Tech Weekly News Update

We continue to make progress with parents downloading the app, but we still need more! Keep advocating! Parents will need to be registered and have the app to interact with posts, reply to direct messages, get and electronically sign permission slips, RSVP to events, and more.

Through StudentSquare, students can now send private, two-way messages to the teachers and staff members connected to their classes. ParentSquare allows teachers, staff, and coaches to communicate with students and families about classes, clubs, sports teams, and more. StudentSquare is available for students age 13 and older. We plan to get 7th-8th grade students registered soon. Please note: students cannot message other students or family members through StudentSquare.

ParentSquare offers a Virtual Phone feature with a built-in blocking function to stop unwanted calls from specific users or numbers. You can access this feature in the web version of ParentSquare by going to the Virtual Phone section, where you can use the blocking tool to add and manage blocked callers. Some of you already found this feature!

Under General Announcements, you can select how often you want to receive notifications for posts. Select Off, Instant or Digest notifications.

1. Click on your name in the top right corner.
2. Select "My Account" from the drop-down menu.
3. Find your Notification Settings and change them from "Instant" to "Digest" or "Off".

• Off: no notifications about posts will be sent to you. Urgent Alerts and Notices will still be sent. School Alerts will still be sent if turned on.
• Instant: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification every time a notice or message is sent.
• Digest: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification once a day in the evening with all posts from that day.

Thanks to all of you that have been brave enough to post or message parents! Please reach out to us with questions. We are always glad to help. Shout out to Lynda Gatliff for leading the district with 26 posts! You are our newsletter winner and will be rewarded with a sweet treat next week!