ParentSquare

See Internal Announcement Letter here.

ParentSquare will take the place of SchoolMessenger and Remind.com. We will have one portal that parents and district staff can access to find communication from the district, principals, guidance, teachers, and coaches. All your parent information and students will be automatically loaded and connected to you! All communications will be in one place! Here are some features:

• District and building text/email alerts will also be in the app/site;

• Share posts/newsletters/information (videos, photos, documents, etc.) in the app with parents;

• Ask for volunteers;

• Direct message parents;

• Create groups for collaboration or add room parents/co-teachers/TAs.

We will hold several in person trainings over the summer but there are also training videos on their site.  

I highly recommend the Teacher 101 Course or these training videos to get you started.

https://parentsquare.talentlms.com/catalog/info/id:128

Check out the resources below for more information!

September 2nd Webinar:

If you want to be able to go through the courses, you will have to create an account on the training site. It will save your progress. There are step-by-step directions in video and document form. They are very easy to understand.

Training Modules - Teacher Training 101 is a 30-minute module that provides detailed video instructions, hands-on practice challenges, a quiz, and a certificate. Professional development credit can be awarded to teachers who complete the module. 

• • Module link: ParentSquare Academy: Teacher Training Modules 

Teacher Training Video - Get all teachers on board with ParentSquare during a staff meeting or PD session. The video pauses in 3 places for teachers to practice. 

• • Teacher Training Video Instructions

  • Video link:  Teacher Pre-Recorded Webinar 

Live Webinars - Invite your teachers to register for an upcoming live webinar

• • Webinar Link: Teacher 101 - ParentSquare Training Webinar Registration

Parents will receive the following communications with dates TBD:

• Paper letter home introducing ParentSquare

• An email/text invite to join the site

• Posted on the website

• WEST/PTA will post on Facebook groups

• Email/Text notification  from SchoolMessenger with link to the site