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SLPS to launch FOCUS student system, new ParentSquare website and a parent technology fair
Summary
St. Louis Public Schools officials outlined a phased rollout of a new student information system (FOCUS), a vendor change to ParentSquare for district communications and a parent/student technology fair planned for August to train families on the new tools.
St. Louis Public Schools announced a phased rollout of a new student information system and a website and communications refresh, with a parent technology fair planned before the 2025–26 school year.
The district will migrate student records into FOCUS SIS at the end of May and open the parent portal and training in the summer, officials said. Chief Technology Officer Natasha Mitchell said the FOCUS enrollment application went live March 12 and that the district plans to finish data migration and go live with the system on May 27. She said parent-portal communications will begin July 28 and district stakeholder training will start in August.
The district is also replacing its public-facing website vendor. Communications staff selected…
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