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ParentSquare

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What is ParentSquare?

ParentSquare is an easy-to-use communication tool that combines multiple communication streams into one easy-to-use app for families and staff. 

What you can do with ParentSquare:

  • Receive messages from school via email, text or mobile app  
  • Choose to receive information as it comes (Instant) or all at once at around 6:00 pm (Daily Digest)
  • Communicate in your preferred language
  • Two-way texting with translation between staff and families
  • Attendance notification with the option to send in a digital note to excuse your student’s absence
  • Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
  • Sign forms and permission slips, receive report cards, sign up to volunteer and more all from your computer or mobile device

Getting Started

A flyer with instructions on how to activate your ParentSquare account.

A flyer with instructions for how to activate your ParentSquare account.

Need a Guest Account?

If you are not a Bethel parent/guardian or staff member and would like to join Bethel’s ParentSquare community,
click the link below to request a Guest Account.

Guest Account Request

ParentSquare FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

  • You don’t have to take any action to receive emails, texts or phone calls. Our student information system syncs contact information directly with ParentSquare. If you want to use the mobile app, download it from the app store and follow the prompts. (Here are the directions on how to do that.)

  • To add a child or school, contact your school(s) directly to update your contact information. You should confirm that the same email and phone number is on file for all children at all schools. The day after the change is made at the school, you should be able to see the updated information in ParentSquare.

  • Yes. The first time that you log into the app or web portal, all of your students should automatically be listed in the upper lefthand corner. If you don’t see them, please contact your school office(s).

  • Yes, parents can have different settings for each school.  Go to “Account”, click on “Notifications,” and click on “Custom Settings.” You can then choose different notification settings for different schools. (Here’s an article to help you.)

  • To change your contact information, you have three options:

    Contact your school’s office

    Update the information yourself in Home Access Center, which syncs nightly with ParentSquare to update information.

    Update the information on the Parent Square mobile phone app — this might take up to a week to be seen on your account.

    Here’s an article on how to update your contact information.

  • You can customize your language settings by going to “Account” and clicking “Preferences.” From there, you can choose your preferred language from the drop-down menu, and you’ll start to receive content in that language.

    Here is a help article on how to change your language settings.

  • You can choose to receive messages via email, text, voice and/or the mobile app. While you can opt out of any of these methods of communication, please note that the district has the discretion to override opt-outs for messages and alerts deemed urgent or important, including health and safety situations and attendance. 

  • You can set your notification preferences to only receive a daily digest so that you’ll receive all messages at the end of the day.

    Go to “Account”, click on “Notifications,” and choose “Digest” for email, text and App Notifications. (Here’s an article to step you through it.)

     

  • Parents and Guardians who receive Attendance Notices on their app or the ParentSquare website and can submit notes back to the school. Click “Send Note to School,” enter the reason for the absence and click “Submit.” Here’s an article to help you.

  • ParentSquare imports students directly from your school’s Student Information System.  The data is imported during our nightly sync.

    If your child no longer attends this particular school or has graduated, please contact your school directly with your request to remove your child from the school’s information system.

    You can also click the “Unsubscribe”  link on your email from ParentSquare or reply STOP to the SMS from ParentSquare to stop notifications to your email or phone.