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Catawba County school board approves multiyear ParentSquare/SmartSites contract after negotiators narrow key terms
Summary
The board approved a three‑year bundled contract with ParentSquare (Engage 2025) and SmartSites that consolidates parent communication and web services; board counsel secured written exhibits and defined support and data‑safeguard language but warned remaining industry terms (change‑by‑link, liability caps) still expose limits of recourse.
The Catawba County Board of Education on a unanimous vote approved a three‑year contract bundling ParentSquare’s Engage 2025 communications platform and SmartSites website services, after the board’s attorney explained negotiated changes designed to give the district more control over contract terms.
Crystal Davis, who reviewed the proposed agreement for the board, said she had removed online links and incorporated the contract’s linked terms as attached exhibits so the district can see what is actually incorporated. "The entire agreement consists of" the listed exhibits, Davis said, adding that the district insisted that those exhibits be attached rather…
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