PeraltaSafety vs OtterSpace for Schools

PeraltaSafety is the official safety app of the Peralta Community College District. It is the only app that integrates with Peralta Community College District's safety and security systems. The Department of Community Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Peralta Community College District campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. PeraltaSafety features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Peralta Community College District area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Emergency Procedures: Campus emergency documentation that can prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. - Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS on your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, the user picks their destination and their friend tracks their location in real time; they can keep an eye on them to make sure they make it safely to their destination. - Virtual Safety Escort: Allow the Department of Community Safety to monitor a user’s walk. If a user feels unsafe when walking on campus, they can request a Virtual WalkHome and a dispatcher on the other end will monitor their journey until they reach their destination. - Call 911 Now: Send your location to Peralta Community College District security in real-time in case of a crisis - Report a Tip: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Peralta Community College District security. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app. - Campus Maps: Navigate around the Peralta Community College District area. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Peralta Community College District safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

OtterSpace is the school community app that brings everything in one place — without the noise. Built by parents and teachers, OtterSpace replaces the tangle of group texts, email chains, paper flyers, and one-off apps that schools currently piece together. Classroom updates, parent messaging, event tickets, PTA fundraising, conference scheduling — it's all here, in one calm, easy-to-use space. For families - Stay in the loop with classroom updates from your child's teacher — photos, announcements, urgent notes, weekly summaries - Message anyone at the school — your child's teacher, room parent, PTA board, or another family — directly, with built-in quiet hours - Find other families in the school directory (opt-in, privacy-controlled) - Buy event tickets and pre-load Otterbucks for school events via secure external payment - Sign permission slips and respond to teacher requests in seconds - Translate posts automatically into your preferred language For teachers - Post updates with photos, polls, sign-ups, or permission slips in a few taps - Schedule parent-teacher conferences with automatic booking and reminders - Track read receipts and roster engagement - Send urgent messages with priority delivery - Pin important info to the top of your classroom feed - Auto-translation for non-English-speaking families For PTA and school staff - Manage membership signups and fundraising campaigns through your existing nonprofit payment processor (Zeffy, 0% fees for nonprofits) - Send all-school announcements or target specific grades / classrooms - Run event check-in with QR scanning - Track volunteer signups and supply requests Designed for school communities, not data harvesting. - No advertising. Ever. - No data selling. Ever. - COPPA-compliant via the school-official exception. Children's data stays with the school. - You control what's visible in the family directory. - Photo release controls per child — you decide who can see your child's photos. Currently serving Montclair Elementary in Oakland, CA, with plans to roll out to more schools. Questions? Reach out to support@otterspace.io Learn more at https://otterspace.io