Schola brings together everything your parent association needs — families, events, volunteers, fundraising, communication. Designed for parents, not IT specialists.
SignUpGenius for volunteers, Venmo for payments, email for announcements, Google Docs for sign-ups… Your board wastes precious time on tasks that should be simple.
Modular features you can enable as needed, with language that fits school life.
Publish your events, field trips, and activities. Manage RSVPs, capacity, chaperone sign-ups. Automatic reminders to families.
Events ModuleComplete directory of your school families, organized by class and grade. Contact info, emergency contacts, and preferences.
Families ModuleSchedule classroom helpers, field trip chaperones, event volunteers. Sign-up slots, confirmations, reminders.
Volunteer ModuleCollect dues, donations, and fundraiser money online. Track contributions per family. Automatic receipts.
Fundraising ModuleSend newsletters, announcements, and updates. Target by grade, class, or committee. One click to reach everyone.
Communication ModuleA school PTA page with events, calendar, contact form, and committee info. No technical skills required.
Public SiteCreate permission slips, volunteer sign-ups, surveys, and event registrations. Collect responses digitally and track completions per family.
Forms ModuleGenerate reports for board meetings, track volunteer hours, fundraising totals, and event attendance. Export data for your annual report.
Reports ModuleFrom the PTA president to the newest parent volunteer, Schola fits how each person actually works.
"I need to see the big picture without checking six different apps"
Dashboard shows PTA health at a glance — event attendance, fundraising progress, volunteer coverage
"I'm texting 30 families individually for every class party"
One message reaches your whole class. Sign-ups, RSVPs, and allergy info in one place
"I spend my evenings begging people to fill empty slots"
Volunteers self-schedule, get automatic reminders, and can swap shifts without calling you
"I want to help but I can't keep track of all the different sign-ups"
One place to see all volunteer opportunities, sign up, and get reminders
Parents sign up online, from their phone. You see in real time who's coming, who's volunteering, and where you still need help.
"We used to spend every Monday morning sorting through weekend emails to figure out who was coming to events. Now parents RSVP themselves and we can focus on making events great."
Collect membership dues, donation drives, and event payments online. Schola tracks every dollar and automatically generates receipts for your records.
"Our book fair used to mean a week of spreadsheet reconciliation. Now every purchase is tracked automatically and our treasurer has clean reports the day after."
A clear view of who's helping where, with their availability and past contributions. No more frantic last-minute texts asking for help.
"I used to dread coordinating the book fair because getting 40 volunteer slots filled meant 100+ text messages. Now parents sign up themselves and I just watch the slots fill in."
From back-to-school chaos to year-end celebrations, here's what changes when everything works together.
It's the week before back-to-school night. The volunteer coordinator needs 24 parents to staff welcome tables, run the book fair, and manage the spirit wear booth. She's sent three emails, posted in the Facebook group twice, and personally texted 15 people. She has 9 confirmed volunteers with 3 days to go.
She creates the event with all volunteer slots clearly listed. Parents see exactly what's needed, pick their preferred time and role, and get automatic confirmations. A reminder goes out to unfilled slots showing what's still open.
All 24 slots filled within 48 hours. Zero follow-up texts needed. Volunteers got reminders the day before and everyone showed up.
The spring plant sale wrapped up last week. Money came in through the Square reader at the sale, Venmo payments from pre-orders, checks mailed to the school, and cash handed to various board members. The treasurer has receipts in four different places and no idea what the total is.
All payments flow through Schola — online pre-orders, day-of card payments, and logged cash. Every transaction is timestamped and attributed to a family. The treasurer sees a real-time dashboard.
Final tally available the same day. Clean report for the board meeting. No midnight reconciliation sessions.
Room parents across 22 classrooms are each collecting money for teacher gifts, coordinating daily themes, and organizing the Friday luncheon — all in separate group chats. Some classes are over-collecting while others are short. Nobody knows who's bringing what to the luncheon.
The PTA creates a Teacher Appreciation campaign. Each room parent manages their class within one system. Sign-ups for luncheon items are centralized. Gift collection tracks progress per class.
Coordinated effort across all classrooms. No duplicate dishes at the luncheon. Every teacher gets an equally thoughtful gift. Room parents save hours of texting.
| Task | Before Schola | With Schola |
|---|---|---|
| Event RSVPs | Emails, texts, Facebook replies, paper sign-ups. Compile manually. Hope you counted right. Order food and pray. | Share link. Families RSVP themselves. Real-time headcount. Order with confidence. |
| Weekly newsletter | Collect updates from 5 board members. Format in Mailchimp. Fix broken links. Deal with bounces. Send late. | Write once, send to all. Automatic formatting. Bounces handled. Out on time every week. |
| Volunteer sign-ups | Create SignUpGenius. Share link 10 times. Text people individually. Send reminders yourself. Hope they show up. | Create slots. Share once. Automatic reminders. Easy swaps. Everyone shows up. |
| Fundraiser tracking | Spreadsheet for orders. Another for payments. Reconcile Venmo, Square, checks, cash. Spend weekend fixing errors. | All payments in one place. Real-time totals. Clean treasurer reports. Reconciliation done automatically. |
| Room parent coordination | 22 separate group chats. Duplicated questions. Inconsistent approaches. No visibility for PTA board. | Central hub for all room parents. Shared templates. Consistent experience. Board sees everything. |
| Year-end reports | Pull data from 8 sources. Compile manually. Spot inconsistencies. Fix errors. Present with fingers crossed. | Click export. Accurate data from the whole year. Professional reports in seconds. |
We built Schola because children's and families' information has no place on Big Tech servers.
Your data never passes through Google, Amazon, Microsoft, or Facebook. Independent infrastructure, controlled by us.
Servers located in the European Union, subject to GDPR — the world's most protective legislation for personal data.
Data encrypted in transit (HTTPS) and at rest on our servers. Your families' information is protected at every step.
Full export at any time. If you leave, we delete everything. No lock-in, no traps, no data selling.
Full access to all features, no credit card required. You test, you give us feedback.
We're building for parent groups, not corporations. Prices will stay within any PTA budget.
No artificial limits during beta. We count on common sense usage — fair use.
We're a small team. We do our best, we respond quickly, but we don't promise 99.99% uptime.
Early adopters get remembered. Join now and lock in founder pricing when we launch — plus direct input on features we build next.
Terms may evolve at launch — we'll always notify you in advance.
Can't find what you're looking for? Email us at hello@communify.site
Most PTAs are up and running in under an hour. Create your organization, import your families from a spreadsheet, and you can publish your first event immediately. We'll guide you through every step if needed.
Yes! Schola accepts imports from Excel, CSV, and Google Sheets. Just map the columns to our fields, and your families are ready to go. We also offer assisted migration if you need help.
Room parents get their own dashboard for their assigned class — send messages, collect sign-ups, coordinate class parties. The PTA board can share templates and best practices that all room parents can use. No more reinventing the wheel for every classroom.
Yes! You create volunteer slots with descriptions, times, and requirements. Parents browse available opportunities, sign up for what works with their schedule, and get automatic reminders. They can even swap shifts with other parents if something comes up.
Every payment — whether online, cash, or check — gets logged in one place. You see real-time totals, can track progress toward goals, and generate reports for your treasurer in one click. No more midnight spreadsheet sessions before board meetings.
Absolutely. All payments go through Stripe, the same processor used by major retailers. We never store credit card numbers — everything is encrypted and PCI-compliant.
Yes! You can assign roles like President, Treasurer, Room Parent, or Volunteer Coordinator. Each role sees only what they need — treasurers see finances, room parents see their class.
All data is hosted in the European Union with GDPR-compliant providers. Your families' data is never sold or shared with third parties. You remain the owner and can export it anytime.
Absolutely. Run your spring plant sale, collect membership dues, and accept playground fund donations all at the same time. Each campaign has its own goal tracking and reporting. Families see their total contributions across all campaigns.
The web application is fully responsive and works beautifully on phones and tablets. A dedicated mobile app for iOS and Android is on our roadmap, with push notifications for volunteers and quick RSVP features.
Join the first parent associations on Schola. Full access during beta, help getting started, and your feedback shapes the product.
🔒 No credit card · GDPR compliant · Data hosted in Europe