A phone tree is a listing of names and phone numbers of different people in a group. They are typically used by schools, clubs, or other extra curricular activities. The purpose of the phone tree is to make it easy to contact people when there is a change of plans, such as a cancellation due to snow or a change of venue or time of a meeting. The reason people prefer to use a phone tree is so that
. one person does not get stuck with the duty of calling everyone from the group. Having one person call someone else, who then calls the next person, allows everyone to take responsibility. There are many pre-made forms available from teacher supply shops or online that have the space to make a phone tree. However, you can do this yourself at home easily on your word processing program. You need the listing of people and their phone numbers, which you then put into the list in order of who will call whom. After you are finished making the list, make enough copies for everyone and distribute them. Make sure everyone has double checked their information for accuracy and understand their responsibility when called and when calling.
