The SchoolMessenger System

The District uses a system called SchoolMessenger/Skylert to alert parents and staff to school closings and about changes to arrival or dismissal times. Information related to these schedule changes is pushed out via phone call and email. Families may also elect to receive text message notifications.

Because the SchoolMessenger system pulls guardian contact information directly from Skyward Family Access, it is important to ensure that the contact information for each guardian is accurate. 

Our notification system allows parents to check and modify their contact information (phone and email), and to set preferences for how they would like to be contacted according to the type of notification. When messages are sent from the school or the district, they are categorized in the following ways:

• Emergency - Used to communicate only emergencies (i.e. evacuations, fire, bomb threats, etc.)
• Attendance - Used for communications about students’ attendance
• Information Sharing - Used for general announcements (i.e. meetings, test scores, curriculum information, etc.)
• Lunch Account Balance - Used to communicate a low lunch account balance
• Schedule Changes - Used to communicate late openings, closings, and early dismissals related to snow or other factors; also used to communicate time changes related to meetings or special events.

Families may set preferences for how they would like to receive each kind of notification (phone call, email, text).

Please click here for information about how to update contact information and set contact preferences in your Skyward Family Access account. (Instrucciones en Español)