Case Study: Cambridge Public Schools achieves equitable multilingual communications with ParentSquare

Massachusetts District Uses ParentSquare to Level the Communication Playing Field

Cambridge Public Schools, an urban district with 18 schools, needed to consolidate its school-home communications onto a single, secure platform. Their challenges included engaging every family with robust, automatic translation capabilities across 37 languages while prioritizing student data privacy and ensuring uniform branding. They selected ParentSquare as their solution.

ParentSquare provided a feature-rich platform with built-in translation and templates, which addressed the district's need for equitable, consistent communication. The vendor worked directly with the district to meet stringent data privacy requirements. A phased implementation and training approach led to an 85% family adoption rate. ParentSquare enabled more effective data use for outreach and became a vital, equitable communication channel for all families, especially multilingual learners.

Cambridge Public Schools

Monica Leon

Project Manager