ParentSquare Admin and Assistant Resources

Getting Started for School Admins and Assistants

• Getting Started Checklist for School Admins

• When to Use ParentSquare Features (Secure Doc is Disabled)

• Google Doc: Admin Guide

• Moving from Remind to ParentSquare

Account Setup & Navigation

• Overview of ParentSquare (1:36)

• Account Settings (3:21)

• Basic Navigation & Account Settings (11:58)

• Create a Profile (2:38)

• Switch Schools

• Switch Accounts (Staff and Parent Accounts)

• Navigating ParentSquare (4:57)

• Manage Notification Settings (1:37)

• Settings & Office Hours (3:21)

• What Unregistered Users Can See and Do

• How Translations Work in ParentSquare

Creating Posts

• Post Basics: Video & Help Article (5:32)

• Post from the App (3:15)

• When to Post Versus Direct Message

• Studio Editor Overview

Direct Messages

• Direct Message: Overview Video & Help Article (9:00)

• How to Send a Direct Message

• Send a Message with a Personalized Voice Clip

Alerts

• Send a Smart Alert

• Send an Urgent Alert

• Send an Alert from the App (2:24)

• Add Alerts to Your Message Library (2:56)

• Alert Reports

• Best Practices and Examples of Alerts

• All about Alerts video guide (7:32)

Groups

• Create a Group

• Groups (9:04)

Admin Tools

• Advanced Admin Training (Date, Directory, Alerts (Smart & Urgent), Auto Notices) (44:25)

• Admin Dashboard for Schools (3:05)

Other Helpful Resources

• Appointment Sign Ups (5:41)

• Calendar & Event Syncing (3:15)

• Use Forms and Permission Slips (7:41)

• Create Engaging Post Graphics Using Canva (7:39)

• Design Blocks for Newsletters and Posts (3:28)

• Create a Website Widget for Newsletters

• Advanced Search (2:05)

• Reuse a Post from Advanced Search (2:01)

ParentSquare Help & Support

• Navigate ParentSquare Help Articles (3:04)

• Register and Take a Self-Paced Online Course for Credit (4:27)

• Add a Hyperlink (1:37)

• Private vs. Group Messages (2:28)

• Training Hub