Effective, easy school-home communications has become a top priority for K-12 this year. As schools continue to navigate remote learning and establish COVID-19 prevention measures, great communication with parents at all levels is needed to ensure understanding, support and action.
With K-12 budgets affected by unforeseen COVID-19-related costs and the ongoing economic fallout reducing state budgets, it’s important for districts and schools to leverage CARES Act funds while keeping sight of their long term budget health.
ParentSquare is a cost-effective solution that helps schools reach every family regardless of circumstance. It also can improve the district’s bottom line overall.
Our recent white paper, Using CARES Act Funds for ParentSquare, details how ParentSquare aligns with CARES Act criteria for several critical school needs: school-home communication, student-teacher communication, remote learning, and the prevention of the spread of COVID-19.
In most cases, ParentSquare pays for itself during the first year. It can replace multiple paid platforms and also reduce operational expenses related to school-home workflows.
Summary
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ParentSquare is an allowable use of funds
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Use the white paper criteria and alignment text in your funding requests
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ParentSquare aligns with criteria for at least 3 areas
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Customers can apply retroactively to expenditures incurred after March 13, 2020
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Multi-year, one time payment contracts allowable
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CARES Act Grant money is intended to be used now
Webinar Recording
You’re also welcome to view the overview and Q&A with K-12 school and district leaders, which took place October 29th, 2020.
