Alyssa Reynolds 
SANTA BARBARA, CA – September 30, 2026 – ParentSquare, the leading family engagement infrastructure for K-12, today announced that it has been named a winner in the Secondary Education category of the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Back to School 2026.
The awards recognize products and solutions that demonstrate versatility, value, innovation, and the ability to address real-world challenges across today’s education landscape.
For back-to-school 2026, ParentSquare expanded ParentSquare Intelligence, the AI and data intelligence layer embedded across the platform. Building on the previously released Contactability™ Benchmark, AI Rewrite, and AI Alt Text, ParentSquare added Conversation Starters and AI Assistant for Smart Sites. Conversation Starters turns classroom posts into two questions for students to talk through with their families at home, one to recount what happened and one to reflect on it, delivered in each family’s home language and tuned to grade level. AI Assistant answers family questions on district websites in 190+ languages, including information and answers in PDFs and images that most AI assistants miss entirely.
A member of the Awards of Excellence judging panel, who was coincidentally a ParentSquare customer commented, “ParentSquare has been a game-changer for how we communicate and connect with families across our district. Having communication in one place, along with translation and multiple ways for families to receive information, has helped us make district and school communication more accessible, consistent, and effective.”
“Winning this award is especially gratifying, because it’s confirmation that ParentSquare is helping districts and schools strengthen school-home engagement,” said Anupama Vaid, president and founder of ParentSquare. “When families are involved, students thrive, and every feature we build starts with what schools tell us they need to reach every family.
“Our expert judges were particularly impressed by the quality, innovation and practical impact demonstrated by this year’s winners,” said the Tech & Learning editorial team. “Each winning product has shown its ability to support educators and learners in meaningful ways, and we’re delighted to recognize their achievements.”
The full list of winners is available here.
About ParentSquare
ParentSquare is the leading family engagement infrastructure, helping K-12 districts nationwide reach every family with an award-winning, all-in-one communication platform. Reaching over 22 million students, ParentSquare helps districts consolidate disconnected tools and outdated communication systems with personalized messaging, websites, forms, payments, attendance solutions, and more, in one easy-to-use platform. With powerful features for achieving 100% contactability, two-way translation into 190+ languages, and purpose-built AI enhancements, ParentSquare empowers districts to invite every family to be involved in their student’s education, no matter their home language or the device they use. Recognized for growth and innovation by Inc. 5000, GSV 150, and more, ParentSquare was founded in 2011 in Santa Barbara, California. Learn more at ParentSquare.com.
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