Alert Notification System

Ohio Alerts is a messaging alert system designed to notify alert subscribers via email and/or text message of time sensitive communications from our school.

Getting started using Ohio Alerts is very simple. The following information will step you thru the process to establish your alerts and provide tips for using the alert system.

Login to your web browser and enter the web address: http://www.ohioalerts.org/stfrancis.

Users have the option of subscribing, unsubscribing, or checking their subscriptions. Select the link for the action you want to engage (i.e. subscribe to alerts, unsubscribe from alerts, check your current subscriptions, *Standard text message rates apply). Once you have selected the link “Subscribe to Alerts” you will be brought to screen shown.

The field “Your Name” is required and cannot be blank.

Expiration Date is an optional field. Subscriber Expiration Dates are checked and removed daily. If left blank, you will be subscribed to the alert system indefinitely or until you unsubscribe.

If “Text Message” alert method is chosen enter your phone number and select your phone provider (*Standard text message rates apply). If “Email” alert method is chosen the screen changes for the addition of email address. If your phone provider is not listed, please submit a message using the “Contact Us” link in the bottom right corner of the screen. Indicate the name of your phone provider and an Ohio Alerts representative will follow up with you.

Select the lists you want to subscribe to.

Security entry validation is required. Enter the characters shown to validate security.

Select COPPA compliance: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

Select “Subscribe”. Users will receive a response by cell phone or at their email account.

The end user documentation can be viewed and downloaded at:
http://www.cdeducation.org/schools/dse/scoopdocs/ohio_alerts_enduser_guide.pdf
If you have any questions about these new services, please feel free to contact Dave Stenson at 345-4049 x 237 or at dstenson@cdeducation.org

Thank you.