DeKalb County School District Launches New Alert System

Dear GTCO-ATL friends,

You may have already received word about this, but I wanted to make sure....

DeKalb County Schools are offering a message service for free alerts and important messages.  If anything good has come from our cell tower battle, perhaps it shall be that the school system realizes the importance of having a way to communicate with the community (not just parents) rather that relying on the PTA (and placing them in the middle when word doesn't get out). 

If you pay property tax in DeKalb County, then you are a "stakeholder" in education.  You don't want to be kept in the dark when it comes to important announcements that might have an impact on your local school.  Like it or not, the success of the neighborhood school has been proven to be one of the primary influencers in assessing your property value. 

So, please sign up, stay informed and please plan to make INFORMED CHOICES at the ballot box this year when and if we are able to elect a new school board.  This is a year that the safe choice will NOT be the incumbant, so please research the alternatives and make the choice that's right for DeKalb County's children and communities!

I just signed up for the alerts, and it literally took me less than 30 seconds to do so.

Thanks!
Cheryl

Mar. 21, 2012 – In an effort to communicate timely, school-related information to parents,
teachers and citizens through the tools they use every day, the DeKalb County School District is
launching a new automated notification service that sends school news via email, text message
and voicemail.  The new service, called K12 Alerts, is free and available to everyone who wants
to know more about DeKalb Schools.

K12 Alerts will keep parents, DeKalb Schools staff members and local residents informed of
everything from weather-related school closings and early dismissals to other important news
impacting the School District.

Anyone interested in receiving messages from DeKalb Schools can register through K12 Alert’s secure online portal at www.k12alerts.com/portal/dekalbcountysd.

For more information about K12 Alerts visit www.k12alerts.com.