Parent Square - Staff
WPS ParentSquare - Staff Info
About ParentSquare
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform that offers a host of tools that allows district, school administrators, and teachers to communicate and engage with families and students. Some features include:
- Mass notifications and Urgent Alerts with two-way communication
- Mobile application for administrators and parents (iOS and Android)
- Attendance notifications
- Teacher and classroom communication
- Direct Messaging with two-way translation
- Forms and Permission Slips
- Appointment Sign Ups (parent-teacher conferences, technology pick-ups)
- Calendar and RSVP
- Volunteering and classroom sign-ups
Accessing ParentSquare
All staff members are connected to ParentSquare through their Waltham Public Schools Gmail accounts.
Visit ParentSquare's website, then click "Sign in with Google."
We also encourage all staff to download the ParentSquare smartphone app from the Apple Store or Google Play.
You will receive notifications from WPS even if you do not download the ParentSquare app.
Please make sure you adjust your notification settings to control how often you receive message alerts.
Quick Start Guide
- Start by clicking ‘New Post’ button to send any message to your class/grade.
- On ‘New Post’ page, use the language translation option to automatically send messages in two languages to parents: English and their home language.
- Click ‘# Notified’ next to the eye at the bottom of the post to make sure your post reached every single student family in your class. If a parent does not have an email address, they are automatically sent a text. Parents can also download the app. Parents do NOT have to have the app to receive notifications - they need it if they want to participate in 2-way communication.
- Have questions? Click the question mark in the top right corner of the desktop version or the Help tab on the app (tap the triple bar icon at the top left), and select ‘Help Articles’ to find answers to most of your questions.
Sending a Post in Parent Square
Staff Training Slides
Staff Training Modules