It’s now even easier for parents of Monroe Public School students to be notified about various activities or cancellations in the district. 

     With a new program available in the district, Monroe Public Schools families can now receive texts over their mobile phones of any message that is sent out as a phone call or an email.

     “In our surveys the people told us they liked getting the messages as quickly as they did, but they wanted to have the opportunity get them via text, since phone calls sometimes were not convenient.  We knew the technology existed and this summer we upgraded to a program that offers text right to their phones,” said David Payne, Technology director for Monroe Public Schools. 

     “Our new delivery system is the latest technology available.  It offers us more features, is faster and costs the district less money to operate,” Payne said.  “Because it is linked directly to PowerSchool, our district’s student data program, principals and other system administrators can target the message right down to a classroom, or a specified group, like a specific grade, plus it is always relies on the most current contact information provided by parents.”

     For parents, it is simple to register to receive text messages.  On Friday afternoon (Nov. 6), they will receive a text message from the School Messenger system.  It then will then provide recipients with prompts to sign up to receive the messages via text.   

     Besides the texting, the system also can more easily send emails and make documents more readily available. 

     “Every day, we strive to help students succeed but with this new communications tool, we can help parents succeed, too, in their needs for fast and accurate information about their child’s school,” Mr. Payne said.