We are excited to announce that our school district has adopted a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed and encourage greater engagement and connection with Gwinnett County Public Schools.
About ParentSquare
ParentSquare is a unified communication platform that offers a whole host of tools that allows district leaders, school administrators, and teachers to communicate and engage with families and students more effectively. Some features include:
- Mass notifications and Urgent Alerts with two-way communication
- Mobile application for administrators and parents (iOS and Android)
- Attendance notifications (district-managed)
- Teacher and classroom communication
- Direct Messaging with two-way translation
- Social (Facebook and Twitter) and website share
- StudentSquare (high school students)
- And so much more!
Communication to Families
Parents will receive notice of our transition to ParentSquare on July 14 and an activation email for their ParentSquare account the week of July 17. Those who do not register will still receive text, email, and phone notifications.
Parents who do create an account can interact by viewing photos, downloading attachments, leaving comments, messaging teachers, signing permission slips, and managing their communication settings and preferences.
The Communications and Media Relations team will continue providing tips, reminders, and information about ParentSquare to all families through district newsletters, the district website, and social media.
For more information about Parent Square, please click here to visit the GCPS website.
