What is ParentSquare?
ParentSquare helps schools and families stay connected and informed—all in one easy place. Whether it’s a quick message from a teacher, an important alert from the district, or a reminder about tomorrow’s field trip, ParentSquare makes sure families never miss a thing.
Why families and teachers love ParentSquare:
• Simple, easy-to-use app and website
• Messages are automatically translated into 190+ languages
• Best-in-class safety and security practices
• One place for all school updates, alerts, and messages
With ParentSquare, families and staff save time and stay connected—so everyone can focus on helping students succeed.
ParentSquare for iOS
The ParentSquare app makes it easy for families to stay in the loop and engage with their child’s school community. With the app, parents and guardians can:
• See school news, classroom updates, and photos
• Receive important notices like attendance alerts and cafeteria balances
• Message teachers and staff directly
• Join group conversations
• Sign up for wishlist items, volunteering, and conferences
• Respond to absences or tardies*
• Pay school-related fees and invoices*
* If included with your school's implementation
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ParentSquare FAQ
Is ParentSquare free?
Yes, ParentSquare is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is ParentSquare legit?
🤔 The ParentSquare app's quality is mixed. Some users are satisfied, while others report issues. Consider reading individual reviews for more context.
This app runs so slow. It’s really difficult to get to the posts I want to see. For example if I get a notification and click on it. That post is slow to load and as soon as it does it’s buried by many other posts. It’s hard to find my teachers when I want to send a message. I can’t block posts I know I don’t want to see…There is just nothing likable about it really.
Me encanta esta app!
Pero no se porque últimamente no me traduce nada al español y antes si lo hacia, espero que lo resuelvan pronto.
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It is useful for me
Not Good for Communication
This site is very frustrating to use. It changes the words you are typing to other words or doesn't let you type the word you are wanting to. The functionality is limited and does not perform well. Pelase update and fix to make it easier for us teachers and parents to use.
The best thing schools are using
ParentSquare is one of the best. The best communication schools are using. All New York City schools should be using this type of system.
Attendance
I really like the app I wished the school would utilize all the features more like calendar, permission slips , communication, turning in school notes. I like that’s you can turn in school notes but I couldn’t attach any doctors notes to it.
It was better when they just used email
The app crashes all the time. I can’t just copy and paste links. The zoom on attachments is terrible, and it’s hard to open them in my preferred apps. This is a useless layer of indirection, and the messages would be better if they were just emails. It might make a good service for teachers/school administrators to manage contact info, if I could use it as a parent without EVER seeing the app.
I’d love it if this app would go away and the school would just use plain old email or text messages.
Reminders
I appreciate the weekly reminders and updates. As a guardian, I often forget about school activities and upcoming events. Thank you for providing this app.
Thankful for this parent app.
I love this app because it gives you reminders of things going on in and out of school with work, sports, or any event in the community. I be so busy sometimes and just to see a reminder message or just to go back and check it out. Tha you so much.
Does not have described options
My daughter got sick and I cannot send an attendance notice, because I just don’t have it in my app. I read the guide how to do it, but I cannot
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