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To Our Communities
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District
is pleased to announce the launch of
the
Connect-ED®
service, our new school-to-parent communications
service. With the
Connect-ED
service, our school district can send
periodic and personalized voice messages to parents
within minutes. The
Connect-ED
service will be used to complement our emergency
preparedness procedures and to inform parents of
upcoming school events such as statewide testing,
fund-raisers and PTA meetings.
To Our Parents/Guardians
The Connect-ED service will enable us to personally
communicate with parents about emergency situations,
school events and important issues impacting your
child. It will allow us to send personalized voice
messages to your family’s home, work or cell phones.
Essentially, we can make one phone call and reach
all of our students’ families within minutes.
Furthermore, this allows us the ability to make one
phone call to reach everyone in the entire district
within minutes.
What constitutes an
“Emergency Message”
Situation
Time Individual to Send
| a.
Evacuation |
Send immediately |
Superintendent
& Principal |
| b.
Weapon on Campus |
End of day |
Superintendent
& Principal |
| c.
Lockdown |
Send immediately |
Superintendent
& Principal |
| d.
Fire |
Send immediately |
Superintendent
& Principal |
| e.
Bus Accident |
Send immediately |
Superintendent
& Principal |
| f.
Injury or Death
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End of day |
Superintendent
& Principal |
| g.
Inclement Weather |
5.30am for Faculty/Admin, 5.45 for Students |
Superintendent
& Principal |
Connect-ED is a powerful communication tool for our
district. In order to not over-utilize it,the
following types of calls are allowed and not
allowed:
Allowed:
Parent-Teacher conferences
School Emergencies
Early Dismissal
School Testing Reminders
Special Events
Holidays-Exit and Return Policy
Picture Day
School Events
Fund Raising Activities
Not Allowed:
Political Messages
Weekly ‘Status Updates’
Messages that should come from the district (ballot
initiatives, School Board notices etc...)
Languages messages are delivered:
a. Emergency Messages
b. Outreach Messages
c. Attendance Messages
Based on the system’s proven track record, we know
this message service will improve school and
district-wide communications with parents and school
system employees.
More
information about the
Connect-ED
service may be found at
http://www.NTIGroup.com.
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Dr. Reza Namin
Superintendent of Schools
507 South Main Street
Orange MA 01364
Superintendent's Office (978) 544-2920
E-Mail:
Dr_Namin@rcmahar.org
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