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Everything your families need to know, in your school’s own app.

School Courier puts alerts, classroom posts, calendars, sports and safe messaging in one private app with your school’s name on it. Staff stay in control, and nothing you post lands on the public web.

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A 30-minute walkthrough with a real person. Most schools are live in about two weeks.

A mother at school pickup looks up from her phone, smiling, as her daughter runs to meet her

Velora School Districtnow

Example alert: Early dismissal at 1:00

School Courier app signed in as school staff, showing the Velora School District My Feed with alerts, today's events, and classroom posts
About 2 weeks
from go-ahead to a live app, with setup and staff training included
$25,000+
raised by one school with the built-in supporter tools, all of it kept by the school
About 20 seconds
for a parent to sign in, with no password to forget
iPhone, Android and web
published under your school’s name, in your colors

One school day, one app

Here is what a single day looks like when alerts, posts, the calendar, messages and sports all arrive in the same place. Each moment lists the features behind it.

  1. 6:04 a.m.

    Velora School District6:04 a.m.

    Two-hour delay today

    Buses run two hours late. Morning pre-K is canceled.

    A closing reaches every family before the alarm does

    One send from an administrator goes out every way a family can be reached, and the record of what was sent stays put.

    Mass alerts
    Push, text and email from a single send, plus an automated call to anyone a text can’t reach.
    Push notifications
    Delivered on iOS and Android even when the app is closed.
    Alert history
    Every alert from the past year, kept in one place.

    How alerts work

    A father reads his phone at the kitchen table on a snowy morning while his two children cheer

  2. 8:20 a.m.

    Maple Union PTA8:20 a.m.

    Ms. Brooks posted

    Math centers were buzzing at Maple Union this week!

    Four smiling second-graders reach over their class project

    Classroom moments, posted before the bell

    A teacher takes a photo, adds a line and posts to her classroom group in seconds. It goes to the families who follow that group, and nowhere else.

    My Feed
    Each family follows only the classrooms, teams and clubs they choose.
    Rich posts
    Up to 25 photos per post, published in seconds.
    Writing Help
    Five modes, including translation into 10 languages.
    Scheduled & pinned posts
    Write now, publish later, and keep a key update on top.

    More about My Feed

    A teacher photographs four second-graders showing off their papier-mâché volcano
    My Feed showing a classroom post with a photo of students at math centers

  3. 11:45 a.m.

    Velora High School11:45 a.m.

    Reminder: volleyball match tomorrow

    5:30 p.m. at Velora High School.

    The calendar answers the question before it’s asked

    Early release, the lunch menu, tomorrow’s match: it’s all in the app, and one tap puts it on a parent’s own calendar.

    Calendar & dining
    School or district-wide events, added to a phone calendar in one tap.
    Group calendars
    Team and club leaders run their own events.
    Event reminders
    A day-before nudge for group calendar events.
    Google Forms
    Permission slips and class forms attached to a post.

    See the full feature list

    School calendar with this week’s events, dining and a combined view

  4. 3:40 p.m.

    Ms. Powell3:40 p.m.

    New message

    Thanks for reaching out. Alex has been doing really well…

    A parent’s question reaches the teacher, on the record

    Families message staff and coaches inside the school’s app. Nobody trades personal phone numbers, and administrators can review any conversation.

    Safe private messaging
    Every message is tracked and reviewable.
    Account-type access control
    Students and parents can’t message one another.
    Staff office hours
    After-hours messages can wait, and families see the hours.
    Photos & read receipts
    Attach a photo and see when a message was read.

    More about messaging

    A message thread between a parent and a teacher, marked as reviewable by school administrators

  5. 7:45 p.m.

    Velora High Football7:45 p.m.

    Mr. Nolan posted

    Leo the Lion brought the ROAR at Friday’s pep rally!

    Game night, from the schedule to the final score

    Schedules, rosters, directions and results sit beside each team’s posts, so the whole community knows where to be and how it went.

    Sports & schedules
    Rosters, headshots, records, scores and directions.
    Athletics on the calendar
    Games flow into the school calendar automatically.
    Supporters & sponsors
    Recognize the local backers behind your teams.

    How one school raised $25,000+

    Parents in school colors cheer from the bleachers at a Friday night football game
    My Feed showing team posts with photos from the booster club and football groups

Want to see this day with your own schools in it? We’ll build the walkthrough around your buildings, teams and groups.

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Examples show Velora, our demonstration district. Notification wording is illustrative.

Staff decide who posts, who joins and who sees what

Staff and leaders publish instantly. Parents and students you invite to help post through a leader’s approval, so nothing reaches your community without a staff sign-off.

  • Private groups: join by 8-digit passcode, or by a request a leader approves in the app.
  • Never on the public web: no search indexing and no scraping. You choose how open the app is, from public groups to a fully code-gated experience.
  • Retention & oversight: messages and posts are kept for review, and district admins can see and join every group.
  • Report & block: flag a post or block a user in two taps. Every report is reviewed.

Read about security & privacy

Four roles in every group
Role Posts Comments
Owner One per group Instantly Instantly
Leader Teachers, coaches, advisors Instantly Instantly
Contributor Classroom parents, team parents, students After approval After approval
Member Families and followers No After approval

Owners can change any of this group by group, or apply a preset: Trusted, Moderated, or Read & react. Leaders get Approve and Deny in the app, a Pending approvals list, and a reminder if something is left waiting.

The Velora app on an iPad, with the feed in a readable center column
School Info screen with photos, address and contact details for Velora High School

Your school’s name on the icon

Families download your app, with your logo, colors, menu and labels, from the App Store and Google Play. We build it, publish it and keep it current.

  • Multi-school districts: families switch schools without signing in again
  • Improvements ship over the air, with no App Store wait
  • iPhone, iPad, Android phones and tablets, in light or dark mode
  • Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and TalkBack supported
A teacher works on a laptop at his classroom desk after dismissal

yourschool.schoolcourier.app

At a desk, it’s the same app in a browser

Teachers and office staff post, message and run their groups and calendars from a laptop or Chromebook, at your school’s own address.

  • One account in both places: your groups and permissions follow you
  • Write longer posts, paste from a document, attach photos from the computer
  • Nothing to install or update, and no IT rollout
  • A one-time human check keeps bots, crawlers and search engines out
Packed home crowd at a Loogootee Lions basketball game

Loogootee, Indiana

“This app has been a lifesaver and has brought rave reviews in our community.”

Josh Thompson
Athletic Director & Assistant Principal

Loogootee moved scattered updates, announcements and team information into one school-controlled app, then used the built-in supporter tools to pay for it: $25,000+ raised in just a few months, 100% retained by the school.

See what your school could do

What administrators tell us

“School Courier has truly streamlined how we communicate with our families. Our admins can send ‘Mass Alerts’ instantly in whatever format they need, and our teachers use ‘My Feed’ to share daily updates, photos, announcements, and reminders. We’ve never felt more connected as a school — parents appreciate having everything in one place, and we love having our own app!”

Christie Strong

Principal | Asst. Superintendent, Texas

“Our families finally have one place they trust for school news — and our staff spend a fraction of the time getting the word out. Parents tell us it’s the first thing they check each morning, and our teachers love how quickly they can share what’s happening in their classrooms.”

Dr. Hamilton

Superintendent

Social-style updates, without social media

Families already know how to use a feed. School Courier keeps that ease and leaves the rest of social media behind.

What families get

  • Quick, visual updates from the classrooms, teams and clubs they choose
  • Photos, reminders, celebrations and news in one place
  • A feed they shape themselves, with a bell to mute any group
  • Comments inside a group, where family comments wait for a leader’s approval

What stays out

  • No public comment threads and no reply-all pile-ons
  • No algorithm deciding what families see
  • No ad networks competing for attention
  • No school photos indexed by search engines

Everything that’s included

The whole list, for the person on your team who will ask. Each one is explained on the features page.

What each feature does Feature overview (PDF)

Communication & feed

A feed each family shapes for themselves, and the tools staff need to fill it well.

Calendar, sports & school info

The everyday questions, answered in the app instead of at the front office.

Messaging & alerts

Three channels, each controllable: mass alerts, group posts and direct messages.

Security & platform

Built so the school decides who gets in, who can post, and who can reach whom.

Web app

Teachers and office staff can do everything from a computer, with nothing to install.

Devices & accessibility

Works on what your families and staff already carry.

For staff & school leaders

Delegate posting to the people closest to the news without giving up the final say.

Rollout & support

We do the launch work, and you can always reach the people who build the app.

Live in about two weeks

We handle the heavy lifting and you get the credit. Staff training is included.

  1. Tell us about your school

    A short conversation about your schools, teams and how you communicate today. We map your groups and roles with you.

  2. We build and brand it

    Your logo, colors and splash screen on iOS and Android. We publish to the App Store and Google Play and train your staff.

  3. Families join in seconds

    Passwordless sign-in takes about 20 seconds. Families follow the classrooms, teams and clubs they care about, and your feed comes alive.

Not ready to talk yet? Download the App Decision Guide (PDF). No form, no follow-up.

Questions school leaders ask first

Something else on your mind? Call (812) 727-7288 for a quick conversation with a former educator.

Is School Courier a social media platform?
No — and that’s the point. School Courier gives families the familiar, easy experience of a feed, but it is controlled by your staff and free of ads, algorithms, and public comment threads. Families can comment inside a group, where parent and student comments wait for a leader’s approval and any post’s comments can be switched off. Nothing your teachers or families post ever appears on the public web — and your school chooses how open the app itself is, from community-visible public groups to a fully code-gated experience.
Who can join our school’s app?
Your school controls membership. Public groups like “School News” are open to your community with one tap; private groups require an 8-digit passcode or a join request that a group leader approves. Students and parents can never message one another — only staff, coaches, and administrators.
Do parents need to create yet another password?
No. Sign-in is passwordless — families enter an email address or phone number, tap the code they receive, and they’re in within about 20 seconds. The app remembers them. An optional password is available for those who prefer it.
How long does it take to launch?
Most schools are up and running within 2 weeks, and training for your staff is included. We handle the heavy lifting — branding, setup, and app-store publication — and you get the credit.
What does it cost?
Pricing is tailored to your school or district’s size and structure — with no per-message fees, no per-user pricing, and no surprise overages. Request pricing and we’ll prepare a board-ready proposal for your situation. Built-in supporter tools have helped schools offset or even fully cover the cost.
We’re a district with multiple schools. Does that work?
Yes. Post district-wide announcements to every school at once, or let each school run its own feed, calendar, and groups. Families with children at different schools switch between them without re-logging in.