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Streamlined communication for Ephrata School District familiesThe Ephrata School District has adopted a new, unified school-to-home communications platform called ParentSquare. This change comes as ParentSquare acquired our previous provider, Remind.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR YOU?
ParentSquare replaces Remind and brings together all your school communication in one safe, easy-to-use place. It's designed to keep families informed, engaged and connected with Ephrata Schools.
WITH PARENTSQUARE, YOU CAN:
Receive messages from your school via email, text and/or app notification
Choose how you receive updates - immediately or in a convenient daily digest at 6 p.m.
Communicate in your preferred language automatically.
Send direct messages to teachers and staff.
Access school and class information, calendars and more - all in one, centralized platform!
Our goal with ParentSquare is to unify and simplify communication tools so you can stay connected easily with news, activities, classroom updates and events from your student's school - all in one place.
GET STARTED: Who is Using ParentSquare?
Ephrata Families, Students and Staff are automatically enrolled in ParentSquare - no sign up is required.
As a parent, you will be automatically enrolled, and receive communication from ParentSquare.
In additions to communication from your Student's teachers and schools, your ParentSquare account also provides you with emergency alerts. These alerts will be used to communicate weather delays, school closures or other emergency situations.
As a student at EMS or EHS, you will be automatically enrolled, and receive communication from each of your teachers that use StudentSquare.
All communication will be sent to your @ephrataschools.org email address or through the StudentSquare App if downloaded. You may also choose to receive text messages from your teacher or school by adding your phone number to your StudentSquare account. You can respond directly to these messages to talk back and forth with your teacher, if your teacher allows this for their class.
Your StudentSquare account also provides you with emergency alerts from your school. These alerts will be used to communicate weather delays, school closures or other emergency situations.
Click on Sign In with Google and enter your School Password.
Click Sign In.
DOWNLOAD THE STUDENTSQUARE APP:
Use the camera on your phone to scan these QR codes - it takes you directly to the App or Google Play store.
APP STORE (IOS) GOOGLE PLAY
Register on the Mobile App (iPhone or Android):
Open the StudentSquare app.
Click on Sign In with Google and enter your @ephrataschools.org email and Password.
Tap Sign In.
In the app, use the bottom options to navigate through Posts, Messages, Alerts and Notices, and other content shared at your school.
STEP TWO - Add your cell phone to your account:
EMS & EHS Students may add a cell number to their StudentSquare account in order to receive messages via text by following the steps below:
ADD YOUR CELL PHONE Using the mobile app:
From Home, tap the triple-barMenu on the top-left.
Select Account.
Then select My Account.
Select Edit at the top-right of the screen.
Enter your cell phone number.
Tap Continue.
Enter the verification code received.
Tap Confirm.
ADD YOUR CELL PHONE Using a web browser:
From Home, click your name at top right and select Manage Account.
Click Edit Account in the left sidebar.
From Edit Account, click Edit or Add next to Cell Phone.
Enter your phone number and select Next. A verification code will be sent via email or text.
Enter Verification Code and click Confirm.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save.
STEP TWO: Set your Notification Preferences:
If you are receiving too many notifications from StudentSquare we suggest you update your account settings. You can customize notification preferences by notification type and select your preferred delivery method.
CHANGE YOUR NOTIFICATION SETTINGS From the app:
Tap the triple-bar menu in the top left.
Tap Account in the left sidebar and select Notifications.
Choose your preferences:
Urgent Alerts & Notices: this setting is managed by your school or district and can not be toggled on/off.
School Alerts: toggle on/off receiving alerts.
App Notifications: toggle on/off receiving app notifications. If toggled on, tap Digest or Instant to set frequency.
Text Notifications: toggle on/off receiving text notifications. If toggled on, tap Digest or Instant to set frequency.
Email Notifications: toggle on/off receiving email notifications. If toggled on, tap Digest or Instant to set frequency.
CHANGE YOUR NOTIFICATION SETTINGS From the WEB BROWSER:
From My Account, click Notification Settings in the left sidebar.
Choose your preferences:
Instant: Messages are delivered as soon as possible after a message is sent.
Digest: Messages are delivered in the evening in the time zone of the message's institute. Digests only apply to posts. All other message types will still be delivered instantly if the user has their preference set to digest.
Off: If the user selects Off, no notifications will be delivered to this email/phone/app for the school or district. Note: The Off setting is overridden for urgent alerts.
School Alerts: Set preferences for alerts. Note: Urgent alerts are unaffected by these settings – they will be delivered regardless of user preferences.
On: You will receive all Smart Alerts and Auto Notices from this school or district.
Off: You will only receive Urgent Alerts and Critical Auto Notices.
Set preferences separately by school or district.
More information on using your StudentSquare Account can be found HERE!
As an employee of the Ephrata School District, you’ve been signed up to receive important school district and/or school communication in ParentSquare.
Your ParentSquare account also provides you with emergency alerts. These alerts will be used to communicate weather delays, school closures or other emergency situations.
We will use the communication method you’ve shared with the District (email and/or phone) in your Skyward Employee Access Account.
Please go HEREfor instructions and information on using you District ParentSquare account.
Not Receiving Messages?
Follow these quick steps to ensure Ephrata Schools has accurate contact information for your family and that your notification preferences are saved in ParentSquare.
Please make sure to keep your information up-to-date and set your preferred language to ensure you receive the latest communication in the language you read.
To verify your notification settings are accurate in ParentSquare
Log into ParentSquare.com or use the ParentSquare App by entering your phone number and password. If you are unsure of your password, just hit the “forgot password” button and follow the steps to create a new login.
Like any text message, you have the right to stop receiving messages any time. You can simply text STOP to any message received.
Please keep in mind that in the event of an emergency, these preferences will be overridden to ensure you’re kept up-to-date on any safety or security issue.
NOTE: If you delete your primary phone number in ParentSquare, you may still receive messages. Our system links to Skyward and is refreshed each evening, which means your deleted phone number will be restored to Skyward. If you no longer want to receive notifications, please change your notification settings using the instructions in Step 1 above.
Check your spam folder for emails from donotreply@parentsquare.com.
Add the domain ParentSquare.com or the email address donotreply@parentsquare.com to the safe senders list in your email client (Gmail, Yahoo, aol, etc.) You can search online how to do this. If using Gmail:
Go to Settings.
At the bottom of the pane, click Mail.
In the left pane, select Mail > Accounts > Block or allow.
Under Blocked Senders, select the address or domain you want to unblock, and then select.
Text the word START to 66458. This will resume text messaging to your phone.
If you are still not receiving messages, please contact your child's school.
