December 10, 2024 (Update)

At this time, our leadership team is checking the content on our new website/app and providing additional input. In addition, we scheduled leadership, clerical, and web liaison training in early January for communications and website/app updates. We will continue to keep the community informed throughout the implementation process.

November 22, 2024 (Update - Timeline)

We are continuing with the development of our new website and app with input from all stakeholders. Currently, we are still in the development phase, which includes custom platform/design, staff/student integration, mobile applications, and complete setup. We continue to schedule multiple meetings each week with Apptegy and our MSD team. This week, we presented our tentative timeline and draft website/app to our leadership team. This is our current tentative timeline:

• November/December: Leadership - Website/app and webpage review with feedback

• December/January: District/Building Leadership, Clerical, and Web Liaison - Communications training

• December/January: Web Liaison - Website and Spotlight training

• January/February: Website and app launch with stakeholder feedback (Rooms - Teacher/Parent 2-way communication feature not available until Spring) 

  • 1/9 - BOE Public Session: Preview of website and app to our school community

• February/March: Teachers - Rooms training

• March/April: Launch Rooms for Teachers and Parents

We will continue to keep the community informed throughout the implementation process.

November 1, 2024 (Update)

We are continuing the development of our new website and app with input from all stakeholders. Currently, we are still in the website/app development phase, which includes custom platform/design, staff/student integration, mobile applications, and complete setup. We have been scheduling multiple meetings each week with Apptegy and our MSD team. Following this, we will complete our training phase, pre-launch phase, and launch phase. After launching our new website and app, we will begin implementing “Rooms,” the teacher/parent communication feature. We will continue to keep the community informed throughout the implementation process.

September 18, 2024 (Update)

We are continuing to develop our new website and app with input/data from all stakeholders. At this time, we completed our Consultation phase (Trademarks, Apple Development, Logos/Graphics, Tentative Designs), and our Development phase is in progress (Custom Platform/Design, Staff/Student Integration, Mobile Applications, Complete Setup). After, we will complete our Training phase, Pre-Launch phase, and Launch phase. After we launch our new website and app, we will start our “Rooms” implementation, which is the teacher/parent communication feature.

We also shared a tentative logo and web/app design with our leadership and web liaison teams for additional input.

We will continue to keep the community informed throughout the implementation process. 

September 3, 2024 (Technology Information Email)

As recently shared, last school year our school district created a target group of parents, teachers/staff, and leadership to make a recommendation for a new unified communication system. After reviewing input from all stakeholders and exploring different platforms, we are excited to announce that the target group made a recommendation for the school district to transition to Apptegy. Our new unified communications app will be branded as the “Massapequa School District” App. The system includes a new website, iOS/Android App, communication methods, social media posting, and one/two way messaging for parents and teachers. We are starting to plan for our transition and will share additional information after the start of the school year!

August, 2024 (Apptegy Website/App Update)

We are in the process of using the website development survey input from our community/parents and staff to develop our website/app with Apptegy.

June 21, 2024 (New Communications Platform/Website/App Email)

Dear MSD School Community,

As recently shared, our school district created a target group of parents, teachers/staff, and leadership to make a recommendation for a new unified communication system to implement after the start of the new 2024-25 school year. The target group reviewed input from parents, teachers/staff, and school districts. In addition, the target group created review criteria for the new system, which included: Ease of Use, Onboarding/PD/Training, Customization, Communication Methods, and Security/Safety.

After reviewing different systems, we are excited to announce that the target group made a recommendation for the school district to transition to Apptegy. This new unified communications app will be branded as the “Massapequa School District” App. The system includes a new website, iOS/Android App, communication methods, social media posting, and one/two way messaging for parents and teachers.

We are starting to plan for our transition and will share additional information after the start of the new 2024-25 school year!

Sincerely,
The Massapequa School District

June 11, 2024 (MSD Target Group Meeting)

On 6/11 our MSD Communications Platform Target Group met - composed of parents, leadership, and staff. The agenda included:

• Review Platform Review Criteria
• Presentation #2: Apptegy
• Discuss/Complete Review Criteria for ParentSquare and Apptegy 
  • Criteria: Ease of Use, Onboarding/PD/Training, Customization, Communication Methods, Security/Safety
• Make Superintendent’s Recommendation

We will be sharing our recommendation in the near future!

June 5, 2024 (MSD Target Group Meeting)

On 6/5 our MSD Communications Platform Target Group met - composed of parents, leadership, and staff. The agenda included:

• Target Group Introductions
• Current MSD Communications/Goal
• Review input from stakeholders and Nassau County Schools
• Create Platform Review Criteria
  • Criteria: Ease of Use, Onboarding/PD/Training, Customization, Communication Methods, Security/Safety
• Presentation #1: ParentSquare

We are excited to meet again on 6/11 to continue our work!

May 24, 2024 (Welcome to the MSD Communication Target Group Email - Sent to participants)

Dear Leadership, Instructional/Technology Staff, and Parents,

At this time, you have been selected to participate in our MSD Communication Platform task group. Thank you for your interest! The goal of this task group is to explore two different unified communication platforms, Apptegy and ParentSquare, that include a website platform, mass notifications, and classroom communications for our school district/buildings, departments, teachers, and parents. Afterwards, the target group will make a platform recommendation to implement after the start of the 2024-25 school year.

Thank you,
The Massapequa School District

May 15, 2024 (Parent/Guardian Survey and Information Email)

Dear Parents/Guardians and Community,

We were recently informed that our district website platform located at www.msd.k12.ny.us will no longer be available after next school year. This is a great opportunity for our school district to explore a new unified district communication system that would include a website platform, mass notifications, and classroom communications for our school district/buildings, departments, teachers, and parents!

To help with this work, we will be creating a MSD Communication Platform Target Group this school year with leadership, teachers, staff, and parents to explore two systems - Apptegy and ParentSquare. We will be working with our PTA to ask for parent volunteers to be part of this group. Afterwards, the target group will make a system recommendation to implement after the start of the 2024-25 school year.

If you would like to provide input to our MSD Communication Platform Target Group and/or Website Development Team, we ask that you please complete this form by 5/24: 

Parent/Guardian/Community - MSD Communication Platform Input and Website Development Input

We are looking forward to the work of our target group and our new communication platform after the start of the 2024-25 school year! 

Thank you,
The Massapequa School District