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Springfield to test phone notification system
Springfield City Schools will be testing its ALERTNOW notification service tonight, Feb. 17, according to a letter sent home to parents from Superintendent David Estrop.
The service will allow the school to notify parents and guardians about school delays or cancellations and emergencies, according to Estrop’s letter.
There will be a test call this evening. The schools need accurate, up-to-date information to reach families and will call up to two numbers. Information can be updated with your child’s school.
The district lists four things families should know about the system:
• Caller ID will display 411 if the message is an emergency or a weather issue.
• ALERTNOW will leave a message on any answering machine or voicemail.
• If the ALERTNOW message “;cuts off”halfway through, there is too much background noise. Utilize the mute button or cover the receiver and the message will begin playing again from the start.
• Press 1 to replay the message in its entirety.
The cost for the system is $17,325 annually and should make a noticeable difference to the school’s operations, said Treasurer Chris Mohr.
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By More toys
February 17, 2010 3:16 PM | Link to this
More toys for the schools - sure can see how this enhances teaching or student learning - since the schools have this discretionary money for these toys I certainly will not vote for any new levies anytime soon should they appear on the ballot. 18K a year would buy a lot of paper and pencils!
By Resident
February 17, 2010 3:47 PM | Link to this
This system should be an efficient way to inform parents about cancellations and other events. The problem I see is that student telephone numbers change so frequently that it would be difficult to keep the database current. By the way, parents NEED to be responsible for purchasing paper and pencils for their children. Otherwise, those items come out of the teachers’ salaries.
By James Cooper
March 26, 2010 5:25 PM | Link to this
i think this is a waste of money because parents watch the news and/or students that watch the news usually text or notify all or a few friends that there is a delay or closing. How do i know, because Im in high school, and i received a message about the two hour delay this morning from my friend. This is a waste because we already get text messages about school closing and delays. The money should be used for new text books that are up to date and the other things we lack.
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