Wow! Thank you for the information. The fact that School Messenger ASP
Plus integrates well with your database is nice. Wonder if it is
limited to just Senior Systems or not. I agree that we don't want
parents to have to log in to another system to keep their information
up-to-date. Presently they login to our website to update their data.
Thanks again!
Jeff
Tom Jordan wrote:
> Jeff,
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> Elmwood Franklin is using School Messenger ASP Plus.
>
> Support has been terrific. They worked with us to set up the automatic
> nightly update which connects with our Senior Systems database and it
> works perfectly. Any name, phone or email address changes entered into
> Senior Systems today, will be updated into the School Messenger program
> tonight. We feel that makes the alert system as up to date as possible and
> doesn't involve any additional work by a member of our school staff.
> Parents let us know when there's a change in phone number or email address
> and that change is made by one person in Senior Systems and the change of
> information is carried over automatically to School Messenger.
>
> We've done some testing with the entire school list and are pleased with
> the speed at which the calls are made and emails are sent out. Reports are
> detailed.
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> As I write this, our Head is sending out an email to our parents regarding
> MRSA. He thought sending this information via email would be timely and a
> good use for our new School Messenger system. Families without email
> addresses in our system will be mailed the same information.
>
> We also carefully looked at Instant Alert and National Notification
> Network (3N) and decided that School Messenger provides us with all of the
> features we really need. We felt that is is important for the school to
> have control over the numbers and addresses rather than having parents log
> in to the system and have the control. That could be a good feature for
> some schools but Elmwood Franklin is able to manage the phone numbers and
> email addresses in-house using our existing SIS with no additional effort.
> We know that there is current, accurate contact information in our alert
> system and don't have to rely on parents to take the initiative to make
> changes.
>
> So far School Messenger is doing all that they said they would do and very
> pleasantly.
>
> Tom Jordan
> Director of Technology
> Elmwood Franklin School
> 104 New Amsterdam Ave.
> Buffalo, NY 14216
>
> tjordan@elmwoodfranklin.org
>
> 716-877-5035 ext 120
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