<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>We have a school calling system that delivers mass text messages, telephone calls and will leave a voicemail if no one answers.</div><div><br></div><div>You can record your own message or you can type it and an automated voice will deliver the message. </div><div><br></div><div>I'm also pretty aggressive about getting email addresses from my parents so I communicate that way too. </div><div><br></div><div>Finally, don't forget about social media. You'd be surprised how many parents communicate through Facebook and Twitter. We take the "by any means necessary" approach (lol). </div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Dec 12, 2013, at 5:05 PM, "Nelson, Lisa" <<a href="mailto:lnelson@osrhe.edu">lnelson@osrhe.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a question for you and all other counselors/administrators.
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<p class="MsoNormal">I am looking for a better way to communicate to my parents on a counselor level and administrator level. We all know that JH & HS students do not take home notes, calendars, etc. How are other schools communicating with their parents.
I know some schools send out text messages to parents but what do they use to send this mass text? Is it a program you buy or something on the internet?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Communication is key and I feel that I am lacking in this area but I just don’t know how to get information to my parents other than mailing things home and that is not always possible.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks Lisa!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:48.0pt;font-family:"Kunstler Script";color:#C52211">Nona Laminack<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Bernard MT Condensed","serif"">Big Pasture School Counselor & Assistant Principal
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">Randlett, OK 73562<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif"">(580) 281-3276<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Bookman Old Style","serif""><a href="mailto:nlaminack@bigpastureps.k12.ok.us">nlaminack@bigpastureps.k12.ok.us</a>
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