Staff push to talk
Reach any staff member instantly, from the phone in your pocket.
Rostra Walkie gives your staff push-to-talk channels, text messages and school-wide alerts on the phones they already carry, so there are no radios to charge or hand out.
Included with every Rostra school, whichever app you choose first. There is no separate price.
- Live push to talk
- Channels for each team
- Text when voice is not practical
Two-way radios are shared, misplaced and out of range when they are needed most. Walkie keeps every staff member one tap away.
Explore the screen
Select a number to see what each area does.
An illustration of the Rostra Walkie screen. Hover over the numbers, tab through them with a keyboard, or tap them on a phone.
A typical day with Walkie
How your team uses it throughout the day.
- 7:50 am
Arrival duty
Staff on morning duty check in on the duty channel.
- 10:15 am
A quick request
A teacher asks the office for a replacement charger and receives a reply within seconds.
- 12:30 pm
Recess
The recess team stays in contact across the playground on the Recess duty channel.
- 1:40 pm
A scheduled drill
The office runs a drill and records it in the drill log.
Replaces
Shared two-way radiosGroup texts to personal phonesWalking to the office to deliver a message
All in one place, connected to your school roster.
Features
Everything listed here is available today.
Talking
Live push to talk
Hold the big button and everyone on the channel hears you within about two seconds, with nothing to tap. One person talks at a time.
Channels for each team
Set up channels for the office, recess duty, specials or any group, and choose who belongs to each.
Text when voice is not practical
Send a written message on any channel, and read voice messages as text where a transcript is available.
One screen, one button
The channel, who is talking and a talk button the size of a palm. Everything else sits behind Settings.
Knowing who is where
The duty roster
See who is on duty right now and who has recess duty today.
Find any staff member
Search for any teacher and talk to just them.
Play it again
The last few transmissions on a channel sit under the button, ready to play again for a day.
Alerts and drills
School-wide alerts
The office, the nurse and staff you authorize can start an alert that appears at the top of every screen until it ends, and can make an all-call every channel hears.
An all clear for everyone
When an alert ends, every screen shows the all clear at the same time.
A drill log
Record each drill and download the log whenever an inspector asks for it.
Settings
Message retention
Administrators choose how long messages are kept before they are removed.
Quiet hours
Set the hours when Walkie stays silent, and choose the school’s default chime.
Personal sound settings
Each staff member can adjust sound and notification settings on their own phone.
What it does not do
Clear limits, so your school knows exactly what to expect.
- Walkie is not sold separately. It is included with every Rostra school.
- It does not replace your emergency notification system or a call to 911.
- Students do not use it. Walkie is available only to staff.
Explore the rest of Rostra
Every app shares the same roster and staff accounts. Start with one and add others when you are ready.
Rostra Walkie
Bring Walkie to your school this week.
Import your roster once, invite your staff, and every Rostra app you add later starts from the same records.