Reach Everyone. Instantly.
Meet School Announcements. Send critical updates, important dates, and urgent news to students and families via SMS, email, and WhatsApp. Reach your community where they are, when they need to know.
Information Must Reach Everyone
Weather closures. Enrollment opens. Payment deadlines. Important dates. Urgent news. The information that matters most only matters if it reaches the right people at the right time.
Your Current System Fails Fast
You send an email to parents. Some check their inbox. Many don’t. Important information gets missed. Students don’t hear from parents. Families complain they weren’t informed. Meanwhile, some news never reaches certain community members at all.
Email alone reaches less than 60% of recipients on time.
Marqueeteer’s School Announcements use multiple channels at once. Email for detailed information. SMS for urgent updates. WhatsApp for international families. All coordinated. All tracked. All guaranteed to reach the right people.
Send announcement → 20–30% open within 1 hour → 40–50% open within 24 hours → 10–20% never see it. Critical info gets missed.
Send SMS to all families → 95%+ open within 5 minutes → Email for details reaches those who check → WhatsApp for international members. 98%+ reach in under 30 minutes.
Critical information reaches everyone. No missed deadlines. No “I didn’t know” complaints. Your community is informed. Enrollment operations run smoothly.
Multi-Channel Announcement Broadcasting
Broadcast to everyone, specific groups, or individual students. SMS, email, WhatsApp. Scheduled or instant. Tracked and confirmed.
Broadcast Messaging
Send one announcement to thousands of families instantly. SMS messages reach 95%+ in minutes. Email campaigns reach those who prefer that channel. WhatsApp for international families. All in one send.
Smart Segmentation
Send specific announcements to specific groups. Only parents of high school students. Only families in a certain program. Only international applicants. Segment by program, location, status, or custom field.
Scheduled Announcements
Schedule announcements for the perfect time. Send to parents when they’re likely checking phones (evening). Send to students during lunch hour. Set and forget. It posts automatically.
SMS, Email & WhatsApp
Reach families on their preferred channel. 95%+ open rate for SMS. WhatsApp is the default in many countries. Email for detailed information. Coordinate across all channels automatically.
Delivery Tracking
See exactly who received your announcement. Track open rates, click rates, replies. Know which messages reached which families. Confirm critical info was delivered.
Message Templates
Pre-built templates for common announcements. Weather closure. Enrollment deadline. Payment reminder. Tuition raise. Graduation date. Customize and send in seconds. No copy-paste.
Types of Announcements Your School Sends
Every announcement type has a template. Every template can be customized. Send in seconds. Reach in minutes.
Urgent Updates
Weather closures. Emergency alerts. Campus lockdowns. Building evacuations. These need to reach everyone instantly. SMS + email ensures 100% notification in minutes.
Important Dates
Enrollment opens. Application deadline. Class starts. Graduation day. Payment due. Send reminder announcements 2 weeks before, 1 week before, and 1 day before. Automated.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition increase announcement. Payment deadline reminder. Late payment notice. New fee structure. Send to families who need to know. Clear, professional messaging.
Program Updates
New program launch. Program curriculum change. Teacher announcement. Class schedule update. Send only to families in that program. Relevant information, zero spam.
Achievements & Events
Student achievements. Awards ceremony. Sports tournament. School event. Celebration announcements. Share good news with the whole community. Builds pride and engagement.
General Updates
Campus news. Leadership changes. Policy updates. Facility improvements. General information that impacts the whole community. Send to all families when relevant.
Why Multi-Channel Matters
Different people check different channels. SMS reaches fastest. Email reaches most. WhatsApp reaches internationally. Use all three and you reach everyone.
Every Family Has a Preferred Channel
Some parents check email religiously. Others live in countries where WhatsApp is the default. Students only respond to SMS. An announcement sent via only one channel leaves gaps. You miss 40–60% of your community.
Multi-channel announcements reach 95%+ vs. single-channel 40–50%.
Send urgent news via SMS. Send details via email. Send to international families via WhatsApp. Coordinate automatically. Everyone gets informed on the channel they actually use.
Email open rate: 40–50%. Half your families miss the message. Bad for deadlines.
SMS open rate: 95%+. Everyone sees it fast. But no room for details. No link clicking.
SMS gets urgent message to 95% in minutes. Email provides details for those who read it. WhatsApp reaches international families. Total reach: 98%+.
Announcements Are Two-Way Conversations
Families can reply to your SMS, WhatsApp, or email. Questions come back automatically to your team. Support conversations happen in your CRM. No missed replies.
Two-Way SMS
Send announcement via SMS. Families reply with questions. Replies flow into your CRM conversations tab. Your team responds. All tracked in one place.
WhatsApp Groups
Create WhatsApp groups for program cohorts. Send class-wide announcements. Families interact in the group. Important updates reach everyone instantly. Community building at scale.
Email Replies
Send announcement email. Families reply with questions or confirmations. Email replies sync to your CRM. No lost messages. No confusion about who said what.
Response Tracking
See who replied. See who opened but didn’t reply. See who missed the message entirely. Follow up with non-responders automatically. Track confirmation of critical announcements.
Auto-Responses
Set up automated responses to announcements. “Payment received” confirmation. “Application submitted” confirmation. “Event reminder acknowledged.” Instant acknowledgment without manual work.
Escalation Workflows
If family doesn’t confirm payment deadline, escalate to staff. If question goes unanswered, flag for follow-up. Announcements trigger workflows that ensure nothing falls through the cracks.
Information Delivery Is Operations
When announcements reach everyone on time via their preferred channel, operations run smoothly. Deadlines are met. Families are engaged. Enrollment flows without friction.
Send Better Announcements
Multi-channel broadcasting for SMS, email, and WhatsApp. Segment by program. Schedule for optimal timing. Track delivery and responses. Transform how your school communicates with families.