Schools are encouraged annually to include a letter to parents with school registration notifying them that the school and district uses a collections agency. The following notice may be copied and pasted onto school letterhead.
NOTICE – COLLECTIONS AGENCY
Dear Parents & Students:
It is our desire to provide the best possible services we are able to offer to our students. To do this, our school operations are structured to be self-sufficient and legally compliant school programs.
Schools routinely collect money for food service programs, high school programs, and other school programs and services. Unfortunately, patrons sometimes provide our schools with NSF (not sufficient funds) checks and/or students accumulate significant unpaid balances owed to their schools.
Please be aware our Beaver County Schools use a collections agency to mediate these situations with patrons. Once the situation has been referred by the school to the collections agency, patrons will need to work directly with the collections agency, not the school, to resolve the matters at hand. Patrons are encouraged to take a preventative approach to help avoid these situations completely with their school.
We appreciate any help you can give to ensure all amounts owed to your school(s) are paid in a timely manner.