EdCircuit Staff 
Greenwood Village, Colo.―SchoolBzz, a cloud-based platform for school communications, today announced it has joined Schoology’s Certified Partner Program with a focus on improving the parent experience for Schoology school and district clients. SchoolBzz unveiled its integrated parent solution at the Schoology NEXT User Conference this week in Boca Raton, Fla.
Schoology is the leading K-12 learning management and assessment platform supporting 20 million users and 60,000 schools. Its Certified Partner Program, launched in February, gives companies the opportunity to elevate their status to Schoology customers by providing a more integrated experience. As a Certified Partner, SchoolBzz will receive dedicated marketing and business development support from Schoology, along with technical assistance to ensure a successful integration with the company’s learning management system.
“We are thrilled to join the Certified Partner Program and work alongside Schoology to provide an integrated parent solution to schools across the U.S.,” said Jennifer Larson, Co-Founder and CEO of Hive Digital Minds, the creators of SchoolBzz. “Our mission is to help schools improve student outcomes through parent engagement and this partnership allows us to reach thousands of schools and their parent communities nationwide.”
SchoolBzz is currently one of 13 Schoology Certified Partners, joining leading education companies such as Edmentum, Learning.com, McGraw-Hill Education and Nearpod. As a certified partner, SchoolBzz will integrate directly with Schoology’s learning management system to aggregate relevant information into a mobile app so parents can more easily stay connected and actively involved in their child’s learning journey.
SchoolBzz is available to Schoology clients on a per-student licensing fee. The SchoolBzz mobile app is free for parents and can be downloaded from the App Store and Google Play.
About SchoolBzz
SchoolBzz is a cloud-based communications platform that streamlines how schools share information with families, giving parents and guardians the opportunity to engage in all aspects of their child’s education. The SchoolBzz team is comprised of parents, educators and communications experts who have spent four years studying parents’ experiences with school communications and built the platform to address their real and pressing needs. This easy-to-use tool has been successfully piloted in schools across the U.S., helping to simplify communications, increase buy-in for initiatives, and foster a thriving school culture. To learn more, visit https://schoolbzz.com or call 800-213-8915.
About Hive Digital Minds
Hive Digital Minds provides communication solutions for the K-12 industry helping school and district leaders more effectively reach, connect and engage their key stakeholders. The Hive team created its flagship solution, SchoolBzz, to address the challenge many parents face in staying connected and knowing how to actively support their child’s learning journey. Hive Digital Minds is a member of the Amazon Web Services EdStart Accelerator and was selected as a Top Startup to Watch in 2019 by Built in Colorado. Learn more at https://hivedm.com/.
