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ParentSquare simplifies D51 communication
VOLUME 33, ISSUE 1
THEBUSINESSTIMES.COM
Retro Revival
Brandon Leuallen The Business Times
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esa County Valley School District 51 is launching a new districtwide communication platform, ParentSquare, a move the district describes as an effort to simplify how schools communicate with families and improve consistency, access and engagement across the district. Beginning in January, ParentSquare will become the district’s primary communication tool, replacing a mix of emails, phone calls, robocalls, text alerts and school-specific apps that have varied widely from building to building. According to district materials, the transition is intended to ensure families receive timely, reliable information through a single, centralized system rather than requiring parents to monitor multiple communication channels. Consolidating communication across the district Under the new system, districtwide announcements, school news, classroom updates, attendance notices and emergency alerts will be delivered through ParentSquare. Families can receive messages through the mobile app, email or text message, depending on their preferences. See story on Page 5
Phone Medic added Retro Games to its name and now has 14 pinball machines and hundreds of vintage video games at its Mesa Mall location —See story, Page 2 Destin Vasquez, an employee of the Retro Games by Phone Medic store in Mesa Mall, stands in front of three of the store’s pinball machines – Star Wars, Pirates of the Caribbean and Deadpool – in the Stern Pinball Alley, which opened inside the store in the spring. The Deadpool pinball machine is one of her favorites, and she loves the “Jaws” machine that is at Phone Medic’s other location, 1210 North Ave. The Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean machines are among the newest additions. She said one of the cool things about the Pirates of the Caribbean pinball machine is “you can sink the ship and fight the Kraken.” Photo by Tim Harty.
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