Although the number of students continues to increase, budgets are getting tighter. The educational community needs to do more with less. An affordable ShoreTel phone system can help your organization stay connected, even in the face of major changes in the educational marketplace.

 

Reliable ShoreTel solutions are easy to deploy and maintain. Training and ongoing management are minimal. ShoreTel systems meet the needs of all your major audiences – administrators, teachers and students. Plus, ShoreTel systems support integration with emergency services, which are critical for the protection and safety of your entire school, campus or district. With multiple buildings and campuses spread across a regional area, it makes sense to migrate to a single solution that can be managed centrally, yet deliver all the reliability of a traditional phone system.

 

Lower your cost of ownership.

Budget-restricted IT staff love the ShoreTel system because it has the lowest cost of ownership.

  • Best-in-class management.
    Manage all your locations via a single browser interface anywhere on the network, reducing the amount of time (including drive time) you spend doing moves, adds and changes. If you currently outsource these functions, you will save money because you can do it yourself quicker and cheaper.
     

  • Standards-based phone support.
    ShoreTel systems fully support analog technologies. Thus, you can choose to deploy cost-effective analog telephones in the classroom, saving money since telephones are not covered by eRate funding.
     

  • Eliminate handset replacement.
    In dorm rooms, you can provide students with an analog telephone jack and require them to use their own telephones rather than abuse your IP telephone.
     

  • Lower capital costs.
    If you have a new building and want to save on wiring, or you have existing classrooms with only IP connectivity, IP phones could be the cost-effective choice.

Communicate more effectively.

Administration personnel value the ShoreTel system because it helps them better communicate.

  • Instant availability.
    Principals can be reached via cost-effective cordless phones anywhere on the campus, even during yard duty or, more importantly, during security situations.
     

  • Unified messaging.
    Broadcast messages ensure all teachers are "on the same page" each and every day.
     

  • Shared reception.
    The main operator or receptionist position can be shared among the front office staff – or even shared between staff across schools in a district. That's important if someone needs to excuse themselves for a few minutes or is sick for the day.

Boost productivity.

ShoreTel technology can help teachers use their time wisely.

  • Mailboxes provide 24-hour call answering, helping teachers and parents stay in contact.

  • Schedules on the automated attendant allow calls to flow to the operator during class time – and directly to teacher during office hours.

  • A cordless telephone is handy during yard duty.

Stay in touch with parents and the community.

Each school can have custom automated attendants, schedules and announcements, providing timely information to parents and the community. Internal staff can attend to other duties while the 24-hour automated system answers questions about the next school play or fall registration.

 

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