ParentSquare is the chosen communication platform in Northwest ISD to help families consolidate their communication from schools and to help teachers and campuses easily alert students and families.Â
ParentSquare in NISD
NISD STAFF
All NISD Staff will recieve ParentSquare communication from the district, groups, and campuses they are connected with. To activate your NISD Staff account, sign in to the NISD Portal or at parentsquare.com/signin and "login with Google". You will need to verify your email and phone number. Staff can send and recieve ParentSquare communication via the website or through the app.
Add-ons can be attached to Posts or Studio Editors:
đź“… Calendar/RSVP: Use the calendar to schedule events, assessments, library days, etc. and even set up automated reminders.Â
📎Attach Photos or Files
âť“Permission slips/forms: School Field Trip forms have already been added by the district for you to use. You can also create your own permission slip or form with your own questions.Â
🎊Ask for items: Request supplies for a class party, project, or event. Item details and quantities can be set up.Â
🤚Request Volunteers: Request volunteers for mystery readers, class parties, classroom helpers, and more. Tasks, times, and number of people can be set up.
NISD Families
All NISD Families are sent registration emails at the start of the school year, but they can also register without this message. Families can visit parentsquare.com/signin to register with either the email or phone number they have on file with their child’s school. Contact information in ParentSquare is synced with the information in eSchool. If families wish to change any emails or phone numbers, they can do so at the campus level and the new information will sync with ParentSquare.
For families with Apple or Android smartphones, ParentSquare offers an app to view all communication from teachers, schools and the district. This app provides another avenue to review communication, though it is not required – families can still view communication by phone, email or on the ParentSquare website.
NISD Students
At the secondary level, teachers and schools can communicate directly with students in StudentSquare, which is the student-branded version of ParentSquare. This can be found in their NISD Portal and are available on both Apple and Android smartphones.Â
ParentSquare Notifications come through as a text, email, and notify through the app. Adjust the times and method of delivery in your Notification Settings.
ParentSquare offers two-way translation in over 100 languages that automatically translates messages from the sender to the recipient in each parents’ preferred language. Adjust your Language settings here.