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Overview

Print Paychecks is a digital-to-physical currency conversion tool. When you issue paychecks, each student’s paycheck amount is immediately deducted from their digital ClassCents balance and turned into a printed paycheck they can physically hold and hand in. This is ideal for teachers who want to reward students with tangible, real-world prizes — students earn ClassCents digitally, and when you print paychecks they convert to physical currency they can “spend” with you.

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How It Works

  1. You select a pay period (week) and load student earnings
  2. You review and adjust the paycheck amount per student
  3. You click Issue & Print — balances are deducted and a print dialog opens
  4. Paychecks are printed (3 per page, letter-size)
  5. You hand the printed paychecks to students
  6. Students save and present paychecks to you to redeem for prizes you set
Paychecks are a one-way conversion — once issued, the digital balance is deducted. Redemption is handled manually by you receiving the physical printout from the student.

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Issuing Paychecks

  1. Open your classroom
  2. Go to Reports in the sidebar
  3. Click the Print Paychecks tab

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Select a Pay Period

Use the week selector to choose the pay period. It shows all weeks back to when your classroom was created.

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Load Earnings

Click Load Earnings to fetch each student’s earnings for that period. The table shows:
ColumnDescription
Period EarningsSum of credits, role payouts, and awards earned during the week
Current BalanceThe student’s live digital balance
Paycheck AmountHow much to put on the paycheck (editable)

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Adjust Amounts

  • Full button — sets the amount to the student’s period earnings (capped at their current balance)
  • Custom input — type any amount from 0 up to the student’s current balance
  • Students with a €0 paycheck amount are skipped automatically
If a student’s current balance is lower than their period earnings, a “Balance below earnings” warning appears. The amount is automatically capped at their balance — you cannot issue a paycheck for more than the student has.

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Issue & Print

Click Issue & Print (N) to:
  1. Deduct each student’s paycheck amount from their digital balance
  2. Record a Paycheck Issued transaction in their history
  3. Generate a unique redemption code for each paycheck
  4. Open a print dialog with all paychecks laid out 3-per-page

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The Printed Paycheck

Each printed paycheck includes:
  • Classroom name at the top
  • Student name (Pay To field)
  • Amount — prominently displayed
  • Pay Period — the week range
  • Issue date
  • Redemption Code — a unique code (e.g. A3F8-KW92) for future digital tracking
  • Footer — “Present this paycheck to your teacher to redeem for prizes”
Consider laminating or using colored paper to make paychecks feel more special and harder to replicate.

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Preventing Double-Issuance

ClassCents prevents issuing paychecks twice for the same student in the same pay period. If you try to issue again for a period where paychecks have already gone out, you’ll see a warning with the existing redemption codes and amounts. This protects against accidental double-deductions.

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Viewing Issued Paychecks in Student History

When a paycheck is issued, a Paycheck Issued transaction appears in the student’s transaction history (in Weekly/Monthly Statements and Transaction Export). The transaction note includes the redemption code and period for your records.

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Future: Code Redemption

A future update will allow students to present their redemption code digitally — entering it on their student dashboard to “spend” the paycheck on rewards in the app, instead of handing in the physical paper. This is planned for a future release.