Schools Will Use Communication System from 3n Channel Partner SNS for Emergency and Routine Situations
GLENDALE, CALIF. --[EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION NEWS]-- February 16, 2006 – 3n (National Notification Network), a provider of mass notification systems, today announced three new customers with channel partner Superior Notification Systems (SNS). Sand Springs Public School (grades 9-12), Tulsa’s Town & Country School and Broken Arrow’s Immanuel Christian Academy will rely on 3n’s mass notification system for communications with parents and children in emergency and routine situations.
Emergency communications plans for schools are a “must-have” as schools are constantly at risk of being affected by a major crisis. The ability to notify parents, contact emergency responders, and mobilize staff in an efficient and reliable manner can save lives, prevent injury, and minimize property damage. Administrators at Sand Springs, Town & Country and Immanuel Christian Academy cited weather-related emergencies, such as tornadoes and snow days, lockdowns, and fires as specific instances where mass notification would be filling a direct need for improved communication.
Katherine McGrew, headmaster at Immanuel Christian Academy, comments, "The message confirmation feature in particular is crucial because it eliminates the guesswork we would normally make. Our parents are busy and they appreciate accurate and quick communication. They now have confidence they can receive timely and important messages from us.”
According to Robert Franklin, Sand Springs Assistant Superintendent, “We are constantly striving to improve our connections with students and parents. We have used creative grant funding to pilot the fees for this service as we look to improve student academic achievement, improve attendance, and seek to improve communication with parents. This service will be a significant cog in our planning to manage complicated emergencies that might unfold with our students and school family members.”
Tulsa, Okla.-based Superior Notification Systems is a channel partner providing the 3n mass notification system to local schools, churches and businesses in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri in response to 9/11 and the federal government’s need for effective mass communications in emergency situations.
