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District to stop public social media posts, move report cards and website functions to ParentSquare
Summary
Superintendent Clauson announced District 69 will discontinue use of public social media for official school communications and migrate report cards and the website to ParentSquare's Smart Sites to improve secure family communication and receipt confirmation. The change aims to reduce exposure to harmful public comments and improve delivery verification.
Superintendent Margaret Clauson said the district will shift official communications away from public social media platforms beginning in 2025–26 and rely on ParentSquare and closed, district-managed classroom platforms such as Schoology. "The District will no longer use or support public social media platforms (such as Twitter/X) for school communications," Clauson said, framing the change as a move to protect students and preserve inclusive communication channels.
The Board heard that report cards were piloted using ParentSquare's Secure Documents feature for outgoing eighth graders in June, which allowed confirmation that parents received their children's report cards. The district plans to distribute all report cards through ParentSquare in 2025–26. Administrators also reported a planned website migration to Smart Sites (ParentSquare) to improve integration between urgent alerts and posted content. The administration emphasized that these changes are intended to improve message delivery and reduce the risk of harmful, public-facing social posts.
The Board disclosed a longstanding relationship with local vendor Kneads and Wants—approximately $2,000 per year in business—and noted legal counsel found no conflict of interest with Board member Madeleine England's family connection; the Board committed to maintaining transparency.
