Jamestown  (CSi)  – The  Jamestown Public School District has announced the launch of its Jamestown Public School District App, an all-in-one information source for parents, students, staff and community. Created by ParentLink, the app was developed specifically to provide direct access to the district’s most sought after information in the most convenient format — your mobile device.

Jamestown School District App makes information accessible via mobile device for students, parents, staff and community

Recognizing trends in social technology and the unprecedented use of smartphones and tablet devices, Jamestown Public School has elected to become part of the mobile sphere to better connect and collaborate with the majority of their stakeholders. Jamestown School District is one of the first school districts in the state of North Dakota to offer a mobile app for their parents and community.

Superintendent Robert Lech says, “Our choice to go mobile goes directly back to our mission to improve student performance.  Enabling our parents and students to connect with the district in real-time, at their own convenience magnifies engagement. We know this resource will help in terms of transparency and parent interaction.”

Other app features include:

 District and school news, allowing the user to select which schools and district news feeds they want to subscribe to

 Push notifications for the District/School to send out instant alerts to the user’s mobile device

 Sports scores, schedules, and links to sports sites

 Calendar information for schools and district events, including the ability to add events from school calendars to the user’s device calendar

 A tip line tool for users to provide the District with suggestions, security issues and other important information

 School and district directories and maps

 Contact information for teachers, administrators and other staff

 Links to the School/District’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube Sites

 Superintendent updates with the latest communications

ParentLink President John Graff, says, “We know all parties — students, parents, community and staff– will find great value in this app.  We are excited to provide the Jamestown Public School District community with a mobile resource to make collaborating with their local school, an enjoyable and easy part of their busy schedules.”

The Jamestown School District App is free for users and available for immediate download on iPhone and Android devices.

ParentLink mobile apps, branded specifically for each organization using the service, are in use at school districts across the country. For more information about ParentLink Mobile App Services, please visit: http://www.parentlink.net.

About ParentLink®

ParentLink creates the best mobile apps for K-12 school districts. For over 20 years, ParentLink has partnered with innovative school districts to solve the most difficult communication challenges, with the goal of supporting student success. ParentLink hosts a parent and community relationship management web application, which capitalizes on leading technology to help create educational communities where parents, teachers, school administrators and students interact with ease.