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ParentSquare Overview

What is ParentSquare?

Designed to facilitate and automate communication between preK-12 educators and parents.

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Designed to facilitate and automate communication between preK-12 educators and parents.


Seller Details
Year Founded
2011
HQ Location
Goleta, US
Twitter
@ParentSquare
3,185 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
www.linkedin.com
285 employees on LinkedIn®

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Recent ParentSquare Reviews

Haley W.
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Haley W.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Total Game Changer for School Communication! 5 Stars!!"
I love everything about ParentSquare! It has been a total game changer in our school district, opening up the doors of communication between famili...
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Brittany K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Keeps parents informed!"
Easiest way for the office staff and teachers to communicate with parents efficiently.
MariaElena O.
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MariaElena O.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Translation feature"
The ease to message multiple people at once without having to type in their email or deal with difficult email settings to make groups.
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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

I love that I can post publicly to all parents or school as well as privately. I use parent square to schedule conferences, school calendar, parent contact. I love that I can also see who received the message and who opened it or who failed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

I don’t like that I can’t edit information that’s already posted. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ParentSquare:

Be patient and explore all options and tools they offer! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Scheduling, parent communication, weekly post. Consistency, expectations and communications have benefited tremendously Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Christina K.
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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

ParentSquare is a quick and easy tool for communicating with parents and guardians. It is easy to post and message parents. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

Because it is linked to PowerSchool, it can take a while to update changed information. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Can be slow to update parent contact information.

Translation features are beneficial. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lindsey O.
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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

ParentSquare has changed the way we communictate with our school community. We've used ParentSquare for the last four years and it has helped us to get away from emails, texts, and all of the other many ways that we used to communicate with our parents and teachers. ParentSquare has not only streamlined how we communicate, but it has also simplified how we collect money, track parent volunteer hours, and collect permission forms. We've been able to go almost entirely paperless since ParentSquare added the form builder! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

There is nothing to dislike! ParentSquare has a 24 chat for any issues that come up, so the very rare times we've had problems they have been resolved quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

ParentSquare has made how we communicate with our parents, teachers, and even high school students much simpler. We are able to track data on who has received, read, and responded to each message that we send out so it makes it super simple to know who we're reaching with out messages. There is also a rapid alert system through ParentSquare, so in the case of inclement weather, we are able to push an automatic notification with an alert sound to the whole school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

ParentSquare makes it easy to communicate with multiple families at once. I can send class reminders and communicate with parents easily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

Nothing! This app is easy to use so I have no complaints. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

I've had better parent engagement and am able to communicate about things like permission slips for class trips. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brianna B.
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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

This is an easy system that allows you to set up multiple groups to send messages to. You can set up a group for your school, per grade, per class, per club, etc. This allows teachers and staff to keep in contact with parents with one quick email or message. Also accepts payments allowing parents to be able to have a one-stop shop when it comes to communication with the school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

So far, there has been nothing that I would say I dislike. There are many features and we are still learning them, as we are a new user to ParentSquare. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Communication! Parents do not read newsletters sent home or get on the school's websites - this is an easy way for parents to stay in touch with what is going on. This is also easy to send reminders to students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

I was recently among a group of teachers complaining that it was so challenging to reach all of their students' parents at once. One colleague was using one app to reach students, one app to reach parents who liked getting text message notifications, and another app for parents who preferred email. They also spent hours calling parents for reminders about upcoming events. Parentsquare does all of this with just one platform! I love that parents can just set their preferences as to how/when they receive notifications. This ensures that parents are able to receive communication in whatever form is most accessible for them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

I have heard parents state that they receive so much information from schools that they often just delete the messages without reading them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ParentSquare:

Use ParentSquare and only ParentSquare. Make it easy for parents and do not use multiple forms of communication. This application does it all. Take some time to figure out all of the features and enjoy! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Parentsquare has helped streamline my communication with parents to keep them in the loop about important upcoming dates for students and ways to get involved. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HZ
User Friendly but Updates needed
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What do you like best about ParentSquare?

As an educator and I'm sure this is the same as a parent, I receive updates that actually catch my attention that are extremely important to have a successful school/work day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

I wish our school would use it more! This app is great to get important messages across to parents and teachers and I think it can be utilized even more. I also think our school needs reminders for everyone to download the app and I don't think everyone has it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ParentSquare:

Download this app so you know as a parent and teacher about important and sometimes crucial updates. Especially for schedules changes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

Changes to schedule, important updates, carpool updates, rainy day schedules, reminders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.