What’s new for back-to-school

Ready for day one

The new school year brings a long to-do list, from welcoming families and publishing updates to preparing websites, documents, and daily communications. Explore the latest ParentSquare innovations that help strengthen family engagement, simplify operations, and save staff time.

AI Assistant

Ready to answer back-to-school questions

AI Assistant helps families find answers quickly on your website by reading content across your entire site, including PDFs and images, and translating answers into 190+ languages. Families get the information they need while your team gets fewer repetitive calls and emails.

Electronic signatures

Ready to get documents signed faster

Electronic Signatures let schools collect signatures for important documents directly in Secure Document Delivery, eliminating printing, mailing, and manual follow-up. Families can review and sign documents from any device.

ParentSquare Attendance Plus

Ready to expand attendance visibility

Teacher and family access, period attendance data, and automated workflows are new in Attendance Plus this year, expanding visibility into attendance patterns and reducing the manual steps required for outreach and intervention.

Explore what else has launched recently

Fresh features. Smarter workflows. Better connections for school communities. Here’s a roundup of some of our favorite recent launches.

Communications

Simplify absence reporting for families

Parent Absence Reporting gives families one clear place in ParentSquare to report student absences. Attendance staff can review submissions, approve or decline them in one click, and maintain a complete absence record without leaving the platform.

ParentSquare Intelligence

Help spark family conversations

Conversation Starters automatically generate relevant questions from post content, helping parents turn school updates into meaningful at-home discussions. Staff can review, edit, or customize these questions before sending.

Turn Canva designs into newsletters

Connect your Canva Education account to browse and import existing designs directly into Studio Editor. Skip downloading and re-uploading files so you can create polished, engaging newsletters in less time.

StudentSquare

Keep families connected in cell phone–restricted schools

StudentSquare enables parents to message students directly, with school-level controls that support your district’s cell phone policies.

Websites

Bring key content to life with a visual navigation

Add images, titles, and captions to Smart Sites navigation menus to better guide visitors, reinforce branding, and showcase key content across your website.

Communications / ParentSquare Intelligence

Measure and improve your family reach

With Contactability™ Benchmark, see how your district’s reach compares to similar-sized districts and get actionable guidance on what it takes to achieve 100% contactability.

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