Back-to-School Basics: Educational Online Scheduling Calendars for Teachers, Instructors is the Perfect Tool for Scheduling PTO Conferences, Advising Sessions This Fall
Educators, counselors and administrators at high schools, K-8, middle schools, elementary schools and school districts nationwide rely on Appointment-Plus online scheduling calendars as they prepare their fall parent-teacher conferences, advising sessions and other meetings and activities. The software offers such functionality as parent and student online self-scheduling, automated e-mail and text message reminders, robust record-keeping and reporting, and e-marketing capabilities.
Scottsdale, AZ (Vocus) August 10, 2010 - The end of summer signals the beginning of the school year for teachers, parents and their children throughout the country. For many educators, institutions and school districts, this includes the tedious and time-consuming task of planning and scheduling PTO conferences, advising sessions, guidance counseling and other meetings and activities, especially if they rely on paper appointment books, electronic calendars and phoned-in appointment requests.
Thanks to online scheduling calendars from Appointment-Plus, teachers, administrators and facilitators at high schools, K-8, middle schools, elementary schools and school districts nationwide are improving, automating and streamlining their appointment-scheduling processes. The result is the ability to make appointments online and with better-organized office procedures and more staff time freed up for other tasks.
“Scheduling meetings, conferences and other sessions between teachers, parents and students is just one of many tasks educators and school administrators manage as part of their day-to-day responsibilities,” says Bob La Loggia, president and founder of StormSource Software, the developer of Appointment-Plus. “Our online scheduling calendars helps these professionals completely automate their appointment procedures so they spend less time managing schedules and more time focused on their students and lesson-planning.”
Appointment-Plus online scheduling calendars utilized by educational institutions, administrators and teachers from coast to coast for such tasks as scheduling parent-teacher conferences and student appointments, booking rooms and managing school activities. Since 2001, the software has helped educators better manage their appointment processes with such functionality as: online parent and student self-scheduling, whereby the individual can view available dates and times and schedule his or her appointment or session online, 24 hours a day; automated e-mail and text messages sent prior to a scheduled appointment; robust recordkeeping and reporting; and e-marketing capabilities, which many institutions use to inform parents and students of upcoming events and sessions, news and other updates. Schools and districts that wish to offer online self-scheduling can simply add a button on their Web site that parents and students click to access the online scheduling calendars.
Appointment-Plus is also ideal for managing the more traditional call-in and in-person appointments, as it provides more functionality than a paper appointment book or an electronic calendar, such as those offered by Google or Microsoft Outlook.
As an online business calendar, Appointment-Plus doesn’t require costly hardware or program installations. Administrators, teachers and staff access their scheduler securely and easily through any Internet connection, a tremendous benefit for individuals who manage their schedules and appointments from their phones, PDAs and other mobile devices when at home, on the road and other sites outside the school or office.
Pricing starts at $39 per month (based on 500 appointments per month) with no long-term contracts, along with free set-up assistance with a dedicated coach.
“The versatility of Appointment-Plus makes it the perfect tool for scheduling and managing a variety of school appointments, sessions, activities and events,” La Loggia continues. “It’s the reliable assistant every educational professional, institution and school district can count on for accurate and efficient scheduling.”
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