Can my school district try out School Signals with one school first?
Yes, you can pilot School Signals in one of your schools to measure the results. Once School Signals is successfully implemented at one school, rolling it out to the remaining schools is smooth, as you will know how to support them.
Does School Signals work with private schools?
Yes, School Signals is very scalable and works beautifully for private schools. Strong teacher-parent communication is essential in private schools, and School Signals provides a unified platform for sharing updates and engaging with parents.
Does School Signals work for parent-driven initiatives?
PTOs can be driving forces to bring unified school communication to schools. For example, the parent organization for the Willie Brown Middle School in San Francisco, CA, uses School Signals to boost and unify family engagement and everyday communication, bringing parents together.
Is School Signals suitable for internal teacher and staff communication?
Yes. All School Signals features scale to provide updates and content just for teachers and staff, making the platform a strong internal communication network. Our private school users are enjoying the internal team communication modules. For instance, Brookings Harbor Christian School also uses the platform for internal staff communication and updates.
Can using School Signals reduce the number of tools our school uses today?
Yes. Using School Signals can replace the following tools with a singular platform and app:
- Private messaging chat apps such as WhatsApp, GroupMe
- Teacher-parent messaging apps such as Remind
- Parent-teacher conference scheduling software, such as PTC Wizard
- Language translation apps / AI tools needed to translate communication
- Message e-blasts systems
- Athletics communication apps such as BAND and TeamSnap
- Volunteer sign-up systems, such as SignUpGenius
- Online form systems such as GoogleForms
- Robocall / automated call software
- Internal communication systems
How quickly can our school get started?
You get immediate access to a demo school. Your platform is technically ready right away upon subscribing. We recommend taking a few weeks to set up content, and to get to know the system so you can use it intentionally. We will train you on the system and answer all your questions.
How do families receive school communication?
Families can access all communication on the platform and app. They receive notifications on the new communication through email, mobile app notifications, and text messages. Schools and districts can also send multilingual voice messages for time-sensitive or critical alerts.
Can we try School Signals before committing?
Yes, of course. We recommend that you sign up for a product discovery demo. After the demo, we can set up a demo school to test the system. Once you are ready to subscribe, we will add your school.
Who is behind School Signals?
School Signals grew out of the team behind Nabr Network, a residential neighborhood communication platform. Now, the same founding team is behind the next chapter of communication software for schools and districts across the U.S.