Schools
AI voice agents for schools
Mornings bring a wave of absence calls. Admissions season brings questions the office can’t always get to. Your AI voice agent answers every call, records absences, answers routine questions from your approved information and routes the rest to the right person.
Hear it answer — call our AI receptionist(450) 367-9990The front office, without the phone backlog
Handles the morning rush
Every absence call answered at once — no busy signals, no full voicemail box.
Answers from approved information
Bell times, calendars, closures, forms and programs — only what you’ve approved.
Routes what matters
Safety concerns, staff messages and complex questions go straight to the people you designate.
What your AI voice agent handles
High-volume, routine calls — answered the same careful way every time.
- Absence and late-arrival reporting
- Admissions and enrollment enquiries
- Tour booking for prospective families
- Bell times, calendar and closure questions
- Transportation questions routed to the right office
- Messages for teachers and staff
- After-hours calls taken for the next school day
- Overflow during the busiest times of year
What it never does
It doesn’t discuss a student’s records, grades or health information — those requests go to staff. Safety concerns are routed immediately to the people you choose, and callers describing an emergency are told to call 911.
How an admissions call sounds
A sample conversation. Actual calls vary by school and configuration.
- AI receptionistThank you for calling Riverside Academy. I’m the school’s AI assistant. How can I help?
- CallerHi, we’re thinking about Grade 3 for next fall. Do you offer tours?
- AI receptionistWe do. Tours run Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 9:30. Would either of the next two work for you?
- CallerThursday, please.
- AI receptionistYou’re booked for Thursday at 9:30. May I have your name, email and your child’s current grade? I’ll text you the visitor parking details too.
Student information stays protected
Schools handle student information under laws such as FERPA in the United States and provincial privacy legislation in Canada. Your agent collects only what each call needs.
Data is stored in the United States or Canada — your choice. Access to recordings is limited to authorized staff and every access is logged. Call data is never used to train models.
Works with the systems your school runs on
Your district or school admin authorizes each connection — no vendor partnership needed.
Student information systems and school platforms
Absence reports, admissions enquiries and parent messages are recorded where your office already works. Your district or school admin authorizes the connection.
- PowerSchool Student information system
- Aeries Student information system
- Veracross Independent school SIS
- Canvas LMS Learning management
- Salesforce Education CRM
- Microsoft Dynamics 365 CRM
- HubSpot CRM
- Google Workspace for Education Calendar & email
- Microsoft 365 Calendar, email & Teams
Product names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners and are shown to indicate compatibility, not partnership or endorsement. Some connections require a specific plan from the software provider.
Budget-friendly by design
$0.75 USD per conversation minute, billed by the second. Summer months and holidays cost less automatically. No setup fee, no contract.
Example: morning attendance line
Absence calls before the bell, plus after-hours messages.
- Hours covered
- School days 6–9 a.m. + after hours
- Calls per month
- 300
- Average conversation
- 1.5 min
300 calls × 1.5 min × $0.75 USD. Absence calls are short, so this example uses 1.5 minutes.
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School FAQs
Can parents report absences to the AI voice agent?
Will it record absences in our student information system?
Can it handle admissions enquiries and tour bookings?
How does it handle safety concerns?
Does it share information about students?
Can it speak with families in other languages?
What does it cost for a school?
How long does setup take?
The office opens at 8. Parents call at 7.
No credit card required. Cancel anytime.Just forward your phone line — we'll handle the rest.
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