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The message below was emailed to parents on 10/26/2012. If you did not receive the email please contact your child's school to make sure they have your current email address. 
 

10/26/2012

Dear Parents,

The Wallingford-Swarthmore School District utilizes a messaging system that allows us to instantly communicate with all of our families and staff members if necessary. The system, Honeywell Instant Alert, enables us to rapidly deliver a single, clear message to all students' parents or guardians by telephone, cell phone, e-mail, or text*.

We will be sending our annual “test message” on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at noon. You do not have to be home for the test to be completed.

Each family's main contact phone number has been entered into the Alert System. The system will deliver phone messages to that main number only unless you take (or have already taken) additional steps. To add alternate phone numbers, or to have messages delivered via e-mail or phone text, follow the simple instructions located at www.wssd.org/honeywell. Any previous changes you made to your account are still in effect. If you do not have access to a computer, please feel free to contact your child's school for assistance.

Instant Alert phone messages will “display” that the call is coming from 610-892-3470 which is the school district's main phone number. If you do not pick up your phone during an alert and you have an answering machine, Instant Alert will leave a message. If you do not have an answering machine, the system will make a total of three attempts to call you to deliver the message.

We intend to use the Instant Alert messaging system to immediately deliver a school closing message once a closing decision has been made. This typically occurs prior to 5:30 AM. If you do not wish to receive a phone message at that time you can customize your profile to receive an e-mail or text message. As always, school closing messages are posted on the front page of the district's website (http://www.wssd.org/) as well.

 *  If you set up your account to receive text message alerts, you will only receive the message subject via text, not the entire message.  We do not recommend relying on text messages only.  We suggest you check www.wssd.org to confirm text alert messages for additional details.

 
 

 Click the icons below for directions to change your contact information (phone, email, text, etc. ) that is listed for you in Honeywell Instant Alert.


Need Help?
 
If you need assistance with your profile, please go to https://instantalert.honeywell.com and click on the Help Request link on the lower right hand side of the page. Be sure to set your e-mail spam filter to receive e-mail from Honeywell.com.  If you do not have access to a computer, please feel free to contact your child’s school for help.  We hope you enjoy this new service!
 
Need additional help?  You can contact the front office of your child's school.
 
Building Honeywell Contacts
  • SHHS - Mrs. Clifford
  • SHMS - Mrs. Hannum
  • NPE - Mrs. Fili
  • SRS - Mrs. Artingstall
  • WES - Mrs. Long
Note:  The district only has the ability to change your primary contact phone number.  Any additional changes must be made by you by logging into your Honeywell account (see directions below).
 

Important Notes: 

  1. If you set up your account to receive text message alerts, you will only receive the message subject via text, not the entire message. We do not recommend relying on text messages only. We suggest you check www.wssd.org to confirm text alert messages for additional details. 

  2. If you want to ensure you receive all phone calls from the Honeywell Alert System, it is recommended that you do not adjust the time schedule from the default settings indicated below (Midnight/Midnight).  

Example: If you change your phone delivery schedule to “Calls Start - 6:30am / Calls End – Midnight” it means that if a message is sent between midnight and 6:30 am, you will NOT receive the message on that device. It doesn’t delay the message on the device, rather the system interprets this as you choosing not to receive messages on that device during those off hours.  

 
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