ParentSquare Information for Families

To log in, go to ParentSquare's website.

Staff and Students: If you are already logged into your HSD-associated email through your browser, click "sign in with Google" or "sign in with Microsoft." Or, download the app from Apple or Google.

From there, we suggest you adjust your notification settings.

Periodically, the district or your school will send activation reminders to parents who have not activated their ParentSquare accounts.

1. Open the invitation email or text. Click Activate your account or tap the link to activate your account.

2. Create a Password for your ParentSquare account and click Register.

3. Click Confirm for your phone number and/or email. A verification code will be sent to the email or phone number.

4. Enter the verification code to confirm.

5. Confirm your child or children by clicking Confirm. Use “Not My Child” if a child listed is not associated with yours.

6. Select "Yes, This is Me" when you have confirmed your contact information and child(ren) associated with your account.

1. Check your spam folder to see if any ParentSquare messages ended up there, and mark them as “Not Spam.” 

2. Add donotreply@parentsquare.com to your email contacts so your server recognizes our messages. 

3. If you still are not receiving emails, please contact communications@hsd.k12.or.us so we can assist you.

To update your email address or phone number, parents/guardians should call the main office of your child's school. Staff should update their contact information in iVisions via our HR department. You cannot update your contact information directly in ParentSquare.

• Parents and students: Call the main office of your school to have the office manager update your contact information in ParentVUE. It will automatically sync with ParentSquare overnight.
• Staff: Update your contact information in iVisions via our HR department.
• You cannot update your contact information directly in ParentSquare.

If you are missing a child/school, it may be because:

• Your contact information does not match what we have in ParentVUE.

• You have more than one ParentSquare account with different contact information

To add a child or school:

Contact your school’s office to update your contact information in ParentVUE and make sure it is the same for all your children.

ParentSquare has accounts for caregivers marked as the guardians in ParentVUE. Please check with your student’s school to verify how the parent is listed in ParentVUE.

If the additional parent is not listed as a guardian, the parent can request to be added by contacting the child's school.

A front-desk staff member at the school can make changes in ParentVUE. The changes will take effect within 24 hours.  

Parents and caregivers go to: https://www.parentsquare.com/password_resets/new 

Staff and Students: Go to https://password.hsd.k12.or.us to unlock, change or reset your password.

ParentSquare will automatically appear in the set language of a user's device, but you also have the option to change the language.

Change your language on a web browser:

1. From Home, click your name at the top-right and select My Account.

2. On the left, select Language Settings.

3. Click the drop-down menu and select your language and click Save.

Change your language from the phone app:

1. From Home, tap the Menu (triple bars) on the top-left.

2. Select Account.

3. Select Preferences.

4. Select Language.

5. Scroll through the list and tap on your language.

Here is a help article on how to change your language settings.

If you changed your language preference in a web browser, you still have to change your preference on your phone's app. Here's how:

Change your language from the phone app:

1. From Home, tap the Menu (triple bars) on the top-left.

2. Select Account.

3. Select Preferences.

4. Select Language.

5. Scroll through the list and tap on your language.

If you and your spouse/co-parent share an email address, only one of you will be able to log in to ParentSquare using that email address. The other person should use their cell phone number to log on.

We recommend that each parent/guardian have their own cell phone or email for emergency situations. You can update your contact information by contact your school’s main office to be assisted in updating your contact information in ParentVUE.

If you feel you are receiving too many messages from ParentSquare, we advise you to log into your account and visit “Notification Settings,” then select “Digest.” Then, make sure “School Alerts” is selected as “On.” 

By doing this, you will receive all notifications at about 6:00 PM with the exceptions of “School Alerts,” which are also called “Smart Alerts” and are intended for important information. The most severe emergency alerts are called “Urgent Alerts,” which cannot be disabled; you will receive Urgent Alerts regardless of your settings as these are intended to be used sparingly.

You also have the option to select “Off” in Notification Settings, but to keep “School Alerts” selected “On.”

Notifications: Instant, Digest, or Off

You have three options for how often you receive notifications:

• Instant: Receive all messages instantly

• Digest: Receive all messages together in one daily communication around 6 PM.*

• Off: No notifications are sent.*

*Please note: Regardless of your notification settings, you will continue to receive Urgent Alerts, Attendance Notifications, and Auto Notices instantly.

Contact your child’s teacher privately by using the direct messaging tool. 

1. On the web, you can click “Messages” in the left sidebar and start a direct conversation by clicking “New Message”. On the ParentSquare App, you can tap on “+” sign to start a new message. 

2. You will see their child’s teacher and group owners in the quick-select recipients’ box at the top of the page. Or, you can type the first three letters of a name in the recipient box for other users to auto-populate. 

3. From here, you can send a direct message to your child’s teacher that only you and the teacher can see. You can also send messages to other staff members at the school, such as your child’s coaches and club leaders.

Here is a link to our help page on direct messaging.

Sometimes, non-parents get messages from a school using ParentSquare.

• ParentSquare synchronizes with each school’s internal student information database. It contains contact details provided by families (on forms, during enrollment, etc.)

• Most likely a parent or staff member made a typo, and there is incorrect contact data for a parent or student that matches a real phone number or email.

• Only the school or district is authorized to update contact details. This maintains security and protects student privacy.

• Contact the school to have your contact information removed.

Video: Sign up for conferences using ParentSquare 

Vídeo: Regístrese para conferencias usando ParentSquare