Frequently Asked Questions about Student Fees How can I pay for my student fees? You can make the check payable to HHSC and send it to school with your student. Please make sure that their name and grade are clearly marked on the envelope so we can apply it to the correct account. You may also pay your balance through the office with Cash, Check, Money Order, Visa, or Master Card. We can also take credit card payments over the phone. Checks can be mailed to Hamilton Heights School Corporation, PO Box 642, Arcadia, IN 46030 or brought to the High School 8am-3pm on school days. Can I pay online? At this time we are not able to receive credit card payments through the parent portal or our school website. You can contact Jen Kauffman, Student Receivables Treasurer, at 317-984-3551 XT 1012 to pay by credit card over the phone. Where can I view my student fees? Log-in to the Power School Parent Portal via https://powerschool.hhsc.k12.in.us/public/ and click on the “Student Fees” section on the lower left hand side of the page. You may also contact Jen Kauffman, Student Receivables Treasurer, at 317-984-3551 XT 1012 and she can send a student statement via email or mail. I logged into my parent portal, however I am unable to see my fees. At this time you may be unable to view your student fees because you are accessing them on Apple devices, mobile phones, Google Chrome, PCs with old versions of Java, or Flash, etc. We are working with our software vendor to allow all parents to view their student balances online. In the meantime, we recommend using Mozilla Firefox and the most updated version of Java and/or Flash. When are fees available? Primary and Elementary school fees are available on the Parent Portal before the school year begins. Middle and High School fees are available to view on the Parent Portal in September. Am I responsible for fees for my Foster Child? If you are the guardian of a foster child, you are not responsible for his text book, workbook, or other school fees. I applied for F/R assistance. Why do I still have a balance on my student fees? The state adjustments to textbooks and workbooks for free and reduced students will be applied sometime in September or October. You will be responsible for the other fees column that shows on your fee statement as well as any technology damages and lost or damaged text and/or library books that show on your fee statement. Who do I contact about my F/R Applications status? Please contact Patty Hicks, HHSC Food Service Director/HHES Cafeteria Manager, at [email protected] or 317-984-3547 XT 3030. When the Food Service Director approves an application, a letter is mailed to the parent/guardian as an approval confirmation.

I have a credit on my student’s account. Can I receive a refund check? If your student is leaving the district or graduating, you may request a refund check for credit balances of $10 or more. If your student is returning to Hamilton Heights, then the credit will be applied to the following school year. My student’s fees were sent to collections. What do I do now? Prior to January 2016, student fees balances left unpaid were sent to CSI Collections after their final due date. When these balances were sent to collections we are no longer able to receive payments or make any type of payment arrangements. All payments related to these student fees now need to be handled directly through CSI Collections. You can contact them at the number below to make payment on your outstanding balance.

Special Services, 920 Meridian Plaza, PO Box 1156, Anderson, IN 46015 Phone: 765-646-6034

Beginning in January 2016, student fees balances left unpaid were sent to Kinum Collections after their final due date. Please contact Jen Kauffman at 317-984-3551 xt 1012 with questions about Kinum balances. Can my student use an iPad I already own, rather than use the school provided iPad? At this time, in order to insure compatibility within the classroom, students need to use the technology provided by the school corporation. Students will also need a school approved case before they are issued an iPad. How are textbook rental fees calculated? For the first six (6) schools years, the annual rental rate for curricular materials (textbooks) shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the retail price of the curricular materials. For each school year thereafter, the rental rate shall not exceed fifteen percent (15%). The Board may charge a student the cost of the student’s use of disposable materials (workbooks), software copyright licenses, and hardware (1:1 device) to utilize software provided. If a software site license is not charged on a per student per school year basis, the Board shall approve a sum to be paid by each student that divides the cost of the license between all students expected to use the licensed software. If hardware such as a laptop computer or a tablet is required to access the curricular materials approved by the Board, the Board shall approve a sum to be paid by each student expected to use the hardware. What are other fees composed of? The other fees for Primary and Elementary students are grade specific supplies that their teachers have requested and ordered. They include items such as construction paper, binders, chart paper, composition notebooks, Young Author Books, assignment notebooks, etc. that they use in the classroom.

The other fees for Middle and High School students are supplies that the teachers use in the classroom as part of instruction. They can include things like sheet music, drawing paper, modeling clay, and biology samples. How do I pay my Little Husky Learning Center Balance? More information about paying your LHLC balance can be found at http://www.hhschuskies.org/littlehuskies/parent-info/