Website Approval Request

Submitted Website Approval Request

Submitted By: fahall on 8/7/2024 8:30:22 AM
Requestor Work Location*: Granite Park Jr. High
Requestor Title*: Assistant Principal
Website Name*: ParentSquare
Website Description*: "ParentSquare is the premier fully unified product that engages every family with school communications and communications-based services—all the way from the district office to the classroom teacher, and all in one place." ParentSquare enables teachers, administrators and district office to text or email parents individually, from a web-based platform, or (optionally) an app. In addition to contacting families individually, you can send class posts, school newsletters, district bulletins, etc. Parents have the option to respond directly via text, use the web platform themselves, or download the app - whichever they prefer.
URL (Required)*: https://www.parentsquare.com/
Purpose / Use / Notes*: Granite Park had a needs assessment completed February 2024 that showed that 79% of our school's parents prefer the school contact them via text. There is no easy way that currently exists for teachers to do this without either manually uploading class rosters to a third-party app, or compromising their privacy by using personal devices. ParentSquare would address this by providing a unified app that syncs with Focus in order to streamline parent communication at Granite Park.
Login / Access Information for Evaluation (Do not enter sensitive password information): ParentSquare will arrange a demo at your earliest convenience. I'm happy to arrange this but it does need to be scheduled.
Vendor Technical Contact Name:
Vendor Technical Contact Phone Number: 888.996.4156
Lower Grade Range for Website*: Kindergarten
Upper Grade Range for Software*: 12th Grade
Category*: Other
Is student data shared with the software vendor?*: Yes
Create an icon for student\staff use?*: GSD Portal

Submitted Website Review Form

Submitted By: ancameron on 8/7/2024 9:51:36 AM
District Firewall Exceptions?*: No
Firewall Notes: No additional firewall rules needed
iBoss Exception?*: No
iBoss Notes: Action Not Blocked Categories Education, Technology Status Url Known
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Approved*: Yes
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Submitted Educational Software Specialist Form

Submitted By: rranthony on 8/9/2024 1:53:01 PM

Content/Simulation

Instructional Content*: 2 - Shows Promise
Curriculum Connection*: 2 - Shows Promise
Teacher/Learning Approach*: 2 - Shows Promise
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Assessment*: 2 - Shows Promise
Perspective*: 2 - Shows Promise
Flexibility*: 2 - Shows Promise
Technology Effectiveness*: 2 - Shows Promise

Productivity

Curriculum Connection*: 2 - Shows Promise
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Perspective*: 2 - Shows Promise
Technical Aspects*: 2 - Shows Promise
Flexibility*: 2 - Shows Promise

Assessment

Curriculum Connection*: 2 - Shows Promise
Age/Grade Level*: 2 - Shows Promise
Assessment*: 2 - Shows Promise
Perspective*: 2 - Shows Promise
Technical Aspects*: 2 - Shows Promise

Technology Effectiveness

Technology Effectiveness*: 2 - Shows Promise
Comments: We currently use Blackboard for text messaging. Emailed the response.

Approved*: No

Submitted Student Data Agreement

Submitted By: nmnavarro on 9/13/2024 3:22:49 PM
Student Data Agreement in place?*: No

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Notes: We currently use Blackboard for text messaging. Emailed the response.

Submitted Final Approval Form

Submitted By: rranthony on 9/16/2024 7:45:31 AM
Approved*: No
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