Running Your After-School Programs on School Signals
We’ve got you covered! Learn about our features for your after-school programs
CLUBS & PROGRAMS
After-School Coordination Made Easy
After-school program communication finally unified!
The Problem: Siloed Communication
Many schools rely on siloed third-party systems to manage communication for after-school programs. Program directors and instructors often request that parents download yet another app, adding to the already established communication methods. Parents have expressed frustration and fatigue at the prospect of using yet another app.
The Solution: Unified & Easy Communication
School Signals provides one unified and consolidated communication solution that now encompasses communication between the after-school program instructors and parents. Schools choose School Signals for its unified approach that reduces the number of apps and systems, and reliably provides a pleasant, controlled, and systematic way to update parents on school-wide news, classroom happenings, school events, volunteering in PTA / PTO, and now vital information on after-school schedules, sign-up times, and program updates. By integrating after-school communication into the same trusted platform, School Signals ensures parents receive every message in one place. Parents no longer have to switch apps or juggle logins.
What We Offer for After-school Clubs & Programs
School administrators, program directors, and instructors manage the sign-up process, program schedule, updates to the program in the program communication, and the ability to message members privately. The feature integrates seamlessly with each school’s existing School Signals environment and maintains familiar permissions and visibility settings.
In detail, the feature includes:
- Admins and instructors can effortlessly set the program schedule.
- Instant news and updates are shared via a dedicated communication feed for program members.
- Instructors can quickly add students to their programs.
- Programs can implement a streamlined application and approval process.
- Photo galleries provide vibrant visual updates to keep everyone informed.
- Admins and instructors can create online forms tailored for member use.
- Members are notified of new communication by email and app push.
- Text message notifications go out when the admin/instructor sets the post as a priority. Example: Canceled practice.
Yes. Instructors can post updates, share reminders, and message program members, all within the same platform families already use for school communication.
If you are just running a third-party app exclusive for your PTA only, you miss out on the opportunity of reaching the entire school community. With School Signals, you can quickly reach out to all parents and activate their participation to volunteer, attend events, get donations, and join the PTA. Your PTA is no longer isolated and hard-to-find from the school community but integrated with the unified school communication app.
The feature is included in the Premium and Ultimate plans; no add-on or upgrade required!
Yes. Schools can allow open sign-ups or enable an approval process with optional screening questions.
Updates are delivered instantly by in-app feed, email, or push notification. Text messages can also be sent for priority updates, such as cancellations.
Yes. Online forms can be created for permission slips, interest surveys, or other member information—built into the program.
Yes. Instructors can be linked to multiple schools and programs while using one set of login credentials.
Only program members and school admins. Each program has its own private communication feed and gallery.
Why Choose the School Signals Clubs & Programs Feature
- Set the sign-up as instant or by approval
- Share program's QR code for quick sign-ups
- Add students / parents to the program
- Update parents on news and changes
- Receive notifications via email, text and app push
- Add online forms for parents to fill out
- Manage and access the program on mobile
- Share important documents for download
- Post schedules to the program calendar
- Create a quick application process
- Access member directory that include student names and parent contacts
- Share your program's activities with Photo Galleries
- Message a program member
- Automatically translate program posts
- AI Monitor automates content monitoring