ParentSquare - Peninsula School District 401

We are excited to announce that Peninsula School District is now using ParentSquare this school year to streamline school-to-home communications.

ParentSquare is used for mass communications (school newsletters, district information, urgent alerts), classroom communication (one-to-one and group messaging, parent-teacher conferences), and school services (attendance, lunch balances, forms). You can watch this ParentSquare 3 minute overview to learn more.

Please find a reference for parents using ParentSquare here.

How Do I Sign-Up?

Families received an invitation email before the school year to activate their ParentSquare account. If you are a parent and the school's database (SIS) contains your contact details, you can use your email or phone number to set up your account without the invitation.

Parentsquare automatically generates an account for each parent/guardian, using their preferred email address and phone number. Download the app or log into the ParentSquare web portal.

Once you activate your account you can set your communication frequency and language preferences. Please make sure your contact information is up to date in the parent portal. Check here.

What is ParentSquare?

ParentSquare is a simple-to-use platform that provides a safe way for everyone at a school to connect.

Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification
Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm
Communicate in your preferred language
Comment on school postings to engage with your school community
Direct message teachers, staff and other parents
Participate in group messages
Sign up for parent-teacher conferences complete other sign-ups, forms etc. all from your desktop or mobile device.

ParentSquare Tips and Reminders

ParentSquare Tip: Setting Instant vs. Digest Message Delivery Preferences

ParentSquare Tip: Setting Instant vs. Digest Message Delivery Preferences

Setting Message Delivery Account Preferences - Instant vs. Digest Delivery

For each individual with a ParentSquare account, users can fine tune their notification settings after logging in by clicking My Account from the upper-right corner dropdown and then Customize Your Settings under Notification Settings.

For general announcements via the Posts tool, each user can select Instant, Digest or Off (choose to turn off notifications altogether excluding emergency alerts and notices) for email, text, and app notifications.

For new accounts with preferences not yet set, Digest is the default setting for message delivery. Make sure you update your delivery setting if you prefer Instant delivery.

So, what’s the difference? Please read below.

Instant: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification every time a notice or message is sent (in real time).
Digest: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification once a day in the evening (delivers at approximately 6 pm) with all posts from that day.
- If using the digest setting, ensure you read through your digest email which may contain multiple messages with important information.
Off: no notifications about posts will be sent to you. Emergency Alerts and Notices will still be sent, and School Alerts if turned on.

* Additional Notes:

Post senders can override the digest option to send instantly to all recipients despite user preferences, but in general should only do so when appropriate.
Notification settings apply to Posts only. The Messages tool, intended for one-to-one direct messaging or small group messaging only, is instant delivery no matter the user settings.

The following is a visual example of the screen where you may set your preferences

How Do I Access My ParentSquare Account?

ParentSquare Website: Visit www.parentsquare.com and click Sign In in the upper-right corner.
Download the App: The app is available in the Apple Store and Google Play store.