ParentSquare for Staff
ParentSquare for Staff
All staff members have access to ParentSquare based on their role in the district. ParentSquare offers a wide variety of quick and easy tutorials for staff.
Staff will most commonly use ParentSquare to create 'Posts' for specific groups. Staff may also use ParentSquare to connect individually or with smaller groups through the Direct Message feature. Please find tutorials and answers to frequently asked questions on this webpage.
ParentSquare for Teachers
ParentSquare Basics for Teaching Staff
This video tutorial provides a general overview for teaching staff using ParentSquare.
Send a Post
Teaching staff will most commonly use the 'Post' feature when connecting with parent-guardians and/or students. This tutorial provides an overview on the 'post' feature, including information for sending a Welcome Post at the start of the school year.
Send a Direct Message
Direct messages are a quick and easy way to communicate with a parent-guardian or a small group of parents. All direct messages are saved and archived in ParentSquare.
Create a Group
Teaching staff can create groups if they would like to send targeted communication to subsets of parents and/or students.
Download the ParentSquare App to Communicate From Your Phone
Teaching staff have the option of communicating through ParentSquare from their phone.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can combine your multiple accounts in ParentSquare. Cases where combining accounts makes sense include:
- User is a staff member and parent: combine staff account with personal parent account to access both with one login. All emails and phone numbers remain associated. Note: Staff must sign in with the email or phone number associated with their staff account.
- Parents share an email or home phone: their accounts will automatically link if they are listed with shared contact information.
- User is missing a student or school from their main account: they have a second account for student or school that can be merged.
Learn how to merge accounts on the ParentSquare help page.
Yes, if you would like to add a room parent to your class please visit Admin > Data Assistant > Classes. Here is a help article on assigning a room parent to a class.
Teachers have the ability to create groups with students who are not in their class. Please visit Groups > New Group > New Static Group or New Auto-Update Group. From here you can create the group and choose a name and description for your group, as well as whether or not you want the group to be public or private. At the bottom, you can add your members by searching for them and checking the box next to the name of the individuals you would like to add. When you are finished click Save at the bottom. Here is a help article on creating a group.
Yes, if you have parents/guardians who have contacted you about a sign up but have not signed up in ParentSquare, you can add these users manually. Go to the post with the sign up. In the post, click Add Someone under the Sign Up button next to the time slot or item. Search for the user, highlight their name and click Save!
I am doing a project in my class and I need parent/guardian volunteers and items for our project. Ca
ParentSquare offers the capability to ask for both parent/guardian volunteers and items. Click New Post and create a post about your class project. Then, in the left sidebar you can select both Ask for Items and Request Volunteers. Input the items you need and how many as well as how many volunteers you need and what activities they will be doing. Once you are finished, click Post Now and watch your sign up fill up. Here is a help article on creating sign ups and volunteer lists.