# 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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