Nuts and Bolts

Hey Everyone! This week’s update is just a few small fixes while we continue working on some larger features. We fixed a minor issue with the invoices that would prevent the detailed description for books and other manually added charges from appearing. If you try to delete (or take attendance …

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Full Speed Ahead

We know your time is valuable. So this week we focused on winning some back time.  There have been some significant internal changes to make TutorBird run faster! Specifically, larger schools should notice that loading the Home Agenda and taking attendance is a bit snappier. There will also be a …

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Safe and Sound

Hey Everyone! This week we’ve spent a considerable amount of time upgrading the security to certain aspects of TutorBird. A student and parent’s first experience with the Student Portal will also be much more user friendly. Rather than having to type in a randomly generated password, they’ll now be able to select their …

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Better Late Than Never

We know getting paid on time isn’t always easy. So, better late than never, we’re very excited to release one of our most requested features: automatic late fees! With this optional feature enabled, the system will automatically charge a percentage or flat fee to the Family Account the day after the …

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Bold Statement

After a lot of blood, sweat, and yes….even a few tears, we’re excited to roll out the first major change to our invoices (and other reports) in over 2 years. Don’t worry, the exact same information is still displayed on your invoices, but we’ve improved the overall layout and styling. We …

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I Agree

Hi Everyone! We’ve got a few great features involving the new student sign-up form that will help with the upcoming back to school season! We’ve added a “Policy Agreement” type to the custom Sign-Up form fields (and contact form fields). Many of you were struggling to set up your form …

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So Long, Farewell To Duplicates

Hey Everyone! TutorBird will now detect whether or not the student you’re entering is a duplicate. The prompt will show you the status of the student (ex. inactive) and provide a link to edit their Student Details page. This will be very helpful when dealing with a previously inactive student …

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Join the Group

Hey Everyone! We have a couple new features this week to help bulk assign students to an existing group (or create a new group) and the ability to add more information to your Lending Library. From the “Students” menu, we’ve added the ability to bulk assign students to Groups from …

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Help!

Hi Everyone! Today, we’re launching a new self-help tool that replaces the old popups that we were using. This allows you to quickly get the help you need from within the app! This new help system provides a number of benefits: All the FAQ information that was available on our …

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No Grey Area

Hey Everyone! You’ll notice a slightly refreshed look to our popup windows this week. This should help everyone understand what they are interacting with at a glance. We refreshed the look of the popup windows. Now you’ll see a bit of coloring to emphasize the type of popup you’re seeing …

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