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District communications team details new materials, ParentSquare rollout and emergency messaging tools
Summary
Communications director presented a refreshed district profile, plans to publish materials, analytics-driven posting cadence and the district's rollout of ParentSquare and Catapult EMS for emergency and family communications.
Ontario School District 8C communications staff reviewed the district profile and new messaging tools the board will use this year, including a broad rollout of ParentSquare for family communications and Catapult EMS for staff emergency alerts.
Communications director Taryn outlined the district's approach to transparency, timing and channels.
Why it matters
The district emphasized clarity, accessibility and translation: ParentSquare can translate messages into families’ preferred languages, and Taryn said the district has imported roughly 95% of staff and students into the new system. Catapult EMS is used for rapid staff alerts for emergency responses. The communications…
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