This software-driven, Internet-based system will permit administrators from central office or individual schools send all parents and staff important information via phone and/or email, in a few minutes. The system is being developed in three phases.
Our goal for Phase I is to establish a 100% connection with all parents for their home phone and two primary cell phones. For all district staff, it would be for a home phone, a primary cell phone and their district email. This phase is complete. The district has been using the system for school closings and emergencies since January 2008.
Our goal for Phase II is to collect additional information indicating which phone numbers parents and staff want called for a variety of non-emergency/closing situations. This phase is underway, with systems being expanded to hold these preferences and forms being developed to collect them.
Our goal for Phase III is to expand the system and incorporate a Student Attendance component, to notify parents of their child's daily attendance. The administration will also be adding the ability for school principals to deliver relevant information from their individual schools.
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