Data shows why SchoolReach is the leading parent notification provider

The Crete-Monee School District located 30 minutes south of Chicago had to send bus-stop notifications to thousands of parents at the beginning of the school year.

At the beginning of the 2009-2010 school year NHA officials targeted several areas for improvement - attendance reporting and notification was a high priority due to impact on student achievement. Of particular importance and concern was the number of unexcused absences being recorded at the organization's schools in Ohio.

Survey had major impact on district's decision for summer camp.

McLean County School District, located near Bloomington-Normal, IL, found itself burdened with hundreds of students carrying negative lunch balances.

Savvy schools across the country have found an innovative way to save thousands of dollars, and increase income by using school notification systems to replace paper, ink and postage costs.

Canceling school mid-day is one of the worst headaches a school administrator can face. Most schools rely on a phone tree which can take so much time to complete that many parents don’t receive a message with enough time to make arrangements. This often results in some students and staff waiting hours for a ride home.

SchoolReach Eases Evacuation Orders During Raging Wildfires

In September of 2006, Westminster Christian Academy underwent an incident involving a student who brought a rifle to school. The incident was resolved without the loss of life, but the situation gave Todd Fuller, Director of Finance and Operations for the school, personal experience on how Emergency Response Plans work, and fail to work, as planned.

On April 19, 2007, just days after the massacre at Virginia Tech, a threat was left with Douglas County, KS officials. The threat was non-specific, stating a bomb was at a school and at a city hall within the county. Douglas County is home to multiple public school districts and Kansas University. Eudora School District was notified of the threat and officials immediately swept all buildings and buses to ensure the Eudora properties were secure. School proceeded as planned. Throughout the day, as the local media coverage of the threat increased, so did parent calls to the district. Eudora officials turned to the SchoolReach System to calm the nerves of parents.

With many of its' schools recovering from Hurricane Katrina three years ago, the Archdiocese of New Orleans found itself facing another storm, Hurricane Gustav.