District highlights Smart Social program; reports thousands of parent engagements monthly

Andrea Mangold described the district’s Smart Social subscription and the parent engagement metrics the service generates. "We have 3,496 parent engagements per month," Mangold said, and she added that 77% of participating parents accessed content with their child. She noted that high‑ and middle‑school families accounted for roughly 48% of activity and that the district will press for greater awareness by adding flyers, principal newsletters and targeted outreach.

Board members praised the program and discussed student participation options; Mangold confirmed registration is required for students to participate in some activities and that Smart Social regularly refreshes content to track emerging social‑media trends. District leaders said Smart Social is an annual subscription (district staff cited a program cost) and that recorded webinars and conversation starters are available to parents and teachers.