Research shows that family engagement promotes student success. Students with involved parents are more likely to earn higher grades, pass their classes, attend school regularly, have better social skills, and go on to postsecondary education.
The PORTA District has taken initial steps to identify ways to engage our families more consistently and purposefully. Increasing communication options has been a Board of Education goal and as such the District will begin to use “Remind” as an additional district-wide communication tool.
Remind is a free messaging app that’s built for the way educators work today. More than 2.5 million educators in the United States currently use Remind to reach students and parents with quick, simple messages on any device.
Over 80% of the teachers who use Remind say that the product has positively impacted teaching and learning in their classrooms— and administrators have used Remind to change the way they communicate with their school communities, too.
Remind messages can be received by text, app, email, or web— no smartphones necessary.
Remind is free to use for teachers, students, and parents. Standard text messaging rates apply to text notifications, but there are no additional costs. In other words, getting a Remind message is just like getting a message from a friend.
Remind saves all communication to user accounts. This record can’t be edited or deleted within an account, so teachers, students, and parents can access a complete message history at any time—great for communication logs and general FOIA requests. Personal phone numbers are never connected to “Remind” messages. Students and parents don’t see educator phone numbers, and educators don’t see student and parent phone numbers, either.
Remind takes data privacy very seriously. Personal data is never shared or sold, and standard encryption methods like SSL are used to protect user information. Remind is also COPPA-compliant, which means that safeguards are included to help protect children under 13.
As a Parent or Guardian you will receive a notification either via email or cell number from “Remind” offering you the ability to receive notifications from your school. If you are concerned your cell number or email is not updated in Skyward please contact your school’s office and offer correct information. Remind will be of great value to you as a parent/guardian, whether information received relates to school safety or general announcements. In any case you will be better informed. Please look for your upcoming notification.
The PORTA District has taken initial steps to identify ways to engage our families more consistently and purposefully. Increasing communication options has been a Board of Education goal and as such the District will begin to use “Remind” as an additional district-wide communication tool.
Remind is a free messaging app that’s built for the way educators work today. More than 2.5 million educators in the United States currently use Remind to reach students and parents with quick, simple messages on any device.
Over 80% of the teachers who use Remind say that the product has positively impacted teaching and learning in their classrooms— and administrators have used Remind to change the way they communicate with their school communities, too.
Remind messages can be received by text, app, email, or web— no smartphones necessary.
Remind is free to use for teachers, students, and parents. Standard text messaging rates apply to text notifications, but there are no additional costs. In other words, getting a Remind message is just like getting a message from a friend.
Remind saves all communication to user accounts. This record can’t be edited or deleted within an account, so teachers, students, and parents can access a complete message history at any time—great for communication logs and general FOIA requests. Personal phone numbers are never connected to “Remind” messages. Students and parents don’t see educator phone numbers, and educators don’t see student and parent phone numbers, either.
Remind takes data privacy very seriously. Personal data is never shared or sold, and standard encryption methods like SSL are used to protect user information. Remind is also COPPA-compliant, which means that safeguards are included to help protect children under 13.
As a Parent or Guardian you will receive a notification either via email or cell number from “Remind” offering you the ability to receive notifications from your school. If you are concerned your cell number or email is not updated in Skyward please contact your school’s office and offer correct information. Remind will be of great value to you as a parent/guardian, whether information received relates to school safety or general announcements. In any case you will be better informed. Please look for your upcoming notification.