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School To Implement New Parent Notification System
ST. LOUIS, MO - June 16, 2009 - SchoolReach, the fastest-growing parent notification service used among K-12 public schools in the United States, been chosen by Mansfield School District to implement the SchoolReach Instant Parent Contact system.
The SchoolReach system, currently used by more than 4,200 schools in 49 states, provides an effective and affordable way for school officials to send personally recorded messages to parents for emergency alerts and general announcements of timely interest.
"After looking at several providers, we ultimately decided that SchoolReach provided the best value and services," said Randy Short, superintendent, Mansfield School District.
"There were a couple features that were particularly attractive to us, such as the speed of the service and the user-friendly interface. We also were impressed with the company's professional delivery; they took a true interest in what we needed versus what they had to offer."
SchoolReach allows a school administrator to record a brief message for delivery to an extensive, or selective, list of parents, teachers or students, simultaneously. Greeted by the familiar voice of a school representative, after seeing their school's Caller ID, parents immediately know that the message is important. The "List-Record-Launch" rapid messaging process takes only minutes for the notification to reach parents. Replacing older forms of communication, such as phone trees and sending notes home with students, the system allows for beneficial, timely distribution of accurate and vital information.
"Schools struggle with 'immediate, same day, or night-before' notices to parents," said Paul Langhorst, vice president of operations at GroupCast, SchoolReach's parent company. "SchoolReach fills this need perfectly and requires no additional hardware, software, or phone lines to operate the solution. We are very pleased that Mansfield School District recognizes the value of having a proactive system like SchoolReach in their communications toolkit."
Schools already using the SchoolReach system have found that it is an ideal way to provide parents with updates, such as school closings, meeting reminders, and even rumor abatement. And because the SchoolReach system is able to call parents at a preferred phone number or multiple phone numbers, including work, home, or cell phone numbers, the system also performs extremely well in emergency situations, like lockdowns, or whenever every second is critical.
About SchoolReach
SchoolReach is a subsidiary of St. Louis-based GroupCast, an instant messaging notification service. As the leading parent notification service among private schools, and the fastest growing service used by public schools across the country, SchoolReach offers the simplest way to reach parents, staff and students with essential messages.
From weather and schedule changes to attendance tracking and from emergency notification to rumor control, SchoolReach simultaneously delivers the personally recorded message to tens, hundreds, or thousands of individuals and takes only minutes to reach all of its recipients.