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Newington Board weighs Ludus for event ticketing and payments after vendor demo

Newington Board of Education · March 13, 2026
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Summary

After a March 11 demonstration, the Newington Board of Education asked staff to check compatibility between the district’s school-store and Ludus, a ticketing and payments platform that charges a per-ticket convenience fee and pairs with Stripe for payments. No district expenditure was approved; follow-up was requested.

The Newington Board of Education on March 11 heard a detailed demonstration of Ludus, a platform for ticketing, retail sales and volunteer management pitched as a low-upfront-cost option for school events and fundraisers.

Megan Callahan of Ludus described the product features and payment arrangements, saying the company’s convenience fee is “5% plus 75¢ per ticket” for credit-card sales and that Ludus partners with Stripe for PCI-compliant processing. Callahan showed how the system handles reserved seating, optional…

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