Here at Saint Francis, we have moved to a digital school family directory, Directory Spot, to share contact information with our school community. We wanted to share a little bit about the why's and the how's behind the app, and hopefully provide you with some information that will be useful in the future as your addresses and phone numbers change.
One of the main reasons we chose Directory Spot was to save a bit of money, and a few trees as well. We have dropped from printing 550-600 hard copies of our directory a year to 225 copies this year. These copies are requested by families who still prefer a hard copy. Families pay for the copy they get, and Home and School pays for the costs not covered by families who purchased. Also, with access via the Android or Apple app, it’s one less thing for you to have to worry about. Our phones these days have become an integral part of our lives, and as long as our phone is close, so is our SFA our directory. You can also access the directory, once you have your account and password set up, via the internet at https://www.directoryspot.net/ .
For your security, the directory is by invite only. You should have received an email on how to setup your account. The email detailed how you can download the app and directs you on setting up a password for your account. Only SFA families can access our directory...keeping your contact information secure.
Information for the directory is pulled directly from Powerschool. If for some reason, information is missing or incorrect, you can fix the information in Powerschool yourself. Simply login to the Powerschool portal and click on E-Registration on the left hand menu to change your info. Monthly updates will be pulled from Powerschool at the beginning of each month. (FYI...parental information is pulled from the “Contact 1” and “Contact 2” fields). If you want to be sure of what information is going in the directory for your family look at those fields in your Powerschool account.
Directory Spot gives you the ability to see more than just contact information. You can look up class lists by teacher and find info that way. By clicking on a families address, one can open it in Google Maps and get directions, nice for play dates and birthday parties! You can also find our school calendar there. It really is a great little community tool, and if you haven't tried it...we suggest you give it a shot!
We hope that those of you who have used the Directory Spot app have enjoyed using it and have found it simple to use. Those who have misplaced the registration email, or simply just haven’t set up an account yet...feel free to reach out if you need assistance. Contact Jason Southward at jsouthward@saintfrancisschool.
