Dear Parents,

Keeping parents informed and involved helps to assure student safety and improve student success. With today’s on-the-go lifestyles, it has become more difficult for schools to reach families quickly and effectively. This is why our school has decided to implement a new system called Instant Alert for Schools.

Instant Alert for Schools is an essential tool for notification and communication. Within minutes of an emergency, school officials can use Instant Alert to deliver a single, clear message to the students’ parents or guardians by telephone, cell phone, e-mail, pager, or PDA in any combination. Instant Alert can also be used to notify you of a school closing due to inclement weather. It’s an equally effective way to keep you informed of everyday activities, such as event times and locations as well as schedule changes.

Instant Alert is Internet based, allowing each family to maintain a secure, password protected online profile. Included in this letter is an instruction sheet for accessing the system and creating your profile. You can log into your profile at any time to update your contact information. Maintaining the accuracy of your profile will increase the ability of the school to keep you informed.

Your online profile will enable you to:

Input your personal contact information.

Select which type of school information you would like to receive on each of your contact devices. Add contact information of other caretakers of your children, such as a grandparent or neighbor.

We encourage all of you to take advantage of this opportunity, as we will use this system for school-to-home communications. The Instant Alert for Schools system is ready for you to use at https://instantalert.honeywell.com

If you need assistance with your profile, please use the "Help Request" link found on the Instant Alert web site, or contact the main office at school 609-386-1645 x204. If you do not have access to a computer, please feel free to come to school to use our facilities. We hope you enjoy this new service!

Sincerely,

William Robbins

Principal