Schools | Testimonials

The person in my office who handled One Call Now for us left recently and no one was trained to pick up the job. So when I was asked to create and send out a One Call canned message today I was distressed! However, your tech support person came to my rescue. Thank you for walking me through the process step-by-step without a glitch. My message was sent successfully thanks to your help. She's a gem!

- Stephanie E.
Asst. Director Communications & Marketing
Wright State University - Dayton, OH

"In just moments we can reach our total student population! In addition, the emergency assistance provided to us has aided in our students’ safety and the reduced time taken from our office staff. We use One Call Now for reminders to parents of meetings, school closing, school events, etc. However, the most precious use is notifying our parents during the school day of changes in events scheduled for after school. Our children’s safety is of the highest concern and One Call Now has provided us with a means to ensure safety—quickly!"

- Gail K.
Nelson County Kentucky Schools

"In our school of over 600 students, One Call Now has definitely improved Home/School Communications. Within minutes, we have been able to keep parents up to date with important announcements, schedule changes, and school closings. Parents, especially those who work out of town, love getting the notices by phone so that they can make arrangements for child care when the regular schedule changes. Our school has even had parents call to suggest additional ways to use it. Using the system to report daily attendance has assisted us in decreasing the number of tardies and unexcused absences. Good communication is vital when dealing with large numbers of people in any capacity. One Call Now is one of the easiest ways to provide information in a timely manner. I feel that it is well worth the cost."

- Toni F.
Technology Resource Manager
Kit Carson Elementary School - Madison County, KY

"One Call Now emailed me the Group ID and PIN immediately on Monday, and set up our users in about 2 hours after I emailed the calling list. I tried a test call on Monday night, and 97% of the phone numbers were reached during the two hours that I allotted the system to make calls. Most of those not reached were either not home or had their cell phones turned off. A very successful start, our staff was impressed. Thanks!"

- Ken G.
Deputy Superintendent
Grant County Schools

We've had very positive responses from our families (especially reminders upon returning to school after Christmas holidays; reminders about Annual Appeal, etc.). They were very appreciative about improving the communication between the school and our families.

- Dr. John S.
Holy Family Catholic School

I want you to know how delighted we are with the “One Call Now” service – we have loved it for the last two years but what has been really terrific this year is the ability to send emails and attachments. Your service has been extraordinary and as a principal, this service had made my life so much easier – especially on snow days when I need only make one call versus 35! Thank you again and I look forward to a long relationship!

- Sister Cathe Shoulberg
Principal
St. Helena School - Blue Bell, PA

"I have used One Call Now for several years. As the director of the High School play, I can easily send out a call to each of the 79 telephone numbers I have, and not only reach my cast and crew members in minutes, but also, using the touch tone response feature, find out who would be available for an extra rehearsal on Sunday. While all this doesn't necessarily mean the show will be a success, it does make my life much easier!"

- Barbara M.

"I made one call from my cell phone on the road Saturday, and 10,000 parents received my call that afternoon. The attendance boost we got from that call really helped us. We will capture almost $1 million more than last year in state aid monies because of the increase."

- Dr. Percy M.
Superintendent
Dayton Public Schools - Dayton, OH

One Call Now has made life easier for our entire school family. Room parents no longer have to make dozens of calls on snow days, and administrators are happy knowing everyone has the latest news. It's fast, efficient, easy to use, and affordable.

- Carolyn H.
Aspen Country Day School

"I am the Senior Class Sponsor at Madison Southern High School in Berea, Ky. One Call Now has improved communication with the Senior Class and their parents by allowing me to make one call that goes out to almost 500 numbers. Whether it is an upcoming Project Graduation meeting or an important reminder about Cap/Gown/Invitation orders being due, One Call Now enables me to reach the entire student body. Many of our seniors participate in the co-op program and leave early in the school day to go to work. Daily announcements are great, but everyone will not hear them. One Call Now is a powerful tool that enables me to rest easier knowing that I have reached the entire class of 2008."

- Jennifer A.
Senior Class Sponsor
Madison Southern High School - Berea, KY

"We had a parent meeting scheduled late and needed strong participation. I made one call, recorded the message, and bang—every parent got the message. We had a huge turnout despite bad weather. I could have sent flyers, but they rarely get a good response, I doubt most parents ever see them."

- Paul K.
Heywood Elementary

"The One Call system has made a huge difference in the communication between our school district and the parents/staff. From district-wide announcements, such as school closings, to student specific announcements, such as cancellation of basketball practice, the One Call Now system has been wonderful. Our Coaches use the system to notify or remind team members of practice. Schools use the system to notify parents of upcoming activities, reminders and announcements. The district uses the system to send out, very quickly, announcements regarding school closings and other important information that needs to be disseminated quickly. We're "sold" on this product!!!"

- Debby B.
Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent
LaRue County Schools - LaRue County

The Parents' Association of St. Patrick Catholic School funded this wonderful One Call Now phone calling system. I presented it to the officers at a meeting and showed how all of the staff and students of the school could be notified for everything from school closing and delays to reminders of field trips. This has been so well received by all of the parents at the school. It allows for immediate contact with each family, whether or not they are at home or carrying their cell phone. One Call Now has allowed individual teachers to call just their class to encourage during testing, reminders of class items, and field trips. Sub-groups allow for this to be used to call specific families about library books or possibly even absences. Teachers can be called at a separate number for just staff information. It seems that the use of the program is limitless for ease and convenience. I would recommend its use to everyone that has a number of people that need to be contacted in a short amount of time.

- Bob B.
Principal
St. Patrick Catholic School - Troy, OH

"The citizens of Troy showed their overwhelming support for our new Bond issue levy, but we have had levies voted down before. This time, we built support beforehand, and used One Call Now to send a special message, in the voice of our best known Principals to ask people for their vote. By calling not only all our parents, but every voter in the wards that historically support the schools, we won by a decisive margin."

- Tom M.
Troy City Schools - Troy, OH

“Your service is the most efficient way for us to send out information. The phone calls aren't lost in the bookbag, tossed in the trash can, left on the bus or made into paper airplanes. We don't even do a written newsletter anymore, especially since the president of our Board said she didn't even read it! Your service is the best communication tool we ever used. Parents and staff agree. Thank you!”

- Karyn H.
Immaculate Conception School - Dayton, OH

We have used One Call Now in our school for three years and it is fast and reliable. All school families are contacted in a just a few minutes and we have the assurance of knowing that our messages are being received by our parents. One Call Now DELIVERS as PROMISED!

- Tim V.
Principal
Ruskin Christian School - Ruskin, FL

One Call Now is a great service. I really like how we can use it to communicate out to the district as a whole group, or to subgroups that we create for more targeted messages. Communication is obviously important, and One Call Now allows us to communicate instantly to our entire district. Sometimes we are able to communicate out will ahead of the event, and sometimes it is closer to the last minute when something has changed. Either way it is a very effective tool for keeping everyone on the same page. We have heard a tremendous amount of positive feedback. Our parents, students, and teachers love how we are able to communicate out and remind them of important events, as well as inform them of school cancellations due to weather. The cost is very minimal, and instead of sending home mailings and paying for postage, we often just send a One Call Now message. The money we have saved in postage has more than paid for our subscription costs. I highly recommend One Call Now!!

- Karl Kurt
Superintendent/7-12 Principal
Central City Schools - Central City, IA