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ParentSquare

Centralized Schoolwide Communication Platform

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What is ParentSquare?

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What is ParentSquare?

  • A centralized communication platform made specifically for schools
  • Offers web-based, app or SMS versions/notifications
  • Designed for teachers, coaches, parents, and older students to use

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What does ParentSquare do?

  • Teachers, coaches & parent leaders can share notifications, announcements, files & links
  • Teachers & coaches can post photos & videos
  • One-to-one and group messaging
  • Sign-ups, such as for parent conferences, volunteering, or to bring items to a class party
  • & more

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Why are we adopting ParentSquare?

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Why are we adopting ParentSquare?

  • We are are reigning in the “wild wild west” of communication in many different apps & formats to streamline and make things easier for our families & faculty/staff
  • Communication will be all via ParentSquare (and email) schoolwide

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Why are we adopting ParentSquare?

  • Offers a variety of tools to meet all our communication needs in one place
  • Will save time & reduce hassle for everyone
  • Has a web version, app versions, or parents/students can opt to receive communication via SMS

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Data Privacy & Legal Requirements

  • Ensures we are keeping student & family data private
  • Ensures students communicating with teachers/coaches are kept safe and using an app designed for schools
  • ParentSquare is safe, designed for school use, legal for students to use, and has records available for admin if ever needed

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Getting Started

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ParentSquare pulls all data from The Wire, so if anything is incorrect, update it there.

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Using ParentSquare

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View & Interact with Posts

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View Photos & Videos

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Send & Receive Messages

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More Features

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Sign Ups - Web

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Sign Ups - App

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Complete Forms - Web

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Complete Forms - App

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Calendar

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Calendar - Web

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PTO-Specific Items

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Q&A

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More Resources

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Thank you!

Email allsaintsedtech@aseschool.net if you have any additional questions.