"tetoru" Parent Communication Service for Elementary and Junior High Schools Exceeds 6,300 Schools
Classi Co., Ltd. announced that its parent communication service for elementary and junior high schools, "tetoru," has been adopted by over 6,300 schools nationwide. The service digitizes school-to-parent communication, aiming to reduce teacher workload and improve convenience, with features like broadcast messages, absence reporting, and translation, and is utilized in approximately 20% of schools across Japan.
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Classi Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, President: Sho Takeoka, hereinafter referred to as Classi), which operates the SchoolTech business, announces that the number of schools adopting "tetoru," a parent communication service for elementary and junior high schools, has reached over 6,300.
There are currently approximately 30,000 elementary and junior high schools nationwide in Japan. "tetoru" is being utilized in about 20% of these schools, from Hokkaido to Kyushu, demonstrating the high demand for digitizing communication between schools and parents, with the aim of reducing the workload for teachers and improving convenience for parents.
"tetoru" is a service that allows schools and facilities to distribute notices to parents and for parents to digitally report absences. It has contributed to improving operational efficiency and facilitating smooth communication in school settings by digitizing the communication methods between teachers and parents, which traditionally relied on paper printouts and phone calls. Many voices have been received not only from teachers, administrative staff, and boards of education whose workload has been reduced, but also from parents who use the service daily, regarding the reduction of the burden of phone calls and improved convenience.
【Voices from Parents】
＜Reduced burden of phone calls / Lower psychological hurdle＞
"I can just use the app instead of calling, and it's easy to use with a history of absences!"
"This system is a great help for me, as I am not good at making phone calls."
"My child is sometimes absent from school, so I hesitate to call the school every time, but tetoru makes it easy to send a message, which is a great help."
＜Convenience not bound by time or place＞
"It's good that I can contact them about absences and other matters even late at night, without being restricted by time."
"It's convenient because I can easily contact them during work breaks or whenever I remember."
"For mothers who work full-time, it's very convenient to be able to contact them in advance when they have time."
"It's a relief to be able to contact them the night before, or to be able to quietly contact them in the morning when I can't make a phone call."
＜Reliable receipt and management of information＞
"It's convenient because I can check the content on the app without my child showing me the letter."
"I can quickly check the bookmarked announcements by opening tetoru, which has eliminated the stress of organizing documents."
"I can easily notice and check urgent notices from the school."
＜Improved communication quality / Peace of mind＞
"Contacting about absences and early dismissals is very convenient, making communication with the school easier."
"It's also helpful to know about bear sightings in real-time."
"I think it's good for the environment as it leads to a reduction in paper."
"It's easy to use because I can manage my siblings separately even if I have more than one child."
【Main Features of tetoru】
tetoru is equipped with the following features:
＜Basic Functions (Free)＞
・School Notifications: Distribute announcements to all parents (supports PDF/image attachments, scheduled delivery).
・Absence Notifications: Receive absence, tardiness, and early dismissal notifications from parents via the app.
＜Optional Functions＞
・Individual Notifications: Individual messages to specific parents.
・Translation Function: Automatically translate and view notification content for parents into 13 languages.
・Collection of Funds: Manage everything from collection notices to bank transfers and reminders.
・Municipal Notifications: Distribute information directly from the municipality to parents.
Going forward, tetoru will continue to serve as a communication service connecting municipalities, schools, and parents, aiming to reduce the burden of parent communication tasks and ensure reliable information delivery.
▽About tetoru
tetoru is a parent communication service for elementary and junior high schools that includes "school notification distribution function" and "parent absence notification function" as basic features. Public schools and municipalities can use the basic functions for free, making it easier for them to adopt the service on a municipal-wide basis. It also supports DX promotion in schools through integration with school administrative support systems.
【Service Name】tetoru
【Detailed URL】https://tetoru.jp/
【Service Overview】Parent communication service for elementary and junior high schools
【Basic Functions】School notification distribution, parent absence notification
▽About Classi
Classi's mission is to "Unleash the infinite potential of children and evolve the form of learning," and it provides the educational platform "Classi." Promoting SchoolTech, it deploys the parent communication service "tetoru" in the elementary and junior high school domain. Classi will continue to contribute to the promotion of DX in educational settings.