Apptegy, a K-12 communications platform serving over 5,250 US school districts, has launched Staff Connect, a purpose-built intranet for internal school district communication. The product launches this spring with introductory pricing available until 30 June 2026. Staff Connect addresses the fragmentation of internal communication across tools like Google Sites, SharePoint and email chains. The platform features a live announcement feed, centralised resource hub, staff-to-staff messaging, and engagement analytics that show who has read and interacted with posts. The product allows organisation by district, campus or department, with delegated posting authority for building principals and department heads. Staff Connect completes Apptegy's communication suite, which already covers outbound family communication and inbound community engagement, making it the only K-12 platform spanning all communication directions under one login.

Apptegy launches Staff Connect: A purpose-built intranet that brings K-12 staff communication into one place. Little Rock, AR (BUSINESS WIRE) - Apptegy, the K-12 communications platform behind more than 5,250 school district brands nationwide, today announced Staff Connect, a staff communication hub built from the ground up for school districts. Launching this spring, Staff Connect becomes the third pillar of the Apptegy platform - joining the company's outbound family communication and inbound community experience tools to now cover internal staff communication under one roof. Most school districts today manage internal communication scattered across Google Sites, SharePoint pages, shared drives, and long email chains. These tools were designed to store files, not to connect people. They're difficult for non-technical staff to maintain, they don't reflect how a school district is actually organized, and they give leaders little insight into whether a critical update was read by five people or five hundred. Staff Connect was built to solve that problem. "Districts have been piecing together generic tools that were never designed for how schools operate," said Bob Butler, CEO of Apptegy. "Staff Connect gives every staff member one place they can trust for internal communication, and it gives every leader a clear line of sight into whether that communication is actually reaching people." The Problem: Scattered Tools, No Visibility For years, internal communication in K-12 has been treated as an afterthought. District IT teams spend valuable time stitching together workarounds that mimic the functionality of a real intranet, and the result still falls short. * Staff waste time hunting across multiple platforms for the information they need, with no single source of truth to rely on. * Leaders push out all-staff updates and have no way to tell whether anyone actually read them. * The tools districts typically reach for, such as static web pages, file repositories, general-purpose collaboration suites, have no concept of a campus, a building principal, or a department head with delegated posting authority. Staff Connect: Engagement-First and K-12 Native Staff Connect sits inside the Apptegy platform that districts already know. At its core, Staff Connect is a live announcement feed and centralized resource hub - giving every staff member one place to engage with updates and access every document, asset, and piece of collateral tied to their space. Staff can react to and comment on posts, turning what used to be one-way broadcasts into actual conversations, while having instant access to the policies, handbooks, forms, and department materials that matter to them. It's a meaningful shift: staff participate instead of scrolling past, leaders can see exactly who engaged and who didn't, and nothing gets lost in a shared drive again. The product also includes direct staff-to-staff messaging built natively into the platform, so internal conversations no longer have to route through personal email or disconnected apps. Spaces can be organized by district, campus, building, or department - reflecting the way K-12 organizations actually work, right out of the box. A building principal can post to a campus-specific space without flooding the district feed. A department head can maintain resources for their team without submitting a ticket to IT. Directors and department leads can also stand up organized resource hubs using the same drag-and-drop CMS page builder that powers Apptegy's district websites. That means staff get one maintained home for policies, benefits information, forms, curriculum materials, and department content - no more digging through shared drives or outdated intranet pages. And behind all of it, engagement analytics give leaders real-time data on who read, reacted to, and commented on every post. For the first time, internal communication in K-12 is something you can actually measure. Closing the District Communication Loop Staff Connect means Apptegy now spans every direction of district communication: outbound to families, inbound from the community, and internal across staff - all on one platform, behind a single login. Districts that already rely on Apptegy for family and community communication can extend that same trusted experience to their own teams without onboarding another vendor or managing another tool. No other K-12 intranet product offers this depth of platform integration. Staff Connect is the only engagement-first, purpose-built solution designed specifically for how school districts communicate internally. "Staff Connect has been our most-requested capability in recent months," said Charlie Lang, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Apptegy. "But what districts kept describing wasn't just another tool. They wanted a fundamentally different way to communicate with their own internal teams. We built Staff Connect to turn static pages into a living hub where communication is visible, measurable, and actually drives engagement across every building in a district." Availability Staff Connect is launching Spring 2026 with introductory pricing until June 30th, 2026. Districts interested in early access and locking in its introductory pricing can reach the Apptegy team today to learn more. About Apptegy Apptegy partners with more than 5,250 school districts across the United States to simplify communication, elevate their brands, and empower every role in their organization. The company's all-in-one K-12 communications platform powers district websites, mobile apps, alerts, newsletters, and two-way teacher-family messaging - all under the district's own brand. Named to the 2026 GSV 150 and winner of the 2026 EdTech Award for Best Administrative Solution, Apptegy is headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. Learn more at apptegy.com. (C) 2026 Business Wire, Inc.

Apptegy wins Best Administrative Solution in the 2026 EdTech Awards. 2 minutes read LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Apptegy, the leading provider of K-12 district and school communication tools, has been named the "Best Administrative Solution" in the 2026 EdTech Awards, recognizing standout technology shaping the future of teaching and learning. The EdTech Awards program celebrates outstanding contributions in education technology, honoring products that help administrators streamline operations, support data-informed decisions, and ultimately better serve their students and families. Winners are selected based on their innovation, effectiveness, and ability to solve real problems in schools and districts. "District leaders are being asked to do more with less while expectations from families continue to rise," said Bob Butler, Chief Executive Officer at Apptegy. "This recognition from EdTech underscores our belief that communication isn't just a messaging problem, it's an operational one. When districts have a single, trusted platform for communication and engagement, they can move faster, protect and strengthen their brand, and keep their communities and staff informed and seamlessly connected." Apptegy's recognition as Best Administrative Solution reflects the AI-first platform that brings together websites, mobile apps, alerts, two-way messaging, and teacher-family communication tools into one secure district-branded experience, replacing fragmented point solutions with a connected system that's easier for staff to manage and simpler for families to use. Specifically: * Unifying communication tools in one platform. Instead of managing multiple vendors for websites, alerts, and classroom communication, Apptegy gives districts a single hub to publish information once and share it everywhere families expect to see it - on the website, app, and through notifications. * Elevating and protecting the district brand. Every message, post, and update is delivered from the district's own brand, helping leaders reinforce their values, build trust with families, and present a consistent experience across schools and departments while built-in safeguards and AI-assisted workflows ensure messages are appropriate. * Reducing administrative burden with intuitive tools and support. The platform is designed so that districts of any size can quickly deploy and maintain their communications, with support from the Apptegy team to keep staff focused on higher-impact work rather than troubleshooting tools. * Expanding the platform with new AI-powered tools. Apptegy hasn't slowed down. Since the judging period, the platform has expanded with Community Experience, with AI-powered tools like chat, and Attendance Pro, providing districts the ability to deliver instant answers for families, combat chronic absenteeism, and deepen engagement across their school communities in real time. Apptegy's platform continues to evolve, with expanded analytics and internal communication tools that give administrators even greater visibility into communication and performance, tighter control over how information is delivered and managed, and more efficient ways to further support their schools and communities. "The future of learning isn't something we're waiting for - it's unfolding right now, shaped by innovators who aren't reacting to change, but creating it across classrooms, workplaces, and beyond," said Victor Rivero, Editor-in-Chief of EdTech Digest. About The EdTech Awards The EdTech Awards from EdTech Digest is one of the largest recognition programs in all of education technology, celebrating products, people, and organizations. The program spotlights innovators and leading solutions that are transforming education for learners and educators around the world. About Apptegy Apptegy is a fast-growing, K-12 communications software company that partners with more than 5,250 school districts across the U.S. Apptegy's all-in-one K-12 communications platform gives district leaders, staff, and educators the tools to drive student enrollment and attendance, family engagement, and community support. Apptegy's mission is to partner with school districts and organizations to simplify communication, elevate their brand, and empower every role in their organization.