Board tables ParentSquare contract review after product presentation and cost questions
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Summary
The district’s IT and procurement staff presented ParentSquare to the board, describing an integrated parent-communication platform and estimating an annual cost around $25,000 plus a one-time onboarding fee (~$2,500). Board members asked for the contract and pricing details and voted to table the item for future consideration.
District staff introduced ParentSquare and invited Chris Prince, vice president of sales for ParentSquare, to demonstrate the product and explain district-level benefits.
Prince described ParentSquare as a unified communications platform with two-way translation, classroom messaging, mass notification, and school-services features. He said the district could import rosters from the student information system (Synergy) and that the platform includes an "Engage Premium" tier with the features discussed.
Price and contract: Prince gave an implementation timeline and estimated costs beginning 7/1/2026 at approximately $25,000 per year for Engage Premium and an onboarding/training and data-integration charge around $2,500. He said ParentSquare typically allows districts to choose 1-, 3- or 5-year terms and reserves the right to increase costs up to 5% annually.
Board members raised practical questions about who would set up classroom groups and rosters, whether the platform supplants existing tools like SchoolMessenger or parent-view grade portals (it would not), and whether the district’s planned JuiceBox website/app would integrate with ParentSquare. Several members asked to review the contract and recommended a shorter initial term. One board member noted enthusiastic reports from other districts.
The board voted 5–0 to table the item pending review of the contract and pricing details and asked staff to bring a contract to a future agenda.
Next steps: IT/procurement will provide the contract, a cost breakdown and implementation plan for board review before any approval vote.