STAFFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
PARENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEM
Stafford Schools has implemented a new alert and notification service throughout Stafford County. This service is called Blackboard Connect and will enable us to personally communicate with parents about emergency situations, school events, attendance, and important issues impacting your child. It will allow us to send personalized voice messages to your family’s home, work or cell phones and email communications. We will be able to reach everyone in the district within minutes.
Community members should note these important call delivery notes for the Blackboard Connect message system:
- When a call comes from the school or district, your caller ID will display the school telephone number.
- When listening to a message, please be aware that background noise will cause the system to stop and start. It is carefully calibrated to determine whether a person or an answering machine/voicemail has been reached, and background noise may affect the delivery. If possible, move to a quiet area, or press the “mute” button on your phone.
- If you missed any part of a message, please stay on the line and press the “*”star key on your phone to hear the entire message again.
Additionally, it is important that your school has all of your current telephone numbers and email addresses so that you will not miss out on any important communications. Please help us ensure we have your current information in your student’s file. The Blackboard Connect service cannot dial an extension, so be sure the numbers you include are direct lines. Also, we recommend that high school and middle school attendance messages be routed to a number other than the home telephone number.
For additional information, please contact Valerie Cottongim, Public Information Officer, (540) 658-6000 or by e-mail at publicinformation@staffordschools.net.
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