ParentLink (Acquired)

ParentLink provides school districts with the technology and expertise to increase communication between administrators, teachers, parents, students, and the community at large, thereby improving student achievement. Headquartered in Provo, Utah, ParentLink has exclusively served the K-12 market for over 20 years, providing school districts with an all-in-one communications solution effectively integrating all of the district's information systems. Every week, educators all over the country use ParentLink to securely send millions of messages to students, parents, and the community, in the form of phone calls, emails, SMS text messages, printed letters, and fax messages. Our native mobile apps give parents, students, and staff a single location to check messages, receive alerts, monitor grades and homework, view bus route information, and even check cafeteria and library balances. ParentLink helps educators improve parental outreach efforts and enjoy the benefits of increased parental involvement, student achievement, and funding.[Parlant Technology Inc. was acquired by Blackboard Inc., November, 2014.]