Hello WPS community,

We are very excited to announce the launch of our brand new school-to-family communications platform: ParentSquare

ParentSquare is an app and online portal that provides families with a new way to stay connected with your student’s school. This platform will contain all school-related information and notifications in one convenient location.

ParentSquare offers a number of features, including:

• Alerts: School-wide announcements and notifications sent directly to your phone.

• Two-way communication: Parents can send and receive direct messages with teachers and administrators.

• Participation and sign-up capabilities: RSVP for events, schedule conferences, permission slips, and more.

• Secure document delivery: safely and securely receive student-related documents and information.

An email has been sent to you with sign-up information. ParentSquare will be one of the primary forms of communication between your child’s school and you, so it is important that you complete this sign-up.

The sign-up information is also included below.

To sign-up for ParentSquare

1. Download the free ParentSquare app for iOS or Android (available in the App Store or Google Play)

2. Login with your email or phone number registered with Watertown Public Schools

3. Begin exploring the ParentSquare app!

When you are successfully signed up for ParentSquare, please select two key preferences to ensure a smooth user experience.

• Under your account settings, please select your language preferences
  • ParentSquare offers more than 100 language options
• Under your account settings, please select your notification preferences
  • Select whether you would like to receive non-urgent ParentSquare notifications via email, text, and the ParentSquare app.
• The ParentSquare app also offers two notification settings: instant and digest.
  • The instant setting will send you a notification whenever a post is made on ParentSquare
  • The digest setting will send you a once-a-day notification gathering all the day’s posts on ParentSquare
• Please note that any urgent notifications will be sent to your phone regardless of your notification preferences.

All of us at Watertown Public Schools are excited to launch this new platform.