Clear, consistent, and secure communication is fundamental to the success of K-12 schools. From academic progress reports to safety alerts, every message matters. Yet many school districts still rely on a patchwork of emails, phone calls, and written notices that can lead to confusion. There is a growing expectation of real-time information and a desperate need for better parent engagement, making the traditional approach to school communication inadequate.

The Need for Integrated Secure Communication in Schools

School districts have evolved into complex ecosystems where teachers, administrators, support staff, parents, and students must work in sync. When legacy communication tools fail to serve that complex ecosystem effectively, urgent messages may not reach the right people in time.

An integrated communication platform makes it easier to:

• Keep teachers, administrators, and parents aligned to student needs.
• Provide immediate access to academic, behavioral, and attendance data.
• Ensure timely crisis communication and emergency notifications across the district.
• Maintain compliance with local and federal regulations.

Lumen Touch’s K-12 Secure Communication Tools

Lumen Touch provides K-12 schools with the ability to conduct live online classes. Teachers can create courses, content, and activities, to easily manage blended online instruction. Classes and content can be stored within the online classroom and reviewed at any time, making learning available 24/7/365.

District and School Communications Through Secured Video Communication

In addition to supporting classroom instruction and student learning, there is the need for administrators, special education teams, counselors, and families to communicate in a secure and interactive manner.  Lumen Touch has integrated secure video communication tools throughout the system, so that conducting virtual meetings and conversations is easy and efficient.

Notification Management System

Lumen Instant Messenger provides many unique functions and journals all communications to ensure compliance. There is prompt, non-disruptive check-in, check-out. Our messenger system:

• Eliminates the manual uploading of data required by external systems.
• Relieves excessive processing and manual entry by staff.
• Provides daily notifications regarding student absences, assignments, progress reports, etc., which can be scheduled to send automatically for any school and grade level.
• Automatically tracks all attempted and successful communications sent to parents.
• Serves as a district and school notification system for spur-of-the-moment communications about inclement weather, cancelled activities, etc.

Social Media

Lumen Touch’s secure communication tools include a full social media platform that can be used for a variety of content, to facilitate communication and augment learning. This versatile application will allow your district to develop content and address learning in a fashion that mirrors how we communicate in our data-driven world. You can also monitor the utilization of the content.

Connected districts create stronger school communities and improve student outcomes. By adopting a comprehensive, secure communication approach, districts not only enhance daily operations, but they also foster the trust and collaboration needed to help every student thrive. Schools ready to make the shift will find that with Lumen Touch, they’re not just upgrading technology; they’re transforming the way their communities connect. Get in touch.