I recreated the form on a test site and updated the syntax using the parseInt with the checkbox as you originally had. I attached the form I created for your review.
{$(Hidden_Total)=(parseInt($(SchoolAttendance))+parseInt($(InfoMeeting))).toFixed(2); }
{document.getElementById('Total').innerHTML = 'Your total here comes to: ' +formatCurrency($(Hidden_Total));}
You do not want to use curly braces, just in the forum to keep the HTML editor from interpreting them as code which then strips out pieces as it renders.
Also set the hidden total default to zero.
Let me know if this works for you.
(make sure to use ctrl+f5 to clear browser cache when making changes to java.
I will also add a checkbox field (temporarily) and include the alert function for each field: {alert($(SchoolAttendance))}. This will create a pop-up showing the value of each field at the time you check the checkbox.
Hope this helps.