ParentSquare
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The Modern Platform for Family Engagement - Every family. Informed. Engaged.
How to Replace ParentSquareOverview
Features
42 features across 16 categories
AI(1)
AI that powers smarter outreach, deeper engagement, and school success
Admin(2)
Create, assign, and manage roles for your district with granular permission controls
Search users by name, email, phone, and child
Analytics(2)
Centralized tools to measure and improve usage and engagement metrics
Data analytics and reporting to measure and improve usage and engagement
Attendance(4)
Automatically alert parent/guardians when their child is absent with excuse options
Award-winning chronic absenteeism solution to track attendance interventions and simplify workflows
Set up student-specific communications for attendance and lunch balance notifications
Proactive outreach to boost attendance and reduce chronic absenteeism
Automation(1)
Automatically notify parents/guardians for student-specific scenarios with threshold-based rules
Communication(10)
Send urgent alerts and notifications to reach every family reliably across multiple channels
Create engaging, beautifully designed posts and newsletters with pre-built templates
Two-way messaging with translations between educators and families
Share media-rich updates and newsletters with families, staff, and students with customizable templates
Student communication app designed for engaging with students
Improve engagement via smartphone and desktop with two-way app and web messaging
Let families receive and send messages via email
Connect with families via text messaging without requiring an app or data plan
Send important alerts with a few clicks from phone or desktop with automatic failover to voice
Web and mobile voice calling to ParentSquare users and 10-digit US phone numbers
Compliance(2)
Websites designed with ADA compliance standards for accessibility
Five-year message archive for compliance and oversight
Data Management(1)
Tools to ensure 100% contactability by verifying and correcting contact information
Document Management(3)
Digital permission slips and signatures to collect responses quickly and effectively
Get feedback fast from families with customizable online forms and surveys
Send confidential, student-specific documents electronically such as progress reports and IEPs
Engagement(5)
Set up conferences and events with RSVP tracking to increase attendance
Event calendar with RSVP functionality for family engagement
Public community groups to extend outreach beyond the district
Set up conferences and increase event attendance with appointment invitations and RSVPs
Invite family support, track volunteer hours, and manage signups
Finance(2)
School payments integrated directly into ParentSquare communications
School payments integrated directly into ParentSquare communications via Stripe integration
Integration(2)
Direct SIS integrations with API, SFTP, and SIS partnerships for seamless data sync
Share posts to social media and manage both internal and external social posts through ParentSquare
Localization(3)
Preferred language translation in 130+ languages for all communications
Multi-language website support with automatic translation capabilities
Automatic two-way translation capability for inclusive family communication
Onboarding(1)
Streamlined onboarding process to get schools and districts up and running quickly
Security(1)
Industry-standard security protocols for data transfer and storage with ISO 27001 certification
Website(2)
Branded and accessible websites for schools and districts
Configurable and compliant websites seamlessly integrated with ParentSquare
Pricing
Universal Reach
- ✓Mass notifications and alerts
- ✓One-way notifications and urgent alerts
- ✓Send to recipients' preferred communication channels
- ✓Automated notices and attendance notifications
- ✓Social and website sharing
- ✓Student communication app (StudentSquare)
- ✓Customized notifications with SIS data
True Two-Way
- ✓Two-way communication on every device
- ✓Two-way SMS texting
- ✓Two-way app and web messaging
- ✓Two-way email replies
- ✓Automatic translation in 130+ languages
- ✓All Universal Reach features
Enhanced Engagement
- ✓Newsletter designer (Studio Editor)
- ✓Appointment invitations and RSVPs
- ✓Volunteering and signups
- ✓Searchable directory
- ✓Data analytics and reporting
- ✓100% contactability tools
- ✓All True Two-Way features
Admin Oversight
- ✓Centralized tools, controls, and insights
- ✓Direct SIS integrations
- ✓Custom roles and permissions
- ✓All Enhanced Engagement features
Paperless Workflows
- ✓Online forms and surveys
- ✓Digital permission slips and signatures
- ✓Public community groups
- ✓All Admin Oversight features
Cost Calculator
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Build vs Buy
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Integrations
7 known integrations