Education environments are more dynamic than ever—spanning classrooms, campuses, homes, and hybrid learning models. FirstComm’s AscendOne cloud communications platform helps schools and universities connect teachers, students, parents, and administrators through secure, reliable, and easy-to-use communications. From daily instruction to emergency notifications, AscendOne ensures education communities stay informed, engaged, and supported—without adding complexity for IT teams.
AscendOne delivers a fully integrated communications platform designed to meet the unique needs of K-12 schools, districts, colleges, and universities, supporting instruction, collaboration, safety, and compliance at scale.
Replace disconnected tools with a single, secure platform for calling, video meetings, chat, SMS, and file sharing available on desktop and mobile devices for educators, staff, and administrators.
See AscendOne for K-12Reach parents, students, and faculty through phone, SMS, email, chat, or video, ensuring messages are delivered clearly and consistently, whether for daily updates or critical announcements.
Improve K-12 CommunicationsSafeguard sensitive communications with encrypted data, role-based access, and intelligent archiving that makes messages searchable and retrievable, helping schools meet compliance, audit, and retention requirements.
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Support in-class, remote, and hybrid environments with mobile and desktop apps that allow educators to switch seamlessly between calls, chat, video, and file sharing without revealing personal phone numbers.
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For schools using Microsoft Teams, AscendOne embeds enterprise calling, SMS, and advanced call features directly inside Teams while providing built-in redundancy if Teams is unavailable.
Request an Education DemoK-12 schools must balance instruction, safety, and community engagement, often with limited resources. AscendOne simplifies communication across classrooms and campuses, enabling consistent parent outreach, secure teacher collaboration, and reliable access to communications during school hours, after hours, and during emergencies.
Higher education institutions manage complex environments with faculty, students, administrative offices, and remote learners. AscendOne centralizes communications across departments and locations, providing a consistent experience for collaboration, student services, and campus operations while scaling easily as needs evolve.
Yes. AscendOne is built to support the needs of K-12 schools, districts, colleges, and universities from single campuses to large, distributed institutions
Educators can communicate with parents and students using their school number through mobile and desktop apps without exposing personal phone numbers.
Yes. FirstComm supports organizations in healthcare, education, government, and other regulated industries with security-focused, reliable solutions.
FirstComm offers 24/7/365 U.S.-based support with fast response times, direct escalation paths, and experts who understand your environment. No chatbots or offshore support.
Absolutely. AscendOne enables seamless communication across in-person, remote, and hybrid environments using voice, video, chat, and file sharing.
Yes. AscendOne scales easily to support multi-school districts and higher-education systems while maintaining centralized management and local flexibility.
Yes. AscendOne integrates directly with Microsoft Teams, providing enterprise calling, SMS, and advanced features inside the Teams interface, with built-in redundancy.
If you're an existing customer and have questions about your account or services, our customer support team is available to help 24/7/365.