During the course of a typical school day, situations may arise that need to be communicated to students, teachers, and parents. Having the ability to immediately reach everyone within minutes can prove vital to gaining a favorable outcome. From an in-school emergency, to school being dismissed early due to a power failure, to impending inclement weather, keeping everyone in the loop helps avoid problems and provides peace of mind to all.
- Send emergency alerts to students, teachers, staff, and emergency responders within seconds.
- Send advisories to parents so they are kept in the loop of emergencies so that staff time is not tie up answering the phones.
- Set-up special groups throughout the school (teachers, departments, grades, parents, athletic teams, clubs,
- Engage your alumni. Advise them of special functions, fundraisers, clas reunions, etc.).
- Send weather warnings or school closing advisories.
With students and staff spread out across campus, it is critical that urgent messages reach everyone when time is of the essence. Students can be advised of dangerous situations and told how to avoid them; cancelled classes can be instantly communicated; or special event announcements can be shared with everyone or a select group.
- Immediately communicate with students across campus, as well as students, professors, and staff commuting in.
- Advise students of class delays and cancellations caused by inclement weather or illness.
- Alert students of suspicious persons seen around campus.
- Issue severe weather advisories campus-wide.
- Set-up special groups (dorms, fraternities/sororities, Greek organizations, athletic teams, fans, intramurals, etc.).
- Keep in touch with Alumni by informing them of current events and fundraising initiatives.
Instead of getting up at 4:00 in the morning to begin listening to the radio for weather related closings, an instant notification can be sent and the entire district will know within minutes whether to wake the children or not.
- Immediately contact every student, teacher, and parent in the district within minutes regarding a system-wide emergency alert or weather related closing.
- Receive copies from each school's emergency alerts.
- Send out alerts regarding late busses or altered routes.
- Send parents school specific health advisories.
- Advise parents of report card dates.
