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K12 Alerts® Helps Schools Save Money With Its
Social Media Boot Camp for Crisis Communications
at ASBO International in Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA (September 16, 2011)
- At ASBO International in Seattle, WA on September 17, 2011, K12 Alerts is giving a Social Media Boot Camp for School Business Officials for Crisis Communications. Due to the proliferation of handheld devices and the use of Social Media like Facebook and Twitter, everyone now demands information instantly and succinctly. A majority of schools throughout the nation are contemplating how best to use social media as another viable medium for parent connections.
- K12 Alerts® recently opened operations in the Seattle area on Bainbridge Island in May 2011 providing emergency messaging and routine communications to Washington State Schools. In today's world, schools nationwide seek to lower costs while increasing parent involvement and keeping parents up-to-date in a crisis.
"Seattle is one of the hearts of technology innovation in the US and we are working with many key partners and clients here in Washington to transform the way that schools communicate with parents using Quad Alerts, which is our Social Media, Email, Voice and Texting communications platform," said Gregory Bender, President & CEO, K12 Alerts. Bender also said," I am thrilled to have this opportunity to help guide the International audience of school officials in their understanding of Social Media to share, engage and inform parents in any situation."
About K12 Alerts®
K12 Alerts® was established in 2002 after 9/11 to find a better way to communicate with large groups of people during a crisis. K12 Alerts® services schools throughout New York State and the nation. The K12 Alerts® platform is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution created to enable school administrators to effortlessly record, send, and track targeted messages to groups in minutes. K12 Alerts® also provides an Electronic Student Emergency Cards portal that parents may update and administrators can access in a few keystrokes; providing doctor, allergy and other critical student information about each child. In addition, K12 Alerts® also provides a simplified Parent My Account® portal which is a scaled down version of its Electronic Student Emergency cards allowing parents to update a phone, email or Text-to-Cell numbers for emergency notifications. K12 Alerts® is growing rapidly throughout the United States and Patent Pending. Founded in 2002, K12 Alerts is headquartered in Westchester County in White Plains, N.Y. For more information, please visit www.k12alerts.com.
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K12 Alerts® Announces Opening of West Coast Office
West Coast presence will help K12 Alerts to Meet Increasing Market Demands for its
Emergency Notifications Services and Electronic Student Emergency Cards portal
White Plains, NY (April 27, 2011)
- K12 Alerts has opened operations in the Seattle, WA area on Bainbridge Island, with its headquarters located in White Plains, NY. K12 Alerts recently expanded to larger space and infrastructure in November 2010. Having a local market presence in the Seattle area hub and close to the area's fastest growing technology companies in Seattle will help its teams expand and deliver its innovative products to K-12 schools and Higher Education on the West Coast.
"Seattle is one of the hearts of technology innovation in the US and it is only natural that we locate our second base of operation here. We are working with many key partners and clients here to transform the way that schools communicate with parents in any situation and help them to strengthen their school to home connection. This location also enables us to provide our new customers with the personalized caliber of service, expertise and support that they have come to rely on us from the East Coast and other areas of the US," said Gregory Bender, President & CEO, K12 Alerts.
K12 Alerts also announced that it had named John Sydor as North West Regional Manager who will help lead its North West Coast expansion. "John Sydor has a deep understanding of customer service, marketing and sharp expertise in information technology and communications, this experience will help K12 Alerts spread the word to North West Coast Schools and bring our incredible emergency notifications technology to market," said Mr. Bender.
About K12 Alerts®
K12 Alerts® was established in 2002 after 9/11 to find a better way to communicate with large groups of people during a crisis. K12 Alerts® services schools throughout New York State and the nation. The K12 Alerts® platform is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution created to enable school administrators to effortlessly record, send, and track targeted messages to groups in minutes. K12 Alerts® also provides an Electronic Student Emergency Cards portal that parents may update and administrators can access in a few keystrokes; providing doctor, allergy and other critical student information about each child. In addition, K12 Alerts® also provides a simplified Parent My Account® portal which is a scaled down version of its Electronic Student Emergency cards allowing parents to update a phone, email or Text-to-Cell numbers for emergency notifications. K12 Alerts® is growing rapidly throughout the United States and Patent Pending. Founded in 2002, K12 Alerts is headquartered in Westchester County in White Plains, N.Y. For more information, please visit www.k12alerts.com.
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Croton-Harmon Schools Launches Online Emergency Cards System, iPad Friendly
White Plains, NY (April 25, 2011)
- It's a constant struggle for School Districts to maintain up-to-date emergency contact information and reach parents at their correct phone numbers, emails and Text-to-Cell numbers. Parents are working during the school day and many times are unable to contact the school and update their emergency information. The inability to maintain correct information makes it increasingly difficult to get important messages out to the community and connect with Parents in a crisis. K12 Alerts® Electronic Emergency Card system solves a growing problem that affects all School Districts nationwide by empowering parents to keep their information up-to-date instantly and connecting with parents on any Internet enabled device/computer, Smartphone and/or iPad.
Dr. Edward R. Fuhrman, Jr., Superintendent of the Croton-Harmon School District, this week launched K12 Alerts® newest system for its Electronic Student Emergency Cards portal tied into its Triple-Play notifications system. The Croton-Harmon School District, located just outside New York City serves approximately 1,800 students.
"We used to mail emergency cards home for parents to complete each summer. The new K12 Alerts Electronic Student E mergency card system allows our parents to quickly Verify/Update any Guardian, Caregiver, Early Dismissal Permissions, and Doctor and Allergy information in a parent friendly interface, 24/7" said Dr. Fuhrman. "The new K12 Alerts system will help Croton-Harmon Schools to save on ad ministration costs, streamline operations and provide its administrators with more update-to-date information. Parents will easily access and update their childs' emergency information via any computer connected to the Internet, iPad and/or Smartphone using a secure ID and password. We are excited about the new system and preliminary feedback has been very positive."
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With Internet and Wireless Internet Access, iPads and Smartphone's becoming the standard devices used to connect with friends, the Internet, and get information quickly, School Districts need to modify their traditional communication methods and reach parents where they are readily accessible. "K12 Alerts® is a bridge between parents and school administrators strengthening the school to home connection. We help school districts build their community in a very busy world," said Gregory Bender, President of K12 Alerts®. "We make it easy to collect, disseminate and receive information quickly."
Croton-Harmon School District: www.croton-harmonschools.org
About K12 Alerts®
K12 Alerts® was established in 2002 after 9/11 to find a better way to communicate with large groups of people during a crisis. K12 Alerts® services schools throughout New York State and the nation. The K12 Alerts® platform is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution created to enable school administrators to effortlessly record, send, and track targeted messages to groups in minutes. K12 Alerts® also provides an Electronic Student Emergency Cards portal that parents may update and administrators can access in a few keystrokes; providing doctor, allergy and other critical student information about each child. K12 Alerts® is based in White Plains, New York and growing rapidly throughout the United States and Patent Pending. Founded in 2002, K12 Alerts® is headquartered in Westchester County in White Plains, N.Y. For more information, please visit www.k12alerts.com.
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Threat Evacuates Pleasantville HS K12 Alerts Informed Parents Within Minutes
Pleasantville, N.Y.
- K12 Alerts®, today, announced the activation of their
high-speed parent emergency notification system during the
Pleasantville High School evacuation yesterday caused by a
threatening message written on a bathroom wall. A massive
district-wide emergency response went into effect in
Pleasantville; all schools went into lock down and students
were evacuated and moved into the Pleasantville Middle
School. All Pleasantville parents were contacted in a matter
of minutes with initial and then follow-up messages
informing parents that the situation was under control and
everyone was safe.
The K12 Alerts® emergency notification system provides
Pleasantville school administrators with the ability to send
email messages and text-to-cell messages to everyone or to a
targeted group depending on the incident or type of
communication needed. For example, parents of students
attending a fifth grade field trip can be contacted in the
event of a school bus breakdown or delay allowing parents
time to make arrangements for picking up their child.
"Schools and districts require fast and secure emergency
communication solutions," said Gregory Bender, President and
CEO of K12 Alerts®. "Our company is a core part of our
member school district's emergency plans. We are happy that
the student's at Pleasantville High School are safe and that
parents were informed quickly about the situation."
Regular use of the K12 Alerts® system also helps keep
information current to parents and staff members. School
administrators view its K12 Alerts® instant-notification
system as a way to communicate with families sending
positive messages in addition to instant emergency alerts.
Most Superintendents and school administrators use K12
Alerts® for both system-wide messages and daily calls to the
parents of students who were absent or late to school. K12
Alerts® notifies parents anytime and anywhere through
multiple modes of communication, including by telephone,
email and text messaging to cell phones.
About K12 Alerts®
K12 Alerts® was established in 2001 after 9/11 to find a
better way to communicate with large groups of people during
a crisis. K12 Alerts® services schools throughout New York
and the nation. The K12 Alerts® platform is a Software as a
Service (SaaS) solution created to enable school
administrators to effortlessly record, send, and track
targeted messages to groups in minutes. K12 Alerts® also
provides an Electronic Student Emergency Cards portal that
parents may update and administrators can access in a few
keystrokes; providing doctor, allergy and other critical
student information about each child. K12 Alerts® is based
in White Plains, New York and growing rapidly throughout the
United States and Patent Pending.
K12 Alerts Contact:
Gregory Bender
914-220-8326
relations@k12alerts.com
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K12 Alerts Helps NYC School Stay OpenWhite Plains, NY - Keeping families informed in an increasingly uncertain world is a top priority for everyone at K12 Alerts®. With increasing budget concerns in New York City and New York State, K12 Alerts helped Alfred E. Smith High School in NYC inform the community about community meetings, DOE meetings and parent support rallies in minutes through automated telephone calls. The outpouring of concern from the community is keeping the vocational school open and represents a milestone in DOE policy. The school has 1,100 students attending its vocational programs and is a vital educational component in the South Bronx.
The school in the Bronx was one of seven that the Department of Education had marked for closure this year. Alfred E. Smith represents the first time the NYC Department of Education has removed a school from the chopping block without other intervention. The DOE held a public hearing on the school closing.
"We cite our community support and success in large part to our use of K12 Alerts, we are able to send thousands of voice messages to parents in minutes", said Rafael Guzman, Assistant Principal. We are able to schedule routine meeting announcements or send out important notices to parents in a moments notice," said Guzman.
"We are committed to helping schools in NYC keep parents and the community informed, in addition we are helping schools eliminate paper communications and postal costs through automated telephone calls, email and Text-to-Cell notifications," said Gregory Bender, President and CEO of K12 Alerts.
About K12 Alerts®
K12 Alerts® was established in 2001 after 9/11 to find a better way to communicate with large groups of people during a crisis. K12 Alerts® services NYC schools like Alfred E. Smith, The Bronx High School of Science, Aviation High School and many others throughout NYC and the nation. The K12 Alerts platform is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution created to enable school administrators to effortlessly record, send, and track targeted messages to groups in minutes. K12 Alerts has a proprietary Parent My Account® portal that is customized for each school where parents and staff members can maintain/update their emergency phone numbers, email and Text-to-Cell messaging numbers for emergency and routine messaging. K12 Alerts is based in White Plains, New York.
Contact:
Gregory Bender
914-220-8326
relations@k12alerts.com
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South Orangetown School District Gunman Incident
ORANGETOWN, N.Y. - K12 Alerts®, today, announced the activation of their high speed parent emergency notification system during a gunman incident at the South Orangetown Middle School involving the Superintendent's office. A massive emergency response went into effect at South Orangetown Middle School; the school went into lock down. All South Orangetown parents were contacted in a matter of minutes with initial and then follow-up voice calls informing parents that the situation was under control and everyone was safe.
"K12 Alerts is a core part of our member school district's emergency plans. We are happy that the South Orangetown Superintendent is safe and that parents were informed quickly about the situation," says Gregory Bender, President and CEO of K12 Alerts.
A School administrator may call an 800# to record a message and then send it to everyone or to a targeted group depending on the incident or type of communication. Parents of students attending a fifth grade field trip can be contacted in the event of a school bus breakdown or delay allowing parents time to make arrangements for picking up their child.
"Schools and districts require fast and secure emergency communication solutions," said Gregory Bender, president and CEO of K12 Alerts®.
Regular use of the K12 Alerts® system also helps keep information current to parents and staff members. School administrators view its K12 Alerts instant-notification system as a way to communicate with families sending positive messages in addition to instant emergency alerts. Most Superintendents and school administrators use K12 Alerts for both system-wide messages and daily calls to the parents of students who were absent or late to school. K12 Alerts notifies parents anytime and anywhere through multiple modes of communication, including by telephone, email and text messaging to cell phones.
K2 Alerts® is located at 445 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, New York and can be reached at 914.220.8326 or via their website at www.k12alerts.com.
About K12 Alerts®:
K12 Alerts is a powerful communications system, facilitating the fast delivery of e-mail, Text-to-Cell phone and telephone messaging notifications and student emergency data collection for public schools, private schools and universities. K12 Alerts also provides Electronic Student Emergency Cards that parents may update and administrators can access in a few keystrokes, providing doctor, medical contacts and other critical student information about each child. K12 Alerts, a privately held company, recently launched its higher education sibling Campus Alerts® at www.campusalerts.com. K12 Alerts is based in White Plains, New York. For more information, visit www.k12alerts.com, call (914) 220-8326 or email them at info@k12alerts.com.
For more information, contact:
T. Gregory Bender
K12 Alerts
914.450.7784
gbender@k12alerts.com
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Westchester Hispanic Chamber
2008 Trailblazer Award
On Friday, February 6, 2009, T. Gregory Bender, CEO and president of K12 Alerts, received the 2008 Trailblazer Award from the Westchester Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Robert Faulkner the original technology director for Jet Blue during their startup years, presented Gregory with the WHCC Trailblazer award for his dedicated service to the community providing emergency messaging services to schools and higher education.
New York State Senate Proclamation
That same evening, the NY State Senate presented Gregory with a proclamation from the NY State Senate recognizing his contributions to the community and professional achievements.
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressional Proclamation
Additionally, the Honorable Nita M. Lowey presented Gregory with a Congressional Proclamation for his exceptional technical contributions and dedicated service to the community providing emergency messaging services to public and private schools and higher education throughout the nation.
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Districts to Receive K12 Alerts® Premier Notification System at No Cost
K12 Alerts® Launches Grant Program at the T&L Show in Seattle, Washington
White Plains, NY - Keeping students safe and families informed in an increasingly uncertain world is a top priority for everyone at K12 Alerts® and all of its clients. With increasing budget and banking concerns nationwide, K12 Alerts seeks to ease the financial burden for 2 school districts to obtain its premier Emergency Notification and Parent My Account® portal data collection systems at the National School Boards Association Technology + Learning Conference in Seattle, Washington from October 28th to the 29th. The districts that are selected to receive the grants will receive the entire K12 Alerts ENS platform at no cost to the district for the entire 2008-2009 school year, including any setup and training costs.
The K12 Alerts system notifies participants anytime, anywhere, through three modes of communication, including email, text messaging to cellphones and by telephone. "I am delighted to offer this service to the school districts that are selected at no cost and giving back to the community during these financially challenging times," said Gregory Bender, CEO and president of K12 Alerts. "But most of all to give parents some peace of mind in the event of an emergency and save the District's funds," said Bender. "We are committed to helping parents stay informed and keeping students safe, in addition to lowering the district costs by augmenting and sometimes eliminating paper communications and postal costs," he said.
Program Details
School districts may register for the ENS Grant application at the T&L Conference in Seattle, WA from October 28th through the 29th, Booth# 203 at the Seattle Convention Center. Del Alvarado, administrator of the K12 Alerts grants committee will be answering questions about the program. Mr. Alvarado will be inquiring with each district about how the K12 Alerts program can lower their costs by decreasing paper communications and strengthening the home-to-school connection with email, voice and Text-to-Cell parent communications. Districts may also register online at www.k12alerts.com/grants.asp for the Grant Program.
About K12 Alerts®
K12 Alerts® was established in 2001 after the aftermath of 9/11 to find a better way for large groups of people to communicate during a crisis. The K12 Alerts platform is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution created to enable school administrators to effortlessly record, send, and track targeted messages to groups in minutes. K12 Alerts has a proprietary Parent My Account® portal that is customized for each school where parents and staff members can maintain/update their emergency phone numbers, email and Text-to-Cell messaging numbers for emergency and routine messaging. K12 Alerts also provides Electronic Student Emergency Cards that parents may update and administrators can access in a few keystrokes, providing doctor, allergy and other critical student information about each child. K12 Alerts, a privately held company, recently launched its higher education sibling Campus Alerts® at www.campusalerts.com. K12 Alerts is based in White Plains, New York. For more information, visit www.k12alerts.com, call (914) 220-8326 or email us at grants@k12alerts.com.
For additional information:
Gregory Bender
K12 Alert®
245 Main St. Suite 450
White Plains, NY 10601
914.450.7784
gbender@k12alerts.com
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