used them for a couple of years and the time, money, and frustration
saved are incalculable.
Joe Lennertz
Academic Dean
Wayland Academy
101 N University Ave
Beaver Dam WI 53916
920-885-3373, ext. 249
920-885-2032 (Fax)
920-210-2768 (cell)
On Jan 16, 2008, at 8:13 AM, Rahel Rosner wrote:
> We use a web-based service and it works extremely well. The
> company is
> Virtual Paragon. Parents have been very pleased with the service
> and it
> has eased the administrative burden on our teachers.
>
> Rahel Rosner
> Chief Operating Officer
> Solomon Schechter School of Westchester
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: A forum for independent school educators
> [mailto:ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Peter Gow
> Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:54 PM
> To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Subject: Re: Web-based Parent Conference Sign-ups
>
> We use such a service and it seems to work pretty well--takes class
> and
> teacher data from an existing database and sets up conferences pretty
> neatly. I like it as a parent and as a teacher.
>
> The only problem is when families don't actually use it or bother to
> read
> the message that contains their username and password. Then they
> can be
> rather grumpy (to say the least!) when they cannot schedule a
> conference--all our fault, of course. The rare technical glitches
> aren't
> much fun, either.
>
> But it sure beats the heck out of someone having to spend days and
> days
> answering the phone and doing this by hand.
>
> I don't actually know the name of our vendor, but if you contact me
> off-list I can get you contact info. It's a pretty simple system.
>
> Cheers--Peter Gow
>
> Peter Gow, Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
> Beaver Country Day School
> 791 Hammond Street
> Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
> www.bcdschool.org
> Tel. 617-738-2755
> FAX 617-738-2701
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