HISD wants new phone notification system
Texas' largest school district, HISD, is considering purchasing an emergency phone notification system:
Houston school trustees will vote next week on a $600,000 phone system that would send recorded messages to the parents of 208,000 students if another hurricane threatens the city.
The notification system would inform parents about developments like school closings or early releases. The district plans to unveil the system today, which is also the start of the new hurricane season.
"This functionality will give us something we could not do with Hurricane Rita last year," said Terry Abbott, a spokesman for the district.
School board members will vote June 8 on whether to approve the system, which Abbott said will be paid with state technology funds.
School principals will also use the system, called Connect-Ed, to inform parents about important meetings or new policies. The system will call home numbers and cell phones the district already has on file, Abbott said.
I think all parents will appreciate a system like this.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/01/06 04:02 PM | Print |
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