School communication by SMS, WhatsApp, email, and app
Write an announcement once and send it by SMS, WhatsApp, email, push, or in-app. Choose the audience, check the reach and cost before you send, and see what was actually delivered.
Included in Orbit at no extra cost, along with every other module.
All classes. School reopens Monday at the usual time.
Saturday 10 am to 1 pm. Report cards will be shared.
Route 4 is running about 15 minutes late this morning.
What changes when Communication moves into Orbit
- Messages go out through a dozen class WhatsApp groups, each run by someone different.
- Nobody knows whether an important notice actually reached every parent.
- SMS costs are only discovered when the bill arrives.
- One voice for the school. Official messages come from the school, not from personal groups.
- Proof of delivery. See what was delivered, and retry what wasn't.
- No bill surprises. The cost estimate shows before every send.
An unplanned school closure
Late on Thursday the school decides to close on Friday. The admin writes one announcement, selects all parents and staff, and chooses SMS, WhatsApp, and push. Before sending, she checks the audience count and the estimated messaging cost.
An hour later, the delivery activity shows a handful of failed messages, mostly old phone numbers. She retries them, and the office knows exactly which families still need a call.
What the Communication module does
Multi-channel announcements
Send by SMS, email, push, WhatsApp, in-app, or all of them, or post to the notice board only.
Precise audiences
Pick recipients by group, and see the audience count before sending.
Cost estimate
See the estimated messaging cost before you hit send.
Approval queue
Notifications can wait in a queue for an admin to approve.
Delivery tracking
See each delivery as sent, pending, failed, or scheduled, and retry the ones that failed.
Event rules
Choose the channels for each system event, such as fee reminders, leave decisions, or results.
Up and running in 3 steps
- 01
Write once
Draft the announcement and add attachments if you need them.
- 02
Choose who and how
Pick the audience and channels, and check the reach and cost.
- 03
Send and verify
Track delivery activity and retry any messages that failed.
Built for each role
- Admin
Send announcements, approve notifications, and set event rules.
- Teachers
Send messages within the permissions you grant them.
- Students & families
Receive announcements on the channels the school uses.
SMS, email, push notifications, WhatsApp (through the Meta Cloud API), and in-app notifications. Use one channel or all of them.
Yes. If you don't choose any channel, it's stored as a board announcement and nothing is dispatched.
Delivery activity shows the failures, and you can retry them.
Modules that connect with Communication
See Orbit against your school's week.
Tell us your role and institution. We will walk the jobs your office repeats every week — not a generic slide deck.
- Attendance, diary, and same-day parent alerts
- Fees, dues, and the modules your office actually uses
- Admin, teacher, student, and parent portals — not a generic deck
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