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K-12 Schools Select e2Campus for Parent Notification System

Posted on: Monday, 1 June 2009, 09:03 CDT

Public and private K-12 schools improve parent communication and outreach

LEESBURG, Va., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Omnilert(R), LLC, maker of e2Campus(R), the leading unified emergency notification system for education, today announced a number of public and private K-12 schools that have selected e2Campus to communicate with parents, teachers, staff and others during emergency situations and routine events.

Some of the public, private and independent K-12 schools that have recently implemented an e2Campus parent notification system include The Bryn Mawr School, Cheshire Academy, Child Development Academy at Marshall University, Malvern Preparatory School, Seattle Country Day School, Smethport Area School District, St. Paul's School, Warren County Schools, and others.

George Romanowski, Superintendent of Smethport Area School District in Smethport, Pa. said, "For school emergencies, e2Campus text and voice messages eliminate the need for a phone tree. The most invaluable piece is notifying parents during the school day of emergencies and early dismissals. We can quickly get the message to them at work so they can make arrangements for sons and daughters arriving home a couple hours early. The parents' feedback has been very very positive."

"e2Campus is the most straight forward, simple-to-use system that we reviewed. I've had no problem using my laptop from home to close school at 5:30 a.m. It's been very effective with instantaneous messages. We can alert one elementary school's staff and parents or alert the general population. The principals find it easy to use for cancellations and rain outs.

"On April 1st during the FDA food warning on pistachios, we alerted all parents that the pistachio salad on the menu would not be served that day. This was very timely and probably saved us from many phones calls from concerned parents.

"e2Campus also has templates so I don't have to reinvent the wheel every time I go to send a message. And, I can review the messages afterwards to look at delivery details. "

Charlie Mitchell, Director of Community Life at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn. said, "In order to best provide a safe and supportive environment for our students and their families, we needed to keep up with modern technology. We know that the types of technology people use will only get bigger and e2Campus will be there for us as technology changes."

Mr. Mitchell continued, "We like e2Campus because it's so easy to use. The interface is really simple and this has been very helpful in getting out alerts. I'm not a computer guy at all and even I can use it. Thankfully we have only used it for snow closings and delays, but we know we have it if we need it for more serious situations.

"I got a number of calls and emails from parents who were so glad not to have to deal with watching a little scroll on TV and not have to wait for the alphabet to come around if they missed it. The parents were just as excited about the technology as the students.

"Even though we do not allow cell phones in classrooms, we've decided the odds are that enough people are going to get the alert and spread the alert that it's worth it. And, once they turn on their phones they will get the alert. e2Campus adds a layer that genuinely helps kids stay connected in a way that keeps them safer. "

About e2Campus

Used by more than 600 schools around the country, e2Campus is the first and most widely used unified emergency notification system in education. The CAP compliant, Tier-1 notification system enables non-technical staff to self-administer and send custom or predefined messages instantly to the entire campus community for improved crisis communications. There is no traditional software to install, no hardware to buy and no additional phone lines needed. Through one unified interface, e2Campus instantly and simultaneously sends multimodal alerts to a subscriber's mobile phone (via SMS text message), landline phone (via voice message), computer desktop (pop-up), and e-mail accounts, plus school infrastructure such as PA systems, digital signage, alert beacons, Facebook Pages, Twitter Accounts, and relevant school Web pages. To learn more, visit http://www.e2Campus.com.

About Omnilert

Omnilert, LLC is the leading provider of unified mass notification systems for better business continuity, emergency management, and routine communication. The easy-to-use, self-service, Web-based system enables a single person to communicate timely information to thousands of people anywhere, anytime, on any device or service. The company's 1,400 clients include the U.S. Army, GE, Harvard University, Tennessee Titans, UNICEF, Sanofi-Aventis, and the National Institutes of Health. Omnilert solutions are sold under the brand names e2Campus, Amerilert, and RainedOut. The privately held company is headquartered in Leesburg, Va., and at http://www.omnilert.com online.

Omnilert, e2Campus, Amerilert & RainedOut are trademarks of Omnilert, LLC. All other trademarks, trade names, or company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective owners.

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