{"id":4381,"date":"2018-05-15T15:14:22","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T23:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/?p=4381"},"modified":"2018-05-15T15:14:22","modified_gmt":"2018-05-15T23:14:22","slug":"new-text-messaging-service-opt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2018\/05\/15\/new-text-messaging-service-opt\/","title":{"rendered":"New! Text Messaging Service Opt-In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>New! Text Messaging Service for parents &amp; guardians<a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2015\/10\/KPBSD-logo-4c-no-tag-SMALL.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2243\" src=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2015\/10\/KPBSD-logo-4c-no-tag-SMALL-150x150.png\" alt=\"KPBSD logo 4c no tag SMALL\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>A positive Opt-In is necessary to participate in this free service<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nSoldotna, Alaska\u2014The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District can now utilize the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to a parent, guardian, or student mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more. A positive opt-in text will be sent to current mobile contacts in PowerSchool on Thursday, May 17, 2018 from #67587.<br \/>\nTo activate the new free Text Messaging Service, a positive opt-in is necessary from your mobile phone.<br \/>\nParents, guardians, and students can participate in this free service by sending a text message of \u201cY\u201d or \u201cYes\u201d to our school district\u2019s short code number, 67587 anytime, and making certain that your cellular contact is correct in PowerSchool.<\/p>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/2018\/05\/15\/communications-sms-text-messaging-faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2018\/05\/Opt-In-Graphic-for-HL-story.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4382\" src=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2018\/05\/Opt-In-Graphic-for-HL-story-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Opt-In Graphic for HL story\" width=\"517\" height=\"291\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>QUICK CHECKLIST for Parents and Guardians<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nDo you have a cell phone registered in the KPBSD PowerSchool contact information?<\/strong><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>NO?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Contact the office at your child\u2019s school to update PowerSchool with your preferred mobile phone contact in order to activate SMS text messages and alerts. Each student contact may include three numbers to receive SMS texts: two adult contacts, and the student SMS contact (if applicable).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #008000\"><strong>YES?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>You will receive a legitimate (it\u2019s not spam) text on Thursday, May 17, 2018, from 67587<\/strong> that begins with, \u201cKenai Peninsula Borough School District alerts.\u201d The text invites you to positively OPT-IN to receive future messages from your child\u2019s school, or the main school district office. If your cellular number is activated in PowerSchool after May 17, you will receive the positive opt-in text within 24 hours. You can positively opt-in at any time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FREE SERVICE and ACTIVATE THE ABILITY TO RECEIVE FUTURE TEXT MESSAGES, YOU MUST:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Reply to the text you receive on or after May 17, 2018, with a Y or YES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Or<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Initiate your own text anytime to this number: 67587<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>With this message content: Y or YES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Questions? Review <a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/2018\/05\/15\/communications-sms-text-messaging-faqs\/\">FAQs<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/files\/2018\/05\/2018-KPBSD-SMS-info-flyer-and-FAQ-for-Parents-and-Guardians.pdf\">SMS Information Flyer<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nThe contact information for parents, guardians, and students is sourced from contact information in PowerSchool. To update or review your information in <a href=\"https:\/\/ps.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/admin\/pw.html\">PowerSchool<\/a>, contact your school secretary, go to PowerSchool via your computer, the PowerSchool app, or the Kenai Peninsula SD mobile app.<br \/>\nIn ongoing efforts to increase campus safety and communication, the school district added SMS alert functionality to our existing communication alert system (School Messenger). For specific questions about safety protocols, please talk to your school principal.<br \/>\n###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New! Text Messaging Service for parents &amp; guardians A positive Opt-In is necessary to participate in this free service Soldotna, Alaska\u2014The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District can now utilize the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2018\/05\/15\/new-text-messaging-service-opt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New! 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