Increasing Office Efficiency

When Sandoval Elementary strove to improve office efficiency and communication to parents, they turned to Flyer app push notifications.

Sandoval, a Denver Public School, posts messages regarding events, closures, and lockdowns to parents’ phones. Parents also quickly access the calendar and connect with teachers.

Attendance reporting has greatly improved at Sandoval. Before Flyer, parents called attendance voicemail. “We had trouble understanding a lot of the messages,” said Maria Alvarez, Sandoval Main Office Secretary. Now 75% parents send an email from their phone to attendance, improving accuracy and efficiency.

Lockdown communications also improved. Alvarez used to scramble to print post-lockdown notices and set up a robocall. If the robocall reached a parent’s voicemail it would only leave a partial message and parents called the office back for clarification. Now it’s an automated push notification. In one instance the lockdown occurred at the end of the day. Parents received the notification and stayed in their cars until the lockdown ended.

Whether it’s a daily update or a school emergency, Sandoval has improved communications with the Flyer app. “Parents love it,” said Alvarez, “because they have the information at their fingertips.”