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Board discusses switching from Bloomz to ParentSquare; staff cite athletics rostering, secure documents and two‑way texting as drivers
Summary
District technology and communications staff presented complaints about Bloomz and a comparison with ParentSquare, saying ParentSquare offers secure document delivery, permission‑slip signing and two‑way texting; board members generally supported a move but discussed timing risks and the end-of-June contract deadline.
District technology and communications staff presented a proposal to replace the district’s mass‑communication platform, Bloomz, with ParentSquare and asked the board for input on timing.
Communications and technology staff said Bloomz was adopted after the district moved away from Remind and that Bloomz provided some useful features but has limitations the district now finds difficult to overcome. Staff described one persistent problem for athletics: because Bloomz assigns each account to a currently enrolled building through the district’s rostering (Clever), an eighth‑grade athlete cannot access a…
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