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June 2007
ConnectED Technology Award Winner Logo District Pilots School Communication System:
Linking schools and parents through Connect-ED®

San Diego Unified is joining the ranks of hundreds of school districts across the state and country with the implementation of Connect-ED® at several of our schools. Connect-ED® is a web-based communications system that enables school administrators to record, schedule, send, and track personalized voice messages to parents, students and staff in minutes. Principals can use the versatile system to relay important student information, conduct parent surveys, or even send school-wide emergency messages from their cell phones. School staff can streamline the attendance notification process with tools that help maintain accurate student data throughout the year. Detailed reports showcase “successfully delivered messages” versus “bad numbers”, and provide valuable feedback on the best time to reach parents.

Both Dailard and Foster Elementary are current users of Connect-ED®. “This has become the cornerstone of our school’s communications plan, and our parents love it,” says Joe Erpelding, Principal at Dailard Elementary.

Through the Annie E. Casey Foundation Grant, 38 schools throughout the district are participating in a year-long pilot project, enabling the district to test Connect-ED® on a larger scale. For information on the pilot project, email jbreister@sandi.net or call (619) 725-5598.

The Every Day Counts! campaign and Connect-ED® pilot project are supported by a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation.