G2

Elisha R.

Teacher

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

5/17/2020

"Parent Square in Elementary School - Gifted Ed"

4.5/5

What do you like best about ParentSquare?

I like that ParentSquare allows me to stay up to date on things going on at the school where I work. My principal will send messages about important things when she needs to communicate with us. I also like that parents can search for a teacher and send a message. Because I don’t have a classroom of kids, that is especially helpful. One parent who I have only met once was able to find me on ParentSquare during virtual learning and sent me a very sweet note for teacher appreciation week. It really made my day, and it was a great surprise. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about ParentSquare?

It is difficult to message groups of parents that are fluid. I work with gifted and advanced students, so not everyone is working on the same thing at all times. It would be nice to be able to have a feature that would allow me to use ParentSquare as quickly as a classroom teacher. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering ParentSquare:

For others considering ParentSquare, I would suggest deciding as a school on what platform to use. Parents do not love switching between platforms when they switch grade levels, so be sure to be on the same page as a school. It is important to have continuity between grade levels. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is ParentSquare solving and how is that benefiting you?

ParentSquare is an easy way to send whole staff or large group communication without clogging up email. I get hundreds of emails a day, so one fewer email is great! Another benefit of ParentSquare is that parents can reach out to me without needing my personal contact information. It can be difficult to find email addresses for teachers, so ParentSquare mitigates that. It is also a platform that can be used across grade levels, so parents do not need to learn a whole new system each school year, which is very helpful for parent buy-in. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.