Still not sure where to start?

Every school is different—and that's exactly why we're here.

Whether you need help choosing the right template, customizing a page, planning Homecoming, or simply talking through an idea, our team is always happy to help.

💬 Chat with us

📧 help@omella.com

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