1 · Direct chat
Private threads — never a personal cell.
Teachers and parents message one-on-one with typing indicators, history, and unread badges. The same inbox parents and staff open every day.
Conversations
Teacher ↔ parent · private threads
Mrs. Cohen
2mWill Moshe be in tomorrow?
Mr. Levi
14mGot it — thanks!
Mrs. Goldberg
3hSarah is feeling better today.
Mrs. Cohen
Parent of Moshe C. · Grade 5A
2 · Groups
Class and staff groups, moderated.
Whole-class parent threads and staff rooms without 200-person WhatsApp chaos. Teachers moderate; families only join groups they belong to.
Class & staff groups
Moderated threads · no personal numbers
Grade 5A Parents
Pinned24 members · Class
Reminder: dismissal at 2pm Friday
Limudei Kodesh Staff
8 members · Staff
Parsha sheets are in the binder
Bus Route A
31 members · Ops
Late bus today — 3:20 pickup
3 · Email & SMS
Compose once — email, text, or both.
School broadcasts with audience chips, rich email, short SMS, and delivery counts. Outbound SMS runs on the school’s Twilio number.
Compose
School broadcast · email or text
Subject
Early dismissal this Friday
Dear parents,
School will dismiss at 12:30 PM this Friday for staff development.
Buses will run on the early schedule. Thank you!
4 · Announcements
Schedule it, target it, prove it was sent.
Audience builder by role, grade, and class. Toggle email, push, and SMS. Pending and sent history for the office audit trail.
Scheduled announcement
Compose · audience · send later
Title
Winter break hours
Office closed Dec 24–Jan 1. Emergency line stays open.
Audience
All parents
Will reach ~412
Sends
Tue · 6:00 PM
Pending
Supply list reminder
Sent Mon
PTC booking open
Wed 8 AM
5 · Parent SMS inbox
Replies land at school — not on a teacher’s phone.
Inbound texts (including EXCUSE replies) show in a shared inbox. Excuse, reply, or dismiss — the office and teacher see the same thread.
Parent SMS inbox
School Twilio number · shared replies
Mrs. Cohen
New“EXCUSE doctor appointment”
Mr. Klein
New“Running 10 min late — bus”
Mrs. Levy
“Thanks, got the note”
6 · PTC booking
Parents book conference slots online.
School opens a round, teachers set availability, parents pick a time. Confirm, swap, and automatic reminders — no spreadsheet juggling.
Parent-teacher conferences
Fall round · book online
Fall conferences
Tue Dec 17 · 5:00–8:30 PM
Pick a time · Moshe C.
15 min slotsTry it on real conversations
Move parent comms off WhatsApp.
Free 30-day trial. No credit card. Full access to chat, SMS, announcements, and PTC booking.