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Rochester Community Schools to roll out ParentSquare as districtwide communications platform
Summary
District staff presented a plan to adopt ParentSquare to consolidate messaging, enable two‑way texting, and replace multiple community tools; board discussion covered pilot schools, timeline and cost (about $4.25 per student annually, negotiated on a five‑year plan).
The Rochester Community School District heard a presentation Wednesday on adopting ParentSquare as the district’s primary family and staff communications platform.
District staff Lori Grine and Jeff Renkowiak, the district’s director of technology, told the Board of Education the platform will replace multiple third‑party tools and SchoolMessenger, centralize contact data from Synergy/ParentVUE and Employee Online, and introduce two‑way texting and curated newsletters.
The presentation said ParentSquare will be rolled out in phases: staff training beginning in February, a soft launch in March and a larger rollout by May for phase…
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