FLEMING ISLAND – The Clay County School Board approved a new app that will foster communication throughout the district at its Sept 5 meeting. Apptegy , a media platform designed for school …
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FLEMING ISLAND – The Clay County School Board approved a new app that will foster communication throughout the district at its Sept 5 meeting.
Apptegy, a media platform designed for school districts, would facilitate monitored direct messaging between teachers, coaches, parents and students. Previously, the school district used emails sent through Synergy.
Apptegy has the added benefit of sending district-wide messages to all schools and families, such as if the school was canceled.
"This has been months in the making and is a collaborative effort between our Community Relations and ITS departments. I am the lead for Goal 3 of our strategic plan, which focuses on Family and Community Engagement," Communications Director Terri Dennis said.
The school districts in Putnam and Sarasota counties currently use Apptegy.
The district currently spends $153,750.80 on district-wide communications. Apptegy aims to integrate various communication tools, such as ClassDojo and GroupMe, onto one platform.
In other business, the school board proclaimed September as Attendance Awareness Month. Posters have been placed in schools, and special perks are offered to students who don’t miss classes or aren’t late.
Also, the school board learned that the Orange Park Women’s Club and the Clay County Education Retired will partner on Sept. 21 for Literacy Libraries and Learning at Orange Park High from 2 to 6 p.m.
The event will include local authors and guest readers, including Superintendent David Broskie, Jennifer Carroll, Donna Richardson and Curtis Brown. There will be 10 literacy activities for grades kindergarten through fifth grade, a session on writing poetry, a limerick and a journal for grades sixth through 12th and fictional characters Mother Goose, Cat in the Hat and Mark Twain. There will be Seuss BINGO by Thing I and Thing 2 and a live and silent auction. This is a family event, so parents are encouraged not to drop their children off and return later. To register or donate, visit orangeparkwomansclub.com/events.literacy.
