Tangipahoa Parish Schools Implement Schoolwires® Centricity2™ to Strengthen Home-School Connection

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Sep 01, 2011, 11:29 ET

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tangipahoa Parish Schools (TPSS) is implementing the Schoolwires Centricity2 unifying Web content management platform to help strengthen its home-school connection and provide its district and 34 schools with a professional and engaging web presence, it was announced today.

The Louisiana district, (www.tangischools.org) which serves more than 19,000 students, is in the process of going live with its new district and school websites. In the past, the district had a well-rounded website that was managed by the district's Director of Technology, Vicki Blackwell. However, the website was difficult to populate and manage, limiting the amount of fresh content and resources that could be added. Even though all TPSS schools had a web presence, very few of the schools had up-to-date websites because of the level of technical expertise and time required. With Centricity2, designated webmasters at each school can easily create professional looking websites populated with engaging Web 2.0 tools. Also, teachers will be able to create individual websites to increase and extend their communications with their students and parents.

"By giving parents and community members a window into each school and direct access to teachers and others at the school, we can strengthen our home-school connection which is a district priority," said Ms. Blackwell. "We can increase our communications and bring the broader community into our school setting."

The Schoolwires Centricity2 platform will give webmasters at each school the tools they need to create professional looking sites while still portraying the personality of the individual school. In addition, parents will have access to much more information about activities and events at the individual schools than they ever did before.

"The Schoolwires' platform gives each school and each teacher the flexibility to be creative, and it is so simple to use that it will easily improve communications at the school level 100 percent. Community response to the district website has already been enthusiastic; parents love the new parent section, and our principals and other users are excited to begin using the new www.tangischools.org to communicate with their constituents," said Ms. Blackwell.

"We are pleased to welcome Tangipahoa Parish Schools to our growing customer family," said Christiane Crawford, President and Chief Executive Officer, Schoolwires. "Centricity2 will be a strong pillar in their efforts to create a stronger home-school connection in support of greater student success."

About Schoolwires, Inc.

Schoolwires is a leading provider of community-based solutions designed to accelerate K-12 district and student success. Centricity2 is its unifying Web content management platform designed to help K-12 districts more deeply connect and engage with their communities in support of student, school, and district success. In addition, Centricity2 helps districts unify critical technologies and resources under one technology platform, making it easier for constituents to find and access the people, information, content, and tools they need to be successful. Built upon the proven and award-winning Centricity website and community management solution used by over 1,300 school districts and educational entities, the Centricity2 platform enables turn-key integration of pre-configured Schoolwires applications, including Synergy™ Digital File Sharing, Assist™ Service Request Management and PassKey Manager™. Through its many deep and long-term district relationships, Schoolwires works with an estimated 8 million users across the nation. Schoolwires was recognized by Inc magazine as one of the Top Education Companies on the 2011 Inc 500|5000 for the fifth consecutive year. Schoolwires Inc. (www.schoolwires.com) is headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, USA.