The St. Cloud Area School District will soon be implementing instant messaging (Phase II of Family Access), a mass notification system called School Messenger. This is an efficient way of communicating (phone, text, and e-mail messages). The District Communication/SEE Team will review the Protocol for using School Messenger for implementation. The Protocol will be reviewed in the context of current and proposed policies regarding all-staff e-mails, fund raising, advertising, communications from non-school personnel and guidelines for community use.
The most important reason for implementing School Messenger is to enhance parent communications to and from the school. Widely touted as the single most important factor in determining a child's academic success, parent involvement yet remains one of the most difficult things to achieve. The key is open, two-way communication between stakeholders. School Messenger is uniquely well-suited to the task.
For more information, go to http://www.schoolmessenger.com.
