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August 12, 2008 - New Emergency Alert System in Laramie CSD #1

Parents in Laramie County School District 1 can have more peace of mind sending kids off to school this year. LCSD 1 has a new emergency alert system called "Parent Link." Read the full story or watch the news clip here

August 9, 2008 - 'Parent Link' keeps APS in touch!

The days of sending notes home to parents are over with the implementation of ParentLink at Albuquerque Public Schools. Whether emergency lockdowns, weather related closures or messages home to parents regarding their child’s attendance, ParentLink will be put to good use in the APS School District. Read the full story or watch the news clip here

May 22, 2008 - ParentLink version 7.2 now available!

Your time is valuable, and ParentLink 7.2 is here to help you make the most of it. With new features like rule-based groups, parent configurable message triggers, and support for e-mail attachments, ParentLink messaging is now more powerful and easier to use. We've also refactored many of our reports so that they'll load faster and be more flexible. If you use ParentLink ASP, these features are already available to you. Click here for more information.

ParentLink joins with the School2Home Communication forum for K-12 round table

The School2Home Communication forum (S2H) was designed to facilitate discussions about Parental Involvement, what works in School to Home Communication, and how to continue improving upon it. At our upcoming Round Table discussion we will hear from leaders in the field about what they are doing that works! For a list of speakers and topics, or for more information on the virtual round table please visit www.s2hcomm.org.

April 30, 2008 - Pickens County Schools looking forward to ParentLink

As part of a broad focus on improving education, Pickens schools will soon be able to use ParentLink. With a special focus on emergency communication, ParentLink will be used to provide more information to parents, more quickly than ever before. Read the full story here.

March 4, 2008 - West Des Moines School District keeping up with tech trends for communicating with parents

In the past West Des Moines School District relied on radio and television to get out important messages to parents. Now the district can contact parents instantly using ParentLink. Read the full story here.

February 28, 2008 - Memphis City Schools locks down an Elementary School

When a man steals a police officers gun near a Memphis City elementary school, the District used ParentLink to notify parents of a school lockdown. Click here for the full story.

January 23, 2008 - Wichita Public Schools opening new lines of communication with parents.

For everything from weather related school closures to making sure parents know when their students are not in class, Witchita Public Schools now use ParentLink to quickly reach out to all parents. Click here for the full story.

November 13, 2007 - Monongalia County Schools focusing on student safety

When teachers spoke out to raise the school board's awareness about safety issues, the District listened. As part of their plan to improve safety they have implemented ParentLink. Read more by clicking here .