Success Story: Flintridge Preparatory School, CA
As the great saying goes, the strength of the team is each individual member and the strength of each member is the team. With several League championship wins, CIF post-season appearances, CIF championships, and state tournament bids... Flintridge Prep sees that no matter the challenge, it is how a team plays together that measures success.
At Flintridge Prep, student-athletes are taught principles of respect, honor, sportsmanship, and the joy of athletic involvement on the field. In each sport, officials play a huge role in promoting the joy of the game while assuring the players stay safe. When it was time to pay officials, Flintridge staff found themselves buried in stacks of paper checks and tax documents. And, as the office worked to pull out all the stops to get payments out, officials were left waiting. To tackle this challenge, Flintridge staff reached out to our team at ArbiterSports so we could work together on a solution.
Besides our referees, we are using the system for our 17 substitute teachers. If we hire a new substitute, they receive a welcome package with instructions about how to set up an account with Arbiter. It works very easily, and they really like it. We then submit the payments once per week on Friday, and they get it straight away in their bank accounts. They love that. And I like it since I don’t have to deal with writing all the checks and the 1099s.
In 2019, Flintridge Prep began using ArbiterPay to electronically pay officials and staff were dazzled at how much time it saved. Workers can be paid with one-click, allowing officials to receive their payment before they even walk off the field. On top of that, ArbiterPay handles tax reporting by collecting W-9s, verifying SSNs, and issuing 1099s for all contract workers. For these reasons, Flintridge Prep extended the use of the platform to pay substitute teachers.
People were coming into the office and handling paper checks, and ArbiterPay got rid of this for our officials and subs. Especially with COVID, I would like to avoid this for all of our workers. Plus, we find the price very reasonable considering the time it takes for checks and everything else without it.
Flintridge Prep also works with other types of contractors, like security officers for various school functions. Since ArbiterPay has worked so well for officials and substitute teachers, the school has plans to continue expanding the use of electronic payments. When we play as a team we win as a team, and ArbiterSports is glad to be a dependable teammate to Flintridge Preparatory School.
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