Robertson County Adopts New Calling System - Heather Jensen

Parents of Robertson county students could soon be getting a call from an automated system.

This is the first year the district is using "school-reach".

It's a web-based parent-notification system that uses phone, email, and even text messaging.

The idea is to keep parents in the loop, especially when there are time-sensitive events.

The school-reach system can make 500,000 phone calls and deliver 200,000 text messages in just one hour.
Robertson County Adopts New Calling System - Heather Jensen

 

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