We are offering free use of most features of SchoolSpeak, excluding the ones that require customization or third party fees, to our current customers until June 30^th, 2015. This gives you an opportunity to try out new features that you are not currently using and decide if you would like to subscribe to any of them for next school year.

Here are some of the features to consider:

• SchoolSpeak has a powerful communication solution. It works by posting all communication online. It is complemented by email and text messages.
• Post announcements, pictures, calendars, lunch menus, forms, policies/handbook, forms, sports calendar, newsletters etc.
• Send an Email blast to the whole school, to select Grades or to a Group. Grant Email permissions to select individuals – PTA and room parents.
• Post Homework – Enable Online submission of Homework
• Have Parents Acknowledge/E-Sign important Announcements/Documents.
• Bottom line – SchoolSpeak brings everyone on the same page. Put all communication online and anyone can login to SchoolSpeak any time to find any information. Many schools using SchoolSpeak have gone paperless in parent communication.
  
  
• Emergency Communication Integration through SchoolReach/SchoolMessenger.
  
  
• Login for every one – parents and students. Each parent can have a separate login.
  
  
• Make SchoolSpeak information accessible without login, For e.g. have students check homework without login.
  
  
• Virtues Banner and Education in Virtue tools.
  
  
• Lesson plans – Associate Standards and Homework.
  
  
• Maintain Student and Family data on SchoolSpeak.  You can add ANY number of additional fields – Emergency Contact Information, Medical Condition, Allergies, Medication, permission to take photos, Ethnicity, Religion, Parent work information, Vehicle information, Insurance, Date Finger printed, Is the parent cleared for driving, Custodial information etc.
• Contact SchoolSpeak Support to add additional fields.
• SchoolSpeak can prompt parents to review and update information periodically.
• You can print Emergency forms and labels from SchoolSpeak.
• Conduct Re-registration through SchoolSpeak.
• Diocesan Implementations can submit NCEA data through SchoolSpeak.
  
  
• Signup parents for volunteering – field trip driving, yard duty, parent teacher conference etc.
  
  
• Track volunteer hours, Fund raising amount, send monthly statements electronically, identify families that have/haven’t met commitments.
  
  
• Online store – sell items online and collect payments – Auction tickets, School supplies, See’s candies etc. Online store can be made available to visitors too.
  
  
• SchoolSpeak supports PayPal and Vanco payments. Vanco has both credit card and low cost bank transfer (ACH 25c per transaction.)
  
  
• Online Lunch Order – Parents can order online daily or in blocks. Pay Online. Teachers can take lunch count with Attendance.
  
  
• Online forms for Donation and School Application. Accept payments online.
  
  
• Retain graduated students. Manage alumni data in a separate SchoolSpeak account.
  
  
• Use SchoolSpeak for Religious Education.
  
  
• Track Conduct issues or Nurse visits, automatically email parents and seek their Acknowledgement.
  
  
• Invoice module – Record dues and Payments, and Collect payment Online from Parents.
  
  
• Website through SchoolSpeak – Unique Design, Website Data can be shared with and updated through SchoolSpeak portal.