Reach every staff member before the buses roll
Your family notification system tells parents about the snow day. Your bus drivers, custodians, and cafeteria team need to know earlier, and differently. Airhorn is for staff only.
Staff need different messages than families
On a two-hour delay, families need the new start time. Custodians need to know the lots must be plowed by 8, drivers need revised routes, and the kitchen needs to know breakfast is cancelled. Those messages shouldn’t go to parents, and parent messages shouldn’t be your staff’s only source.
What schools broadcast to staff
- Closures and delays, sent to staff before families.
- Coverage requests for aides and support staff.
- Building issues — heat out in the east wing, water main, a lockdown drill.
- Meetings and PD days.
- Department updates — transportation, food service, custodial.
Groups by department
On Plus, keep transportation, food service, custodial, and instructional staff as separate groups, with an all-staff message when needed.
Who it fits
Airhorn suits a private school, charter school, or single campus with up to 100 staff. Districts with thousands of employees usually need an enterprise notification system. And Airhorn never texts students or parents.
Tell staff first
Closure and delay texts to every staff member, by department, before the family notice goes out.
Free for 7 days and 60 messages — no credit card. Your trial starts when you send your first broadcast, not when you sign up.