Get ready for the transition
Starting tomorrow, Aug. 1, Dallas ISD will transition to a new system powered by Apptegy for sending calls, emails, and texts to parents/guardians and team members. To get ready for the new system to communicate alerts, information, and emergencies, current users and new users are encouraged to attend live virtual trainings offered through Aug. 11.
The trainings will be available in the new School Leadership training portal.
- Principals will have access to a self-paced video to learn how to access and use the system but can attend any of the live virtual trainings.
- Coordinators, who are designated by the principal and can have a variety of additional roles within the school, are asked to attend one of the 45-minute live virtual trainings scheduled at various times through Aug. 11 to gain access to the new system. Registration is required.
Principals can designate two coordinators using the appropriate Campus Designee form found in the July 24 WAIP. If you have trouble finding your school on the list, please, email the two coordinators to schoolmessenger@dallasisd.org.
Even though student contact information has not been updated for the 2025-2026 school year in the current callout system, the district will have access to it through today. Calls, texts, or emails scheduled after July 31 will not go out. As with the previous system, principals can name two coordinators for their schools. Those who were identified as current coordinators in the system received an email encouraging them to participate in the trainings. Additional information will be included in this week’s WAIP.
A new feature that will be phased in later in the fall will allow the district, principals, system coordinators, and teachers to send two-way communications to parents/guardians in their preferred language. Training dates for that feature will be communicated when available.
