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SchoolReach Benefits

Once thought of just for emergency response and school cancellation, automated parent notification systems are now in use by over 60% of US schools. The benefits received are tremendous and touch all facets of school life. In working with our clients we have identified six core benefit areas:

Situation Control. "We had all students picked up within 30 minutes; we never had an unplanned dismissal run so smoothly!" With SchoolReach you are prepared for whatever Mother or Human nature can throw your way. With the ability to reach all parents, or subgroups of parents instantly you are prepared for any situation. Whether it is a school cancellation, lockdown, or delayed field trip return you can respond immediately and put parents at ease.

Increased Parent Satisfaction. "A parent stopped me in the grocery store to tell me how much they liked our new notification system." When is the last time a parent stopped you to tell you how much they liked something at your school? Parents love SchoolReach. Love is a strong word, but we see it used over and over again by our clients to describe how their parents feel about the increased level of communication.

Increased Parent Involvement. "We had to scramble to put out more chairs!" - Our favorite quote from a client testimonial after they used SchoolReach to remind parents about a special parent meeting. Parents are a forgetful, busy lot and a targeted reminder the morning of or night before will drive response from your parents like you have never seen.

Increased Attendance. "We reduced our unexcused absence rate by 50%!" - That's what National Heritage Academy did by implementing our EZ Attendance Alert program. SchoolReach users increase average daily attendance in many ways: better communications with parents, targeted reminders about special dates (first day, count day, etc) and by automating the daily absentee notification process. It all adds up to more students in school learning.

Cost Reduction. "After implementing SchoolReach, we saved $1000 in the first quarter by eliminating paper mailings, printing and postage." This experience by St. Monica School on Mercer Island, WA is typical of our clients. If used correctly, schools and districts can save thousands by replacing a significant number of mailings, newsletters, forms, with phone and email broadcast alternatives. What's more, while you are saving money, your communication increases because parents are simply more responsive to the broadcast efforts.

Operational Efficiency. "We reduced our negative lunch balance accounts from 200 to 20 in just days!" The experience of McLean County School District is illustrative of how the use of simple technology can generate huge operational and monetary gains. By deploying our EZ Lunch Balance service, McLean created a fully automated way to reach parents with information about their student's lunch balance. The recorded phone messages caused parents to act immediately and turned a financial risk into an operational gain.