Press Releases
Major announcements about our company, our people, and our product
New ParentSquare Community Groups Feature Helps Districts and Schools Extend Reach to Community Members
09/22/21 — Community engagement is an important part of K-12 education. To make it quick and easy for districts and schools to reach all interested community members, ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-home engagement platform for K-12, today announces a new Community Groups feature.... (Read More)
ParentSquare Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Unifying School-Home Communications and Strengthening Family Engagement
09/08/21 — 10 years ago we set out on a mission to advance K-12 communications equity so that all parents and guardians could connect with their child’s school in an easy and meaningful way. We’re proud of all we’ve accomplished over the last decade and look forward to continuing our work of meeting the communications needs of parents and educators throughout the country.... (Read More)
New Step-by-Step Guide and Infographic from ParentSquare Helps Districts and Schools Improve School-Home Communications
08/24/21 — As teachers and students embark on the 2021-22 school year, districts’ and schools’ ability to effectively communicate with families will be vital. To help educators with their communication efforts—regardless of what platform or tool they use—ParentSquare, the award-winning unified school-home communications platform for K-12, has created a free best practice guide... (Read More)
ParentSquare Partners With Serent Capital for Significant Growth Investment
08/03/21 — We’re announcing today that Serent Capital, an investment firm with a solid track record in education, is making a significant investment in ParentSquare. Their investment will help us continue to develop new products and services, and is a reflection of the trust you’ve placed in us as we’ve grown to meet your communications needs... (Read More)
Beaverton School District in Oregon Selects ParentSquare for its School-to-Home Engagement Platform
Santa Barbara, CA — June 23, 2021 — Research on the effects of parental involvement has shown a consistent, positive relationship between parents' commitment to their children's education and student outcomes and—thanks to its adoption of a new technology platform—Oregon’s Beaverton School District will be making it easier than ever for parents and guardians... (Read More)
ParentSquare Named 2021 CODiE Award Finalist for "Best Customer Experience in EdTech" for Its COVID-19 Response
May 5, 2021 — ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, announced their selection as a 2021 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the new “Best Customer Experience in EdTech” category. The category finalists represent companies, products, and people that have gone the extra mile in response to COVID-19... (Read More)
ParentSquare Adds Edtech Industry Veteran Frank Catalano to Executive Team as Chief Marketing Officer
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (PRWEB) April 15, 2021 — ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, announced that Frank Catalano is joining the company in the newly created role of Chief Marketing Officer. Catalano comes to ParentSquare with an extensive background as an education technology industry executive and consultant... (Read More)
New Guide from ParentSquare Provides Useful Considerations and a Checklist for K-12 Districts Working to Streamline School-Home Communications
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (PRWEB) MARCH 31, 2021 — Providing efficient, effective communication with students’ families is one of the overarching challenges that school districts face — particularly in times of national crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. To help K-12 districts find the right tool to meet the needs of district leaders, principals, teachers, parents, and guardians, ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, has published a detailed new guide... (Read More)
ParentSquare Expands Executive Team With Amazon Web Services Education Leader Joining as Chief Strategy Officer
February 23, 2021 — ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, today announced that Chad A. Stevens, Ph.D., is joining the company in the newly created role of Chief Strategy Officer.... (Read More)
New ParentSquare Contact Management Feature Gives Parents Control of Critical Contact Information
January 14, 2021 — ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, has announced a unique new feature to help schools ensure the accuracy of important contact information with less work, while increasing convenience and choice for parents and guardians... (Read More)
ParentSquare Raises $7 Million in New Funding to Bring Effective School-Home Communications to More Schools
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) December 9, 2020 — ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, today announced that it has raised $7 million in new funding. The latest funding is an additional seed round and includes a number of repeat investors... (Read More)
ParentSquare to Provide K-12 Educators With COVID-19 Health Screening Forms for Back to School
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. August 6, 2020 — ParentSquare Inc., provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, has launched a new health screening form feature, delivering schools an easy-to-use solution to enable student and staff daily health screenings... (Read More)
ParentSquare Wins SIIA Education Technology 2020 CODiE Award in “Best Collaborative Community Solution for Educators” Category
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. May 28, 2020 — We are incredibly proud and humbled to win the 2020 SIIA CODiE Award for “Best Collaborative Community Solution for Educators.” Here's a BIG thank you to our schools and districts who use and love ParentSquare and have helped shape the platform into what it is today!... (Read More)
ParentSquare wins the EdTech Award 2020 for Cool Tool: Parent/Student Solution Category
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. May 6, 2020 — ParentSquare, provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, was named by EdTech Awards 2020 as the Cool Tool Award Winner in the highly-competitive parent/student solution category. The US-based EdTech Awards program is the largest recognition program in all of education technology, recognizing the biggest names in edtech – and those who soon will be... (Read More)
ParentSquare Partners with Learning Explorer to Bridge the Remote Learning Gap for K-12
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) April 21, 2020 — ParentSquare, provider of the premier unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, today announced their partnership with Learning Explorer to enable sharing of open educational resources through the ParentSquare platform, free of charge for all customers through the end of the 2019/20 school year... (Read More)
ParentSquare Named SIIA Education Technology 2020 CODiE Award Finalist for Best Collaborative Community Solution for Educators
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) April 2, 2020 — ParentSquare, provider of a unified school-to-home engagement platform for K-12, today announced their selection as a 2020 SIIA CODiE Award finalist in the Best Collaborative Community Solution for Educators category... (Read More)
ParentSquare Acquires Signal Kit, Expanding Reach to 2 Million Students Nationwide
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) March 2, 2020 — ParentSquare Inc., today announced the acquisition of Signal Kit LLC, in a cash and equity deal. Both are providers of school-home communication tools for K12 schools and districts. Combined, the two companies will serve more than 2 million students nationwide, across 44 states, including close to 20% of all students in California... (Read More)
ParentSquare Recognized as Inventive Force in EdTech for School-Home Communication
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) January 15, 2020 — ParentSquare Inc, a provider of unified school-home communications, won the award for “Best Re-invention of a Classic Legacy Technology” presented by Tech & Learning magazine. ParentSquare was one of five winners nationwide for the category and the only school communication platform to win this award... (Read More)
ParentSquare Leads New Wave in Communications with the ParentSquare Skill for Amazon Alexa
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (PRWEB) September 26, 2019 — ParentSquare Inc, provider of unified school-to-home communication, has announced its first Amazon Alexa skill. The skill will allow parents to use voice to access to school announcements, upcoming events, and other important information coming from school via Alexa-enabled devices and the Alexa App... (Read More)
ParentSquare Introduces Auto Notices to Help Districts Send Personalized Student Notices to Families
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (PRWEB) August 13, 2019 — ParentSquare has introduced a new feature that enables schools to send automated messages to parents with student-specific information. While ParentSquare’s platform already provided schools the ability to send notices regarding lunch balances and attendance, this new feature allows automatic, student-customized notices for any need... (Read More)
ParentSquare Releases Secure Document Delivery For School Report Cards, Progress Reports, and More
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. (PRWEB) June 18, 2019 — ParentSquare Inc., a provider of unified school-home communications, has launched Secure Document Delivery, a feature that allows schools to deliver important documents such as report cards to parents directly through the ParentSquare platform... (Read More)