Connected Families For district leaders & family engagement teams
One secure route between your schools and every family.
Messages, forms and payments in Microsoft 365.
Family communication, registration, consent, payments and attendance follow-up in secure workflows, so school offices chase less and families hear from school sooner.
94% of families completed consent forms in a live district
District stays in control: identity, retention and audit history
WHAT CHANGES FOR THE SCHOOL OFFICE
Nine days of chasing became one afternoon.
TODAY
WITH CONNECTED FAMILIES
Paper forms go home in backpacks
Families sign on their phones, in their language
Personal numbers and unverified family lists
Verified guardians and approved messages
The office chases replies by phone for days
Nine days of chasing became one afternoon
SIX MODULES, ONE SOLUTION
Every family touchpoint, in one connected place.
MODULE 1 Family Connect MODULE 2 Forms & Consent MODULE 3 Registration & Annual Verification MODULE 4 School Payments MODULE 5 Attendance Intervention MODULE 6 Learning Portfolios
MODULE 1 Family Connect
Approved messages from Teams to verified guardians, with delivery history.
WHAT IT DOES
Staff send school messages from Microsoft Teams, the tool they already use
Messages are approved before they go out
Only verified guardians receive them, not personal numbers or unverified lists
Delivery history shows which families each message reached
WHO IT HELPS
School office staffFamily engagement teamsPrincipals
WORKS WITH
Every other module. It is the route that forms, reminders, payment notices and attendance outreach travel on.OUTCOME Faster, more reliable outreach and less manual follow-up.
MODULE 2 Forms & Consent
Multilingual forms and consent with reminders, status and an audit trail.
WHAT IT DOES
Families open and sign forms on their phones, in their language
Reminders go out automatically to families who have not replied
Live status and one list of who is still missing
An audit trail records every signature
WHO IT HELPS
School office staffTeachers planning activitiesFamily engagement teams
WORKS WITH
Family Connect, to reach verified guardians, and Learning Portfolios, where consent controls what is shared.OUTCOME 94% consent completion and far less paperwork.
MODULE 3 Registration & Annual Verification
Online enrollment and yearly updates, approved by the office first.
WHAT IT DOES
Families complete enrollment online instead of on paper
Families confirm or update their details each year
The office reviews and approves every change before it reaches student records
Fewer forms to chase, re-key and file
WHO IT HELPS
RegistrarsSchool office staffDistrict enrollment teams
WORKS WITH
Family Connect, which keeps the verified guardian list current for every other module.OUTCOME Simpler enrollment and more accurate student records.
MODULE 4 School Payments
Families pay online; schools see who has paid, with records that match.
WHAT IT DOES
Families pay school fees online
Schools see at a glance who has paid and who has not
Payment records match, so reconciliation is simpler
Less cash, fewer envelopes and less manual tracking
WHO IT HELPS
School office staffBusiness and finance offices
WORKS WITH
Forms & Consent, so an activity form and its payment can travel together.OUTCOME Less manual tracking and easier reconciliation.
MODULE 5 Attendance Intervention
Reach families sooner on repeat absences, with every follow-up logged.
WHAT IT DOES
Flags repeat absences so the school can reach families sooner
Outreach goes to verified guardians
Every call, message and follow-up is logged
Staff see the full follow-up history for each student
WHO IT HELPS
Attendance clerksCounselors and support staffPrincipals
WORKS WITH
Family Connect, which carries outreach to the right family.OUTCOME Earlier family contact and steadier attendance support.
MODULE 6 Learning Portfolios
Share work samples and progress with families, consent built in.
WHAT IT DOES
Teachers share work samples with families
Families see progress over the year
Consent is checked before anything is shared
Families get a clearer view of their child’s learning
WHO IT HELPS
TeachersFamiliesPrincipals
WORKS WITH
Forms & Consent, which records what each family has agreed to share.OUTCOME Stronger engagement and a clearer view of learning.
MODULE 1 Family Connect
Approved messages from Teams to verified guardians, with delivery history.
WHAT IT DOES
Staff send school messages from Microsoft Teams, the tool they already use
Messages are approved before they go out
Only verified guardians receive them, not personal numbers or unverified lists
Delivery history shows which families each message reached
WHO IT HELPS
School office staffFamily engagement teamsPrincipals
WORKS WITH
Every other module. It is the route that forms, reminders, payment notices and attendance outreach travel on.OUTCOME Faster, more reliable outreach and less manual follow-up.
MODULE 2 Forms & Consent
Multilingual forms and consent with reminders, status and an audit trail.
WHAT IT DOES
Families open and sign forms on their phones, in their language
Reminders go out automatically to families who have not replied
Live status and one list of who is still missing
An audit trail records every signature
WHO IT HELPS
School office staffTeachers planning activitiesFamily engagement teams
WORKS WITH
Family Connect, to reach verified guardians, and Learning Portfolios, where consent controls what is shared.OUTCOME 94% consent completion and far less paperwork.
MODULE 3 Registration & Annual Verification
Online enrollment and yearly updates, approved by the office first.
WHAT IT DOES
Families complete enrollment online instead of on paper
Families confirm or update their details each year
The office reviews and approves every change before it reaches student records
Fewer forms to chase, re-key and file
WHO IT HELPS
RegistrarsSchool office staffDistrict enrollment teams
WORKS WITH
Family Connect, which keeps the verified guardian list current for every other module.OUTCOME Simpler enrollment and more accurate student records.
MODULE 4 School Payments
Families pay online; schools see who has paid, with records that match.
WHAT IT DOES
Families pay school fees online
Schools see at a glance who has paid and who has not
Payment records match, so reconciliation is simpler
Less cash, fewer envelopes and less manual tracking
WHO IT HELPS
School office staffBusiness and finance offices
WORKS WITH
Forms & Consent, so an activity form and its payment can travel together.OUTCOME Less manual tracking and easier reconciliation.
MODULE 5 Attendance Intervention
Reach families sooner on repeat absences, with every follow-up logged.
WHAT IT DOES
Flags repeat absences so the school can reach families sooner
Outreach goes to verified guardians
Every call, message and follow-up is logged
Staff see the full follow-up history for each student
WHO IT HELPS
Attendance clerksCounselors and support staffPrincipals
WORKS WITH
Family Connect, which carries outreach to the right family.OUTCOME Earlier family contact and steadier attendance support.
MODULE 6 Learning Portfolios
Share work samples and progress with families, consent built in.
WHAT IT DOES
Teachers share work samples with families
Families see progress over the year
Consent is checked before anything is shared
Families get a clearer view of their child’s learning
WHO IT HELPS
TeachersFamiliesPrincipals
WORKS WITH
Forms & Consent, which records what each family has agreed to share.OUTCOME Stronger engagement and a clearer view of learning.
HOW DISTRICTS START
Start with a pilot. Roll out when it works.
01 Map your family workflows We look at where your office chases families most, from forms and reminders to enrollment and attendance.
02 Pilot the full solution All six modules, working together in a small pilot inside your Microsoft 365. No obligation.
03 Roll out district-wide Expand to every school once value is proven in your district.
SOLUTION OUTCOME 94% of families completed consent forms in a live district.
What your district gets.
Clearer, faster family communication
Less paperwork and manual follow-up
Simpler registration, consent and payments
Earlier support when attendance slips
WHY WCT EDUCATION
Secure by design. Familiar to your staff.
WCT Education is the education practice of WaferWire Cloud Technologies, a Microsoft partner.
Inside Microsoft 365 Works in the tools staff already use
Verified guardians Approved messages reach the right family
Your governance District identity, retention and audit
100+ districts Helped with Microsoft 365 Education
GET STARTED
Bring every family closer to school.
One connected solution: all six modules, working together.
Prove it: a small pilot inside your Microsoft 365. No obligation.
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