ParentSquare Communication

HOW WE COMMUNICATE

Burke County Public Schools has launched a new communication platform. This change follows the district's former mass communications provider discontinuing the beloved BC App. While saying goodbye to an app that's been downloaded over 11,000 times was tough, we've turned this challenge into an exciting opportunity!

We are thrilled to announce our new, unified communication platform: ParentSquare! ParentSquare provides a whole host of tools that allow the district, school administrators, staff, and teachers to more effectively communicate and engage with families and students. With one place for messages, updates, forms, and more, BCPS has consolidated multiple tools into a single, easy-to-use system for both staff and families.

ParentSquare automatically syncs with PowerSchool, our Student Information System, to generate an account for each parent, using their preferred email address and phone number. We encourage parents to activate their accounts so they can download the ParentSquare App, set their language preferences, and choose how and when they'd like to receive messages.

HOW TO ACCESS PARENT SQUARE & REGISTER YOUR ACCOUNT:

Download the ParentSquare App or click this link: https://www.parentsquare.com/districts/3356

Please register your account by signing in with the email or phone number on file in PowerSchool.

IS YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION INCORRECT IN PARENT SQUARE?

If anything looks wrong (name, phone, email, etc), please log into your PowerSchool ParentPortal Account to update your student's information

Note: It can take up to one business day (an overnight sync) for ParentSquare to reflect any updates/changes. Once that’s done, simply sign out and back in (or refresh) to see the corrected information.

Parents/Guardians:
Your school will send you an invitation using your email address or phone number on file, OR go to https://www.parentsquare.com/districts/3356
Faculty/Staff: Register your account by logging into ClassLink and clicking on the ParentSquare icon, or go to https://www.parentsquare.com/districts/3356
Select "Sign in with Google" and use your BCPS email account: your user [email protected]
Students: Register your account by logging into ClassLink and clicking on the StudentSquare icon, or go to https://www.mystudentsquare.com/signin
Select "Sign in with Google" and use your BCPS email account: your user [email protected]
Confirm Your Information: You'll be prompted to verify your name, email, and phone number (note that this information is retrieved directly from Parent Portal/PowerSchool.

ENGLISH

PARENT SQUARE FEATURES:

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
Appointment Sign Ups (parent-teacher conferences, technology pick-ups)
Calendar and RSVP
Volunteering and classroom supply sign-ups
And so much more!

As a registered parent, you can:

Receive messages from the school and district via phone, email, text, or app notification
Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm
Communicate in your preferred language
Comment on school postings to engage with your school community
Direct message teachers, staff, and other parents
Participate in group messages from schools and teachers
Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
Sign up to volunteer, sign up to donate school supplies, and more all from your desktop or mobile device

DOWNLOAD THE PARENTSQUARE APP TODAY

The ParentSquare app is available in both the iOS and Android stores. Downloading the mobile app is the easiest way to receive all Posts, Events, sign-up requests, Photos, and Files.

Dear BCPS Families,

If you haven't already downloaded the ParentSquare app, we would like you to do so, as it is the best way to stay connected with our schools.

A few of the things you can do on the app:

View Posts - news and happenings in the class, grade, school, or groups
Events - look at the school calendar and save events on your phone
Photos - easily view and download class and school photos
Participate - volunteer for events, sign up to bring an item, or fill out a form
Communicate - message with staff or your classroom teacher

Download the App!
If you are viewing this message on your phone, click on a link below to download the app. If you are viewing on your computer, use your phone camera to hover over the QR image to download the app.

iPhone - Apple Store

Android - Google Play Store

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Watch this video for a quick overview of the ParentSquare Mobile App:

SPANISH

PARENT SQUARE VIDEO FOR PARENTS

If anything looks wrong (name, phone, email, etc), please log into your PowerSchool ParentPortal Account to update your student's information or complete this form: Student Change of Information Form

Note: It can take up to one business day (an overnight sync) for ParentSquare to reflect any updates/changes. Once that’s done, simply sign out and back in (or refresh) to see the corrected information.