Communication Preferences

How we communicate: 

We pride ourselves in maintaining open lines of communication with our Galion students, families and community. In order to do this, we are heavily dependent on the contact information provided to us by our families. We use Final Forms to gather phone numbers and emails addresses.  We encourage families to update the Contact Form within Final Forms as soon as possible when there are changes.

Galion City Schools now partners with Apptegy to provide a district app available in the app stores. From the app families can set notification preferences per builiding.

Using the app will be the quickest way to get information about everything Galion City Schools.

Phone Calls

  • Apptegy Thrillshare is the primary notification system for direct phone calls

    • Daily attendance notifications for students who are absent

    • District or building related announcements & reminders

    • Closing/Delays due to inclement weather or circumstances

Text Messages:

  • District or building related announcements & reminders

  • Closing/Delays due to inclement weather or circumstances

  • Administrators/Teachers/Coaches can communicate via text as needed using Remind

Email:

  • If you are not able to receive email please contact our offices to get assistance.

  • Administrators/Teachers/Coaches can use Final Forms to send individual or mass email to students and/or families. 

  • Administrators & Building Secretaries can use Apptegy Thrillshare to email students and/or families. 

Students in Grades 3-12

  • Be sure to have notifications in Canvas turned on.

  • Check your student email regularly. (lastname.firstname@stu.galionschoools.org)

  • Add your cell phone numbers to the Contact form in Final Forms. 

  • Use the join codes provided by your teachers and coaches to get Remind messages 

Pioneer / CCP Student Notifications

Continue to check Canvas at galion.instructue.com to view the GHS Student Course - here you will see all announcements for our students. 

Students in grades 11-12 are invited to join Remind to get text messages specific to your graduating class. 

  • For Class of 2021 Send a text to 81010 in the body type @g2cgeca

  • For Class of 2022 Send a text to 81010 in the body type @c9gfa4

Participation is completely voluntary. Students may contact the school office for notification enrollment information.

 Student information provided for communications will be used only for group notifications and not distributed for other purposes.  

Notifications for Community Members

Community members without children presently attending in the district are encouraged to enroll in text notifications through WMFD.com for schedule and event changes or download the Galion City Schools app.

Notification may also be broadcast through:

WQEL 92.7 FM Bucyrus
WBCO 1540 AM Bucyrus
WMFD TV 68 Mansfield
WVNO 106.1 FM Mansfield