ParentSquare

““We wear a lot of hats in our district and having a tool that can save you time and just let you move on to the next thing is priceless.””

““ParentSquare is helping us close that gap in a way that some of our other communication platforms weren’t,” said Jordan, who recently began using the platform’s Smart Alerts feature.”

““ParentSquare is fully EdLaw 2-d compliant; we’re giving them almost all of our data (aside from grades and test results,” said Jordan. “I’m beholden as a district privacy officer to make sure that we have an agreement between my district and the company saying we are compliant with EdLaw 2-d.””

““They created a professional project that not only won an award from DECA but also made a lasting impact on our school community.””

““We needed a means of streamlining our efforts and reaching people better. So, ParentSquare helped us in unifying these communications.””

““We are now real believers that the school communications piece is the basis for a healthy school culture. We’ve seen the immediacy of need for that. We’ve seen the immediacy of effects that our communication strategies employed from March until now are having on the way people perceive and regard our district’s community””

““In that sense, the platform itself has become a good word-of-mouth recruiting tool for us.””

““I like the fact that we’re directly communicating with parents and getting evidence that they’re receiving our message. We can use Google Analytics to see how we’re doing, but we don’t have nearly the percentage visiting our website versus connecting directly with us via ParentSquare. It just gives me a sense of confidence that we’ve reached them.””

““Being able to send out report cards and progress reports automatically through our current reporting system is a great time and money saver,””

““Along with the education itself, you’ll also learn a lot by networking with the other communications coordinators and public relations staff who are using it,” he says. “That’s where the real power lies.””

““ParentSquare is a one-stop shop—from the newsletters to the website to everything in between,” says Cabral. “I think the platform has really done a great job of addressing school systems’ needs. As parents themselves, its founders saw a need and are holding true to their values when it comes to what it means to be part of ParentSquare. It’s so much more than just a product.””

““There’s an accountability factor in that we always know when our messages are received,” says Cabral. “Now, we know when someone hasn’t received our messages, and we can straighten it out quickly, in the language that the recipient speaks.””

““We’re really starting to drill down and utilize those specific tools to send the right messages to the right audience at the right time,” says Johnson.”

““I like the whole ‘set it and forget it’ process and how much data and analytics we’re able to pull from the system and use,” she says.”

““Not having to use the traditional interoffice mail or snail mail creates significant cost savings because we can securely email parents their child’s state assessments and other forms,” he says.”

““I selected Portuguese as many in the room are first generation. Multiple administrators were really impressed by the quality of the translation and the audio. One even said, ‘It sounds just like my dad!’””

“ParentSquare made a huge difference in our community — the platform has transformed how we connect with families,”

“ParentSquare is the heartbeat of our daily operations.”

“As someone who is in the thick of it everyday, I can tell you that ParentSquare’s translation features are a game changer for engaging with families in various languages — our caregivers can’t stop raving about how easy it is to use,”

““I’d been looking at ParentSquare for a while, so moving over to that platform was a no-brainer. Today we have an equity-rich, one-stop shop for two-way communication with our families.””

““ParentSquare has worked with us hand in hand and is always open to hearing our feedback on the platform. They’ve been phenomenal.””

““Everybody I’ve worked with from initial research to purchasing to implementation has been very open to our questions, concerns and inquiries. They always get back to us very quickly,””

““It’s very important that we can get stuff out in a timely manner to control the narrative,””

““By unifying, we’ve eliminated the cost of all of those other programs,””

““Payments happen in the place families are already engaged, and we don’t have to manage multiple systems or manual tracking anymore.””