EMERGENCY
PHONE SYSTEM PROCEDURES
Keep this general information near
your phone for use of our emergency phone system.
We will be able to notify all
households and parents by phone within minutes of an emergency or unplanned
event that causes early dismissal, school cancellation or late start. We will also use it for non-emergency
information updates, i.e. special events.
We will try to make these calls after
5:00 p.m. if possible.
This phone guide is also on the
website under Contact/General Info.
Here is some specific
information you should know:
|
Caller ID |
The Call ID will
display (818) 363-5515, which is the main number for St.
Euphrasia School. |
|
Live Answer |
There is a short
pause at the beginning of the message, usually just a few seconds. Answer your phone as you normally would; say “Hello” and hold for the message to
begin. Multiple “hello’s” will delay
the message. Inform all family members
of this process who may answer your phone. |
|
Answering Machines |
The system will
detect that your machine has answered and will play the recording to your
machine. The maximum number of rings
before hang-up is five. Make sure your
machine answers after four rings or you may miss the message. |
|
Message Repeat |
At the end of the
message you will be prompted to ‘Press One’ to hear the message again. This is very helpful when a child answers
the phone & hands it to a parent, who can then ‘repeat’ the message in
its entirety. |
|
Cell Phones |
If your cell phone is not answered, your
phone may show a “Missed Call” from the school’s phone number. If you see the school number 818-363-5515, you need to listen to the
message that is left. |
|
Missed Messages |
See the school
website at steuphrasiaschool.org The exact phone
message will be placed on the website under Front Page News. Do
NOT call the school. In the event of an
emergency we will need to keep all the phone lines open. Room Parents can be called also for info. |
The service calls all listed phone
numbers in our parent contact list and delivers a recorded message from a
school administrator. The service will
deliver the message to both live answer & answering machines. “No
answers & busies” will be retried twice in 15 minute intervals. Cell
phones will show “missed call”, so listen to the message left.
IF YOU DID NOT GET THE MESSAGE, DO NOT
CALL THE SCHOOL.
You will need to CHECK
THE WEBSITE for the information
at
steuphrasiaschool.org. See the FRONT
PAGE NEWS for the same message.
In the event of an emergency we will need to
keep all phone lines open.
Thank you!
We will also report school closings due to
weather, smog or fire on
KTLA , NBC, CBS, ABC AND KNX1070 RADIO