The Hermiston School District will test the School Messenger system and Crisis Manager application on Saturday, Nov. 12, at 6 p.m.
School Messenger is an automated system that the district will use to inform students and their families of school closures, delays and other emergency-related information. Saturday’s test will call the home phone number on record for each student in the district, which will allow administration to determine the timeframe necessary to complete the calls and clear up any unexpected glitches, prior to the inclement weather season.
After the calls are completed, the system will create a report of the process, including whether a call was answered, went to a machine, or was invalid. If parents/guardians do not receive a call for each student in the household, they are invited to update their contact information with the student’s school office. If a person receives a call and does not have a student in the district, he/she is asked to call the district office at 541-667-6000 to report the issue.
The Crisis Manager application is another means that the district will utilize to get inclement weather or other related information out to staff, parents and students in a quick manner. The Crisis Manager is a free application available for Android and iPhones.
The application on personal devices is voluntary. For instructions on how to download the application on your phone or other devices, go online.
Once the application is downloaded check the cell phone or device settings, select the Crisis Manager app to make sure that notifications for the application are enabled.
