Patrick Gallagher
Patrick Gallagher is the Director of Sales for SafeStop. With past experience both in the transportation and technology industries, he now focuses on creating and growing services that connect schools and transportation departments with the 21st century parent.
More Parents and School Officials Will Be Able to Securely Track School Vehicles In Real-time Before Winter Arrives
Charleston, S.C. (November 11, 2015) –SafeStop, the original mobile app that connects parents and school officials to the vehicles transporting their students, has announced an additional 250 school vehicles in five states are launching service in November before the winter weather arrives. This launch will provide more than 30,000 parents the opportunity to utilize the app in both large public school systems and small private schools.
“As leaders in this area we are seeing more and more interest from school districts this fall as the temperature drops and parents across North America are learning more about SafeStop and how it is a new ‘must have’ for busy parents,” stated Patrick Gallagher, Director of Sales for SafeStop. “School officials who are looking to provide a higher level of customer service to their parents are turning to SafeStop which means not leaving parents and students out in the cold to wait for the bus. Our unique algorithm gives parents the comfort and security they need to know where and when the bus is coming and when it has arrived.”
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Parents and School Officials Provided with Real-time Information From Vehicles Transporting Students
Providence, R.I., August 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – This school year, Barrington Public Schools and East Providence School District in Rhode Island will be using SafeStop, the mobile app that connects parents and school officials to the vehicles transporting their students. These districts, which have a combined ridership in excess of 4,000 passengers, are the first public schools in the state to use the app which continues to gain popularity with parents and school officials throughout the country.
“We are glad that that Barrington Public Schools and East Providence School District will be taking advantage of this app and be on the leading edge in the state when it comes to this technology,” stated Patrick Gallagher, Director of Sales for SafeStop. “The sense of security and peace of mind knowing where their child’s school vehicle is will resonate with the parents.”
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Parents and School Officials Get ‘Connected’ in Real-time With Vehicles Transporting Students
Los Angeles, August 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – This upcoming school year, more schools in Southern California will be utilizing SafeStop, the app that connects parents and school officials to the vehicles transporting their students. The Mirman School, an independent co-educational school for gifted children in Los Angeles, Chaminade College Preparatory School in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles and Village School in Pacific Palisades have signed up for SafeStop. Along with those Los Angeles area schools, Francis Parker School in San Diego has also signed up to use the app taking advantage of SafeStop’s integration capabilities with Zonar. SafeStop will also integrate with Francis Parker’s child scanning equipment so parents can receive notifications inside the app when their child enters and exits the bus.
“SafeStop was developed for busy parents to end the school bus guessing game and for schools wanting to provide additional value and a higher level of customer service to its parents,” stated Patrick Gallagher, Director of Sales for SafeStop. “We are excited to bring this technology to these schools and parents adding to those in the Los Angeles area, and now in San Diego, using SafeStop. We are confident parents will find it easy to use and thoroughly enjoy the peace of mind and great sense of security the app provides.”
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District Signs Up with Mobile App Company to Provide Parents with Real-Time Information on Their Children’s Buses
Downingtown, PA, July 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – This coming fall, Downingtown Area School District (DASD) in Downingtown, Pennsylvania will begin using SafeStop, the app that has the ability to connect the district’s approximately 25,000 parents and its school officials to the vehicles transporting their students. DASD services approximately 14,000 students at ten elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools and is the largest school district in Chester County. Over 190 school vehicles, which feature Verizon Networkfleet GPS systems, will be ‘SafeStop Ready’ next school year.
DASD parents using SafeStop will be able to sign up through the school district’s parent portal and then securely register online, download the app, and use it when the 2015-2016 school year begins. The app provides parents and caretakers with a real-time map feature that displays the location of their child’s bus, estimated arrival times at their bus stop, and an alerts and messaging center to relay important service information from the school or transportation provider.
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App Will Feature Both Student and Vehicle Tracking That Allows Parents to Know Where the Bus and Child are While on Route
Charleston, SC, June 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – This fall, the James Island Charter High School and Charleston Charter School for Math & Science in Charleston, South Carolina will begin using SafeStop on their school buses. The innovative app connects parents and school officials to the vehicles transporting their students. The addition of these two schools adds to the regional density of private and charter schools utilizing SafeStop in the Lowcountry.
Parents will be able to securely register online for SafeStop through the respective schools, download the app, and use it when the 2015-2016 school year starts. The app provides parents and caretakers with a real-time map feature that displays the location of their child’s bus, estimated arrival times at their bus stop, and an alerts and messaging center to relay important service information from the school or transportation provider.
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Mobile App Connects Parents & School Officials with Vehicles Transporting Students
Charleston, SC, June 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Beginning next school year, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in Illinois and the Lockport City School District in Lockport, New York will be using SafeStop, the app that connects parents and school officials to the vehicles transporting their students.
Parents using SafeStop in these districts will be able to securely register online, download the app, and use it when the 2015-2016 school year starts. The innovative app provides parents and caretakers with a real-time map feature that displays the location of their child’s bus, estimated arrival times at their bus stop, and an alerts and messaging center to relay important service information from the school or transportation provider.
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Powerful Mobile Safety App Connects Students at University with Shuttle Service Information
Newport, RI, June 1, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – This Fall, Salve Regina University will be the first university in the Northeast to begin using SafeStop, a mobile app that connects riders with the shuttle buses transporting them.
Students using SafeStop will be able to download the app and use it when the 2015-2016 school year begins. The app provides students with a real-time map feature that displays the location of the university’s shuttle bus, estimated arrival times at their bus stop, and an alerts and messaging center to relay important service information from the university or transportation provider.
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