Our Story
How a small cooperative preschool in Lake Tahoe inspired a platform for schools everywhere.
Where it started
My Academy HQ was built for Tahoe Kids Academy, a cooperative preschool in South Lake Tahoe. Like many small schools, TKA ran on a patchwork of spreadsheets, paper forms, and manual payment tracking. Enrollment lived in a Google Sheet. Tuition reminders went out as individual emails. There was no centralized place for parents to find schedules, sign forms, or pay their bill.
The school needed an all-in-one system — enrollment, billing, communication, and a public website — but every solution on the market was priced for districts with hundreds of students and budgets to match. Small schools were left to stitch together a half-dozen free tools and hope nothing fell through the cracks.
From one school to many
What started as a custom-built tool for one school grew into a multi-tenant platform. Every feature — enrollment workflows, automated invoicing, the drag-and-drop website builder, parent and teacher portals — was battle-tested in a real school environment before being made available to others.
That origin story still drives how the platform evolves: new capabilities are validated against actual school operations, not hypothetical requirements.
Our Mission
Empower small schools with tools that used to be reserved for large institutions.
Preschools, microschools, enrichment centers, and private academies deserve the same level of technology and efficiency as any large district — without the enterprise price tag.
What we stand for
Built by Educators
Every feature is shaped by real classroom experience and the daily reality of running a small school.
Privacy First
Student data is sacred. Strong encryption, strict access controls, and zero data selling — ever.
Affordable for Small Schools
Enterprise-grade tools priced for the schools that need them most. No hidden fees, no per-student gotchas.
Always Improving
New features ship regularly based on feedback from the schools that use the platform every day.
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