Why schools choose IntelCue
Emergency notifications for the right groups
Reach exactly the people affected — grades, buses, staff, or custom groups — instantly, without being tied to a bundled suite or a long-term contract.
Announcements families actually see
Send to a grade, a group, or your whole list by SMS — with delivery tracking so you know what went through.
Two-way conversations with parents
Absence follow-up, transportation changes, and quick questions handled in a shared inbox instead of personal phones.
Staff roles and permissions
Admins decide who joins the workspace, what each member can reach, and which modules are enabled.
Plugs into your SIS
PowerSchool and other SIS systems connect directly to IntelCue — no need to bundle with extra software or firewall providers to get started.
Roster sync (add-on)
Keep contacts aligned with your SIS automatically. Enabled per workspace on request.
Web chat on your school site
Add a chat-to-text widget so families can start a conversation from your website and continue it by text.
Migrate from traditional phone service to VoIP
Replace legacy phone lines with modern voice service to cut costs, improve call quality, and unlock features like shared inboxes and call routing.
Email announcements (add-on)
Newsletters, conference schedules, and start-of-year packets sent as personalized email on your branding, with unsubscribes handled.
Opt-outs handled for you
Carrier keywords such as STOP are honored automatically and opted-out families are left out of later sends.
District-wide message log
Administrators can review and export a record of messages sent across the workspace.
A record of every conversation
Message history stays with the contact, so the next staff member has context without asking around.
Dig into the details
How it works
- Step 1
We set up your workspace
Numbers, staff accounts, and roles configured with you — no self-serve guesswork.
- Step 2
Bring in your contacts
Import families and staff, or enable roster sync if you use PowerSchool.
- Step 3
Start communicating
Announcements, two-way texts, web chat, and voice from one shared inbox.
Questions schools ask
- Can we target specific groups for emergency messages?
- Yes. Reach exactly the people affected — grades, buses, teams, staff, or custom lists — so families only get relevant alerts instead of school-wide noise.
- Are we locked into a long-term contract or bundled products?
- No. IntelCue is a standalone communication layer. Use it with your existing SIS and tools without replacing your whole software stack or signing a multi-year bundled contract.
- Can families reply to our messages?
- Yes. Every message is two-way. Replies land in a shared inbox so any staff member with access can pick up the conversation, and the full history stays on the record.
- How do opt-outs work?
- Standard carrier keywords such as STOP are honored automatically, and opted-out contacts are excluded from future sends.
- Who can see conversations?
- Access is controlled by staff roles inside your workspace. Admins manage who is a member, what they can access, and which optional modules are turned on.
- Can we import our student and family records?
- Yes. Contacts can be imported, and we can plug into your SIS — PowerSchool and other systems are supported — as an add-on we enable for your workspace on request.
- How do we get started?
- Our team sets up your workspace with you — send us a note through the contact form and we'll follow up with next steps.