SchoolMessenger Rapid Notification System
The primary purpose of this system is to quickly notify parents/guardians of emergency situations such as snow days, lockdowns, power outages, etc. It may also be used to send other important announcements and messages such as the schools' Weekly Wednesday Envelope email reminders.
Depending on the situation, parents/guardians can be notified via home phone, cell phone, email and/or text message, depending on the situation. The system uses the applicable phone numbers and email addresses stored in PowerSchool, our student information system. This system is another important reason to keep your phone numbers and email addresses up-to-date with us. Phone number changes can be made by calling your child’s school office. Email address changes can be done by parents, by using the Parent Access feature of PowerSchool. Click the 'How Parents Can Update Their Email Address' link below for instructions. These same instructions are on the PowerSchool login page.
NOTE to Pre-K Speech & Language parents: Parent Access to PowerSchool is not available for these students so you will have to notify your child's school office to make any changes.
We’ve configured the system to not call parents after 10:00 p.m. or before 5:30 a.m. which means you may find out about snow days from the TV or radio stations before you receive a SchoolMessenger message. This is OK. These calling times were determined based on the vendor’s experience of best practices and feedback from parents we’ve talked to. Calls to staff may be made outside of this timeframe, depending on the situation.
Documentation regarding SchoolMessenger is available by clicking on the links below:
TEXTING
Instructions on How to Opt-in to Text Messaging Alerts
Explains possibly having to contact your cell service provider to allow short-code text messages.
Opt-in at anytime to receive our text messages by texting the word YES or the word SUBSCRIBE to the number 67587 from your cell phone. Your cell phone must be on file with us in PowerSchool.
Opt-out at anytime from receiving our text messages by texting the word STOP to the number 67587 from your cell phone.
Not receiving notifications from the Ashwaubenon School District? Please click on THIS DOCUMENT to learn how to troubleshoot notification problems.
For more information, please contact Mandy Schroeder, Information & Communications Coordinator, at 920.492.2905 ext.1025 or mschroeder@ashwaubenonk12.org
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