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Marshalltown board to replace Remind with ParentSquare; contract approved 5-0

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Administrators told the board ParentSquare better meets rostered, mobile-first and multilingual needs; the board approved a contract to replace Remind and authorized implementation planning.

Marshalltown Community School District trustees on April 21 approved a districtwide contract to adopt ParentSquare as the district’s primary family communication platform, replacing Remind. The motion carried 5-0.

District technology and communications staff said the decision followed a year of monitoring Remind’s ownership changes and feature roadmap and a district-led review of communications platforms. Staff described three core criteria for the new platform: mobile-first delivery so messages reach families as texts…

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