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Discover the power of AllHere, the AI-driven digital application designed by educators to enhance stakeholder communication, boost family engagement, and improve student achievement. Experience proven results today! Transforming Education with AI-Powered Personalized Learning AllHere is the award-winning developer of AI solutions, including Ed, a next-generation learning acceleration platform. Trusted by over 9,100 schools nationwide, AllHere assists students and families to navigate their educational journey and achieve success. Learn More What is it? AllHere is a 24/7 text messaging system that facilitates two-way communication between families and school districts. Why is it used? To improve school attendance and foster students’ academic success and personal growth. What does it do? It provides a fast, easy way for families to receive answers to frequently asked questions about attendance, transportation, schedules, calendars, and more. How does it work? The real-time, two-way texting solution engages families through proactive messaging in their preferred language. Who benefits? The customer service support not only benefits students and families but allows educators more time to focus on hands-on instruction. Student success starts with engaging every single family We foster family engagement in support of student success using mobile messaging powered by artificial intelligence. AllHere communicates 24/7 via automated two-way texting, proactively sending nudges and drawing upon a customized knowledge base to ensure each family and student receives the right support at the right time. Through an innovative platform and an intuitive chatbot, families receive personalized, real-time, two-way communication and support in their preferred language. Guide Families at Each Stage of their Journey to and Through School Our innovative, novel, and evidence-based solution provides proactive messages and on-demand resources tailored to your educational community. By sending out helpful information and “nudges” to encourage action, queries to determine where families need assistance, as well as automatically responding to questions, AllHere offers an accessible, reliable communication option as part of your whole-child support system. See all the ways AllHere can help you > Mobile Messaging Powered by AI Personalized, two-way conversational support at scale 24/7. Evidence-Based Solutions Proven technology to increase student success in school, reduce the dropout rate, and build engagement. Actionable Insights and Analysis Data-driven intervention strategies with actionable insights, reporting, and analysis. How does it work? The interactive system operates entirely over SMS text messaging without the need for a smartphone or app. The platform utilizes data from the student information system to identify and manage the root causes of student absenteeism. The chatbot responds in less than 2 seconds to inquiries and provides resources to a nearly limitless number of families and students. When the system identifies a “priority” topic or doesn’t have the answer, questions are sent to an AllHere team member. The responses become part of the automated knowledge base. How Effective SMS Texting Open Rate Messages opened within 15 minutes of receipt Prefer SMS Communications Higher Engagement than Email District Administration names AllHere "Top EdTech Product of 2023" in the Learning Support category Proven Results Weekly, automated alerts to families about missed assignments, grades, and absences positively impacted student attendance and outcomes. Research on engaging parents through technology showed academic outcomes. Increase in class attendance Decrease in course failure Increase in GPA (points) Transforming engagement through messaging and artificial intelligence AI-powered system streamlines routine communications so teachers and school administrators can focus on the highest-impact engagement and education activities. Learn more >

Read stories from the AllHere blog about timely and relevant topics. Blog Read stories from the AllHere blog about timely and relevant topics. Supporting the Whole Child: Using AI Beyond Menu-Based Chatbots AllHere Explained #5 The ASCD Whole Child Framework™, which first launched as an initiative in 2007, transitions the focus from narrowly... Blog Javier Rodriguez Apr 19, 2024 3 min read Integrating “Humans in the Loop” for Effective AI AllHere Explained #4 According to Digital Promise, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform learning... Blog Javier Rodriguez Apr 16, 2024 3 min read Responsible AI: Ensuring Safety at AllHere AllHere Explained #3 As edtech companies continue to integrate AI into their offerings, it is important for them to ensure it is being... Blog Javier Rodriguez Apr 12, 2024 3 min read 1 2 3 4 5

AllHere automates and mimics proactive and reactive human conversation, drawing upon a customized knowledge base to ensure each family and student receives the right support at the right time. The AI-powered platform is based on research by chief advisor, Dr. Peter Bergman, on the positive impact of two-way texting. As our world is more mobile than ever before, communicating with families over text messages makes actionable information more accessible A Research-Based Approach to Education Support Services AllHere automates and mimics proactive and reactive human conversation, drawing upon a customized knowledge base to ensure each family and student receives the right support at the right time. The AI-powered platform is based on research by chief advisor, Dr. Peter Bergman, on the positive impact of two-way texting. As our world is more mobile than ever before, communicating with families over text messages makes actionable information more accessible. Request a Demo Flexible Interventions Personalized outreach provides proactive intervention for enrollment and attendance, with built-in flexibility to fit every school district's targeted goals. Professional Development Implementation for teachers and staff is effortless, saving time and allowing them to focus on the most meaningful interactions. High Engagement Text messages get checked: They have a 98% open rate (compared to less than 25% for postal mail and email). Individualized Support The interactive library of responses has the system flexibility to be customized to align with individual districts' policies, protocols, and cadence. Actionable Insights and Analysis AllHere offers data-driven strategies with actionable insights, reporting, and analysis. Transform student support conversations to actionable insights with data in one place, at your fingertips. Analyze data to identify trends and program improvement opportunities. Meet ESSA requirements through our online platform and related services. Easily identify opportunities for improving communication and engagement.

Learn more about AllHere in the news, press releases, and more. News AllHere in the news, press releases, and more. AllHere Named a Winner in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2023 Company wins in the Secondary Education category for its powerful AI-powered solutions to support family engagement, student attendance... News Javier Rodriguez Feb 26, 2024 2 min read AllHere Wins 2023 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Parent-Teacher/School Communication App or Tool AllHere is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Tech Edvocate Award for the Best Parent-Teacher/School... News AllHere Education Aug 31, 2023 1 min read AllHere Recognized for Educational Technology Innovation in 2023 EdTech Breakthrough Awards Program Prestigious International Awards Program Honors Outstanding Educational Technology Products and Companies BOSTON, June 12, 2023... News AllHere Education Jun 15, 2023 3 min read

AllHere uses friendly, timely two-way texting and an intelligent knowledge base to communicate with, receive and answer questions from families, reducing the time staff and teachers spend on routine messages so they can concentrate on other activities. AI chatbot automates family engagement AllHere uses friendly, timely two-way texting and an intelligent knowledge base to communicate with, receive and answer questions from families, reducing the time staff and teachers spend on routine messages so they can concentrate on other activities. Request a Demo Frontline Support via an Automated AI Texting Platform AllHere connects families with the right support at the right time. An extensive body of research backs the effectiveness of two-way texting as an innovative solution for providing relevant, consistent communication while saving districts time and money. AllHere can handle inquiries from and provide resources to a nearly limitless number of families simultaneously. Teachers stay one step ahead, with more time to focus on complex challenges that require hands-on instruction. AllHere's chatbot responds in less than 2 seconds, resulting in a smoother flow of information. When AllHere identifies a “priority” topic or doesn’t know the answer, questions are sent to the human team. The responses become part of the automated knowledge base. Proactive Outreach Messages Nudges Foster student success—and head off future problems—by sending interactive reminders and automated alerts. Attendance Identify and manage the root causes of absenteeism. Families are empowered with relevant information about their student's attendance, while students receive the right intervention at the right time. Enrollment Communicate with families at scale with timely, targeted guidance about processes, deadlines, and criteria. Help them find the right resources whenever they need them. On-Demand Assistance A deep understanding of how people communicate drives every aspect of the design and development of AllHere's chatbot. This evidence-based solution can respond to up to 85% of student and family inquiries in 2 seconds. Personalized outreach and quick, accurate responses to families' messages add to their comfort level and engagement. Families receive consistent information about the topics that matter most to them, including transportation, schedules, district calendars, and in-the-moment resources. AllHere works every evening—and data shows that 16% of student inquiries are logged between 5 and 8 p.m. Easily identify opportunities for improving communication and engagement. The conversational interface is designed to mimic real conversations, responding with empathy or humor depending on the student's needs in the moment on an individual level. Behavioral nudges and interactive campaigns drive behavior whenever families are available and open to interaction. Leverage AllHere as a virtual advisor to dramatically save staff time in supporting students at scale. Smarter Chatbot With thousands of answers built into knowledge base software that's designed for real family conversations, AllHere can dramatically boost a school team’s ability to handle a large volume of communications each day. Self Learning AI Best of all, the more students and families engage with A llHere chatbot , the greater the knowledge base grows and the “smarter” the AI Chatbot becomes. Insightful Analytics Analytics transform the data from real conversations—whether in the form of "ask me anything" questions, surveys, or responses to nudges—into actionable insights for district. What do you mean by Artificial Intelligence and Chatbots? Artificial Intelligence When a machine mimics humans’ cognitive functions, we apply the term “artificial intelligence” to it. An AI machine is a flexible, rational agent that can perceive its environment and take actions that maximize its chance of success at a goal that we associate with other human minds, such as learning and problem solving. Chatbots A chatbot is a service, powered by rules and sometimes artificial intelligence, that you interact with via a chat (or SMS/text) interface. The service could be any number of things, ranging from functional to fun. A chatbot is a service that uses human language to communicate, powered by rules and artificial intelligence. In the case of AllHere, parents interact with the AI Chatbot via a chat (or SMS/text) interface. W e have chosen to program AllHere with human-like messaging because we feel it’s important to provide joy and compassion.

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AllHere offers an Intelligent Conversational Platform (IAP) app that aims to facilitate stakeholder communication and enhance family engagement to promote student achievement. The IAP app serves as a collaborative and integrated application, providing students, teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders with access to student-centered data, online tools, and resources. Intelligent Conversational Platform (IAP) Research indicates that strong partnerships between home and school, along with family engagement, play a crucial role in children's learning and development. AllHere offers an Intelligent Conversational Platform (IAP) app that aims to facilitate stakeholder communication and enhance family engagement to promote student achievement. The IAP app serves as a collaborative and integrated application, providing students, teachers, administrators, and other stakeholders with access to student-centered data, online tools, and resources. Request a Demo How AllHere's IAP app works AllHere's IAP app utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) technology to power web and SMS-enabled chatbots, enabling personalized and two-way conversations between stakeholders and the school district. By leveraging AI, empathy, and contextual relevance, the app creates chat threads layered on top of the IAP, enabling families to receive real-time updates on their child's progress, including information on assignments, student data, and available district resources. This approach empowers districts and schools to adapt and differentiate IAPs based on students' data and facilitates collaboration between families and educators. The IAP app also provides administrators with actionable insights and reporting on family engagement and student progress. AllHere's platform has been recognized with over 40 education and technology industry awards and is currently utilized in 34 states and the largest 1000 school districts. Developed by Industry Experts AllHere's IAP Application, developed by experienced educators, researchers, family engagement leaders, and software engineers, offers easy-to-understand visualizations, multilingual chatbot-based reminders, and two-way conversations to engage families in understanding their student's academic progress and accessing recommended actions and support. The design of the application aligns with research-based educational and learning science principles, aiming to enhance family-school partnerships and comply with relevant regulations and policies. Evidenced-backed Effectiveness AllHere believes in the potential of all children to excel in learning and aims to empower families to engage in their student's education. With its expertise in digital family engagement and learning acceleration, AllHere is dedicated to supporting districts’ mission of providing a comprehensive and high-quality educational experience for all students. The evidence-backed effectiveness of AllHere's solution, as assessed by FutureEd at Georgetown University, demonstrates its commitment to improving student attendance and academic performance.

AllHere fosters student success using artificial intelligence-powered family engagement technologies that support families 24/7 using automated two-way texting. This innovative, novel, and evidence-based solution is proven to increase student success in school, reduce the dropout rate, and build school engagement with families, all while reducing staff time so they are able to focus on the highest-impact engagement activities. To and through school AllHere fosters student success using artificial intelligence-powered family engagement technologies that support families 24/7 using automated two-way texting. This innovative, novel, and evidence-based solution is proven to increase student success in school, reduce the dropout rate, and build school engagement with families, all while reducing staff time so they are able to focus on the highest-impact engagement activities. Request a Demo Personalized Outreach for Families Intelligent, evidence-based mobile messaging powered by AI to support enrollment and attendance. Interactive Nudges Proactive and specialized messaging proven by behavioral science to drive positive impact. On-Demand Assistance Families text questions to the chatbot and receive accurate, rapid responses from a knowledge base that's customized to each district. Proactive Outreach Automated messaging campaigns nudge families towards success or poll them for information about where they need assistance, offering a whole-child support system. 24/7 Availability Always-there individual support helps families find the right resources and information exactly when they need it, with automated responses that can answer 85% of incoming messages in 2 seconds or less. Conversational AI The chatbot makes interactions fun through graphics and wit, mimicking human interactions and flexibly transitioning to staff when appropriate. AllHere Making Interventions More Intelligent with Technology Data-driven, AI powered system streamlines the attendance intervention process so educators and school administrators can focus on what they do best, supporting students. Attendance Interventions Complete attendance intervention solution that combines an easy- to-use technology platform, evidenced-based best practices and automation to ensure the right student gets the right intervention at the right time, serving the needs of each and every student. The all-in-one solution integrates with the SIS, unifies screening as to common student success-related issues and brings your district’s support infrastructure all into one central place, empowering states, schools and districts to be more efficient and effective. AI-Powered ChatBot Mobile messaging solution powered by AI fosters student attendance and engagement success. AI Chatbot that supports the path to and through school during hybrid learning scenarios. Request a Demo

Strategically personalize outreach to families with automatic messages and on-demand resources. Assess effectiveness to make data-driven decisions. Process 1 2 3 Goal Alignment Data Integration Family Engagement Interventions and Support Request a Demo Platform Communicate Strategically personalize outreach to families with automatic messages and on-demand resources. Evaluate Assess effectiveness to make data-driven decisions. Data Integration AllHere integrates with student information systems to efficiently improve the quality and transmission of information for both families and schools. Data Security AllHere employs industry best practices for data security and adheres to policies and regulations defined in FERPA. AllHere only provides data access to authorized school or district representatives. Service and Support The AllHere team conducts the work of collecting information for the setup, implementation, and optimization. After AllHere is up and running, comprehensive support is available at any time. Ongoing management of the system and updating of participant contact information requires minimal staff time while maximizing student success and family participation.

Learn how AllHere engages with families and students to increase student outcomes through 24/7 support. Request a Demo New AI Chatbot with proven nudges to engage students Learn how AllHere engages with families and students to increase student outcomes through 24/7 support. AllHere helps districts manage and scale support for attendance interventions, family engagement, enrollment and registration, academics, wellbeing, and more with simple software and evidence-based strategies that improve student outcomes. Fill out the form below to schedule a demo First name Email School District Name Job Title Last name Phone State Request Demo Thank you! We'll be in touch.

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AllHere is steadfast in its commitment to incorporating well-accepted research into innovative solutions. An extensive body of research about effective ways to improve success and attendance and how people communicate drives every aspect of design and development of solutions. The following information and publications summarize the frameworks that propel outcomes for students, families and schools. They also detail how we carefully translate critical research into solutions. Research and Science: The Foundation of Solutions AllHere is steadfast in its commitment to incorporating well-accepted research into innovative solutions. An extensive body of research about effective ways to improve success and attendance and how people communicate drives every aspect of design and development of solutions. The following information and publications summarize the frameworks that propel outcomes for students, families and schools. They also detail how we carefully translate critical research into solutions. IES Research on Texting Can Texting Parents Improve Attendance in Elementary School? A Test of an Adaptive Messaging Strategy to Improve Student Participation at Scale. Full research documentation included. Read Research Pape r > Dr. Peter Bergman Research Parent-Child Information Frictions and Human Capital Investment: Evidence from a Field Experiment. Peter Bergman's paper studies information frictions between parents and their children, and how these affect human capital investments. Read Research Paper Dr. Peter Bergman Research Leveraging Parents through Low-Cost Technology: The Impact of High-Frequency Information on Student Achievement. Peter Bergman is an assitant professor at Columbia University and Eric W. Chan is an assistant professor at Babson College. Read Research Paper Why Mobile? Schools and districts are increasingly looking to keep up with how families communicate in today’s mobile-centric world as it can have a major impact on their continued ability to offer the students the education they want and need. It is important to acknowledge the preferred methods of communication to ensure families receive the information provided. 80% of the population has a mobile phone Estimated 3,000 text messages sent every day Texting is quick, easy, accessible The graphs below show how adults use different communication channels, which mirrors the rise in mobile adoption: The Power of SMS Texts If you’re one of the 91% of adults in the U.S. who owns a cell phone, chances are that you use SMS (texts) daily. Since the 1980s, SMS has become one of the most prevalent forms of communication. More than 560 billion SMS are sent monthly all over the world. SMS messages are an easy and effective way to communicate and the data does not lie: 83% of consumers open SMS messages within 90 seconds of receipt. 75% of consumers prefer SMS communications for deliveries, promotions, and surveys. SMS messages produce engagement rates 6 to 8 times higher than email. Unobtrusive Interventions to Promote Desired Behavior The Institute of Educational Sciences “Making an Impact” report speaks to the science with research data showcasing the power of nudging in increasing student attendance and success. More recently, studies by Dr. Peter Bergman of Columbia University highlight the results of nudging with SMS texting and the increase in student outcomes at scale. Why does nudging work so well? To understand this one must understand that the information being communicated around a student’s education is complex while at the same time, communications from the many different school contacts are infrequent. With the promise of solutions to scale and simplified communications, schools can make these valuable nudge communications more relevant, more frequent and more consistent. The Power of Nudging in Attendance and Student Success In the first research study in LAUSD, 11% of parents did not understand an A-F grading scale 31% of parents did not know how many report cards they should get each year 57% of parents in lower-performing schools are not satisfied with the communication they receive from their child’s school New Technologies to Meet an Old Problem Presenting in a New Way Scale, relevancy, personalization and timeliness of communications via SMS texting is made possible with the use of various artificial intelligence approaches including mimicking “cognitive” functions and using machine learning algorithms. Combining these technologies results in what is called an AI Chatbot. Rather than humans sending personalized nudges and messages to families, the AI Chatbot is able to offload that communication as well as respond to questions posed to the bot. Chatbot A bot that uses human language to communicate Machine Learning Ability to learn without explicit programming Artificial Intelligence (AI) When a machine mimics "cognitive" functions An AI Chatbot can respond 24/7 to a nearly limitless number of families at once. Chatbots have the potential to provide unprecedented support in real-time – which can streamline processes like attendance, student engagement and interventions. This enables advisors and support staff to focus on students who need more hands-on and personalized support. Leveraging Parents through Low-Cost Technology: The Impact of High Frequency Information on Student Achievement The research shows that weekly, automated alerts to families about missed assignments, grades and absences positively impacted student attendance and outcomes. Read the entire Dr. Peter Bergman research paper – click here. New IES Report Shows SMS Texting Improves Attendance A new Institute of Educational Sciences report titled “Can Texting Parents Improve Attendance in Elementary School? A Test of an Adaptive Messaging Strategy” has just been published and highlights further evidence that SMS texting does improve student success and outcomes. The report is in the right column for download. Additional Evidence and Research Behind Approach The Proof – Personal contact with parents and families improves outcomes. Reported by Aft.org in 2019/20, schools with exemplar attendance recognize families as a resource to improving attendance and work to strengthen connections with them. Although this is essential, engaging with hundreds or thousands of families each school year can be time-consuming and expensive, and not all schools and districts have the resources to support this type of activity. The good news? There is new information that points to a new promise of using technology to engage families at scale. Below are articles capturing details from Peter Bergman, Associate Professor of Economics and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Co-Chair of the Education Technology Initiative at J-PAL and his studies on engaging parents through technology to improve academic outcomes. The Background – Researchers are also testing the effect of giving parents more information about their children’s efforts in school. A school in Los Angeles, in collaboration with Peter Bergman of Columbia University, sent personalized text messages to parents of middle and high school students . The Research – CNN reports: Parental Involvement Overrated ? Randomized experiments, modeled after medical clinical trials, are the “gold standard” for understanding whether a given behavior causes a change in a specific outcome. Results from these experiments suggest that involving parents is a powerful, cost-effective, and scalable way to increase student achievement in any number of settings. The Results – BOLD expert reports: Engaging Parents Through Technology Improves Academic Outcomes “These findings reinforce promising evidence about how timely, actionable information can engage parents and improve student performance at a low cost.” 0.23 points in GPA increase 38% reduction in course failures 17% increase in class attendance Read the entire Peter Bergman research paper – click here