The York County School Division utilizes a telephone notification service through Blackboard Connect as part of the division's efforts to communicate more effectively with parents. Blackboard Connect is also used for staff communications.

YCSD school principals and administrators use the telephone notification service to periodically connect with parents on issues related to school events, school meetings, testing dates and conference reminders. The system is also used to notify parents of student absences.

In the event of a division or school-wide emergency, parents of students at affected schools will be called via this system. The system can deliver up to 3,000 telephone messages within minutes -- ensuring that our parents quickly know what is going on in the case of an emergency.

To ensure that you receive these telephone messages, your child's school must have your most up-to-date contact information. If you move, change jobs or obtain a new cell phone number, be sure to provide your child's school with the new contact information so you won't miss a single Blackboard Connect message.