Solutions for Education

The education sector requires reliable communications solutions to create an effective and safe environment, as well as to improve the way students, parents, educators and administrators communicate and function. Primary and secondary schools, as well as and colleges and universities use Anavon's Inter-Tel solutions to improve the security and safety of classrooms and campuses; institute interactive learning programs; enhance student, parent and community relations; and streamline areas such as schedules, course registration and tuition payments. Anavon can assist you in determining the best solution for your education environment.

Improving Business Processes

Increase security in classrooms
Enhance parent and teacher relations
Enable new methods of communication
Improve overall efficiency while reducing costs
Facilitate mobility in a campus environment
Invest in a communications solution that is scalable and flexible

Implement flexible Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions customized to address your unique needs

Primary and secondary schools can:

Send outbound messages to parents notifying them of student absenteeism or school closures—increasing parent awareness
Increase fundraising results with inbound or outbound messages about pledge drives and upcoming events
Streamline office operations by enabling the parents and students to order tickets for school and athletic events via phone
Implement grade and homework hotlines—strengthening parent awareness and student participation

Colleges and universities can:

Enable students to register for courses, make payments and access grades
Check the status of admission applications, request transcripts and more
Permit students and the community to purchase tickets for events via phone
Access a student or department directory—immediately connecting to the appropriate person or group

Create a real-time environment that facilitates learning and exchange of important information and ideas using Inter-Tel Enterprise® Conferencing

Conveniently present information in real-time to school board members, teachers and employees—reducing travel expenses and improving group synergy
Quickly conference key personnel when emergency situations or important matters occur
Record conferences for security and quality assurances purposes

Implement a full-featured, flexible communications system that can address your requirements

Reduce toll charges by networking locations or campuses together
Increase security by implementing wireless, IP or digital phones in the classroom
Facilitate the mobility of employees and on-the-go staff with wireless endpoints
Improve parent/teacher relations through voice mail and classroom phones
Set Do-Not-Disturb (DND) messages on classroom phones to reduce distractions while class is in session—sending calls straight to voice mail
Record conversations for peace of mind or for later reference

National, Government and Education Accounts Division

Additionally, Inter-Tel’s National, Government, and Education Accounts division (NGEA) services and supports educational institutions throughout the United States, offering the full line of Inter-Tel advanced communications solutions to its customers.

Inter-Tel NGEA offers comprehensive and flexible support programs including consulting, superior technical solutions and financial planning, as well as:

Carefully planned installations with team on-site supervision
Detailed Scopes of Work approved by you
Project Management to bring all vendors and all activities to a successful conclusion, milestone by milestone
Service Management to personally assure the service levels we guarantee
Adds, moves and changes anywhere in two to five days
Invoices as you need them and want them.
A menu of maintenance plans customized around your needs and budget, aimed at protecting your investments

These are just a few ideas of how Anavon and Inter-Tel can address Educations' requirements. Be sure to check out the documents on the left to see real-time case studies on how some school systems have benefited from Inter-Tel solutions.