Their own details
Each parent’s message with their child’s name and fees balance filled in.
Parents and SMS
Talk to every parent at once.
Text every parent, one class, or only the parents who still owe fees, each message with their own child’s name and balance, from the school’s own SMS credit.
Questions? WhatsApp +256 783 204 665
At a glance
Choose who
Parents of chosen classes or streams, chosen students, staff, or numbers you type.
The school’s SMS credit
The cost shown before sending; top up when you need to.
Notices in the app
News, notices and events for parents, students, teachers or everyone.
Writing to parents
One message, each in their own words
Write the message once with the details to fill in, choose who receives it, and every parent gets their own.
- [STUDENT_NAME], [PARENT_NAME], [TEACHER_NAME] and [FEES_BALANCE] filled in for each person.
- Only the parents who owe more than an amount, or exactly an amount, if you choose.
- Students who have left and applicants are left out by themselves.
To
All classesP.5Owes more than UGX 50,000
Message
Dear [PARENT_NAME], the fees balance for [STUDENT_NAME] is UGX [FEES_BALANCE]. Kindly clear it by Friday.
38 parents · UGX 1,90038 messages, 1 part each, from the school’s SMS credit
Send 38
Cost and delivery
You see the cost before you send
Every 160 characters is one part, charged at UGX 50 from the school’s SMS credit. The whole cost must be covered before sending starts.
- Each message sent once, never twice, even if the button is pressed again.
- A record for every recipient: sent or not, and why not.
- Top up the credit from UGX 5,000, with a warning when it runs low.
| Student | Parent | Parts |
|---|---|---|
| Namubiru Joan | 0756 ••• 908 | 1 |
| Kato Daniel | 0772 ••• 315 | 1 |
| Auma Grace | 0701 ••• 664 | 1 |
| Ssempijja Alex | 0782 ••• 120 | 1 |
4 messages · UGX 200Each parent once for this roll-call
Send 4
The parents’ app
Parents who can look for themselves
A parent is added with their child, and brothers and sisters with the same guardian’s number share one parent account.
- Fees and payments for each child, once the school shows the account to parents.
- Report cards, attendance, assignments and conduct, every child in one place.
- News, notices and events, with a photo or a file, for the people you choose.
Sample · My childrenNakato SarahP.5 Blue
Fees balance
UGX 70,000
Latest
Term 3 report cardReady
Paid · SchoolPay300,000
Attendance this week5 of 5
Visiting day, Sat 9 NovNotice
Who does what
- Head teacher, deputy, director of studies, secretary
- Send messages and post notices.
- Bursar
- Sends messages, such as fees reminders.
- Secretary and director of studies
- Keep parents’ records, and can set a parent’s password for the app.
- School administrator
- Everything above.
Each member of staff signs in as themselves; their role decides what they can change and what they can only look at.
Good to know
- Messages from the school to parents go by SMS; WhatsApp messages from the school are not built yet.
- A message’s status is what the SMS gateway answered when it was sent.
- Parents use the app; they do not sign in to the web back office.
Questions
What schools ask us
How much does a text cost?
UGX 50 for each part of 160 characters, paid from the school’s SMS credit. You only pay for what you send.
Can we text only the parents who owe fees?
Yes. Choose the classes, then send only to parents whose child owes more than an amount you set, each with their own balance in the message.
Will a parent get the same message twice?
No. Each message is claimed before it is sent, and the same text to the same number goes once.
Do parents need a smartphone?
Not for texts: they reach any phone. The School Dynamics app needs an Android phone or an iPhone.
Read on
More about School Dynamics
Send your first message to parents.
Add a class during the 30-day trial and text their parents from the school’s credit. Questions first? WhatsApp +256 783 204 665 or call +256 414 581 765.