Emergency Communications

In the event of an unscheduled school closing or other event requiring emergency communication with members of our school community, Beth Tfiloh may utilize the following avenues of communication, as appropriate for the particular circumstances:

• Information Hotline: 410-413-2345

• Website Information Hotline: http://www.BethTfiloh.com/hotline

• Parent email: We will use the e-mail address(es) listed in parents' Beth Tfiloh website Profile for these messages. It is the responsibility of parents to make sure that their e-mail address is current. Go to www.BethTfiloh.com/MyBT, log in, click on "My Profile"; your e-mail address is listed under "Internet Information".

• Radio: WBAL Radio 1090 AM

• Text messaging: Beth Tfiloh parents and students can receive text messages and e-mail messages for important announcements and changes to the Beth Tfiloh athletic schedule. These choices can be self-managed on our website and all parents have the ability to access and change their email or text settings at anytime. Please note that your cell phone carrier may charge a fee for these services. To enable text messaging and email alerts, go to www.bethtfiloh.com/mybt to login to the BT Website and click on “My Notifications” on the left-hand menu. Verify (or add) your email address, check “yes” next to enable, and verify (or add) your text number in the box “Text Enabled Device”. Choose which notifications you wish to receive and click “Save”. You will then be sent a text message on your device with an activation code that must be entered in order to activate text messaging. For detailed instructions, go to www.bethtfiloh.com/notifications.

• AlertNow System: Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School is a member of the ALERTNOW Rapid Notification System. This secure and reliable off-site service enables us to quickly and efficiently launch an emergency telephone message to hundreds of parents in our school within literally a few moments. Depending on the nature of the emergency, the service will either call your home phone number or both your home and business numbers (as noted on your child’s Emergency Card). We currently anticipate using this service only in the event of an emergency requiring immediate contact with our parents, and will continue to use our existing Hotlines, WBAL radio and our Emergency Closing Phone Chain for normal weather-related closings.