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Renew Service for Next School Year

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Renewal Discounts

Existing customers who are renewing for the next school year are eligible for discounted pricing on transferrable student dismissal licenses. The price per student is predicated upon the date upon which payment (not receipt of a purchase order) is remitted.

The current cut-off dates for the discounts are:

  • Prior to May 31 - this is the due date for the lowest price. Most schools are not able to take advantage of this rate due to fiscal year funds becoming available on or after July 1
  • After May 31 and prior to July 15 - this is the second due date for the next lowest renewal cost and is offered to bridge the gap for schools unable to take advantage of the May 31 due date but who are proactive in renewing their account
  • After July 15 and prior to August 31 - this is the most common renewal time frame for most customers. This offers a discount as compared to new customers
  • September 1 through September 30 - Payments received after August 31 represent payments made after the expiration of active service and are charged at the same rate as a new customer. Additionally, customers renewing after the expiration of service may find that their service has been interrupted.
  • After September 30 - Customers remitting payment after September 30 who have not made prior arrangements will find that their accounts no longer contain school information including students, staff accounts, and groups; and will be required to recreate their information as though they are a new customer. Customers who have made prior arrangement to maintain the service and data beyond the end of September will be charged an additional fee of 5% of total DSL license cost for each month until payment is received

Method

Each of the following two methods will eventually direct to the same web page

From School Site

As an administrator, go to TOOLS / PAY BILL

From Main Site

Go to SilentDismissal.com -> Purchase

On that page, find the section titled Existing Customers, then in the School Code box, enter your school code. This is the value that is listed in the third input field on the sign in page for your school.

Finally, press Continue

Completing the Purchase Form

The top of the form has a section with a blue background. This provides information on your current site which includes the current expiration date, the number of licenses purchased for the prior year, and the number of students currently in your system.

Scroll to the white section to designate your order quantities for the upcoming school year.

Select the Purchase Type of Renewal

Update the contact information as necessary.

Enter quantities for each license type. For most schools this will be only DSL licenses with the remaining three license types having a quantity of zero. The number of DSL licenses to purchase is the size of your student body that will using Silent Dismissal. For most schools this will be the number of all students; from some private and charter schools that have all grade levels this will be the number of students in the primary and middle schools only. Details about the license types may be obtained by clicking on the question mark icons after each license type.

Select the date by which payment will be received by Silent Dismissal. This is not the date on which the invoice is generated nor the date on which a purchase order may be assigned, but the actual date by which payment will be received.

The license rates are determined by the date that payment is received. If payment is received after the date selected, the number of licenses will be converted using the dollar amount paid divided by the current license cost for the date payment is received. Additional licenses will then need to be purchased at the current rate to obtain the desired quantity.

Example: 1,000 DSL licenses are purchased with a payment date setting of May 31 at a cost of $1.79 / student for a total of $1,790 but payment is not received until June 30. The license cost on June 30 is $2.39 / student so the payment of $1,790 will provide 749 licenses.

The balance of 251 licenses will need to be paid for by July 15 at a cost of $599.89. If the remaining 251 licenses are paid for after July 15 but before August 31 then the additional cost will be $750.49, and after August 31 for $800.69.

As described above, remitting payment early will result in significant savings for the school.

Offer Code

Offer codes are not applicable to most schools. These represent special promotional discounts that may be given to schools that attended a specific trade show or that are bundling multiple services such as site wide implementation of both DSL and Extended Care. If you don't know of an offer code, then it is likely that it does not apply to your school.

Press Continue to Review the Order Form

If your total is in the trillions of dollars it is most likely because your browser automatically filled in a license quantity with a telephone number. Press the back button on your browser to review your purchase quantities.

Reviewing the Order

The order review page lists the quantity of each item ordered and the per unit price. Some lines may show a negative price amount; these lines represent discounts to the list price based upon payment date or an offer code.

Review the purchase notes listed below the line item table for more information regarding the purchase.

Making Payment

Buttons appear below the line items. Clicking the Go Back button allows a school to change the order. The other two buttons are used for making payment.

Pay By Check

The Pay By Check button will generate an invoice that may be downloaded or printed then circulated internally for approval and payment. Ensure that the payment date listed on the invoice can be fulfilled by the internal policies of your school to meet the required due date.

Pay On Line

Schools that wish to pay on line may do so with a credit card or a PayPal account. Silent Dismissal uses PayPal as our payment gateway for processing transactions but it is not necessary to have a PayPal account to make a payment. Payments may be made using MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover or from a direct bank draft for those persons with a valid PayPal account.

When paying on line it may be necessary to have a hard copy invoice. If this is required, first click on Pay By Check, print the invoice, press the back button in the browser, then click on Pay Now.

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