Dear Parents/Guardians,
I’m writing to connect with you about our new communications platform. As I previously mentioned in the Dec. issue of Viking Voyage, Valley Central School District is using a new communication platform called ParentSquare. We’re making this transition because improved communication is part of our strategic plan, and ParentSquare offers special features that will make communicating easier and more convenient for our families. With this being an important change, we’ve opted to roll its implementation out in phases.
You should have received an email from ParentSquare on Jan. 28 (if you did not already have an account) with instructions to activate your account using the contact information on file with the District in SchoolTool. Please check your email’s spam folder if you didn’t receive it. You can also activate your account by visiting parentsquare.com or via the ParentSquare app, which is a free download for iOS and Android users. You can scan the QR code to download the app on our ParentSquare page. Although optional, we are encouraging parents/guardians to register an account with ParentSquare to take advantage of its special features that give you more control over your communication preferences, such as selecting your preferred language and when you would like to receive non-urgent messages from VCSD.
Select teachers in each building will be piloting ParentSquare with their classes over the course of the next few weeks. If your child’s teacher is one of them, you will be notified by the teacher. ParentSquare will eventually be used by all our teachers and will replace classroom-to-home communication apps like Remind and ClassDojo. This means the entire district will be united on a single platform and parents will only need one app to communicate with teachers in any building and stay up to date on upcoming school and district events.
For more information, please visit our ParentSquare web page and/or join us for one of our upcoming ParentSquare Workshops.
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Virtual ParentSquare Workshop on Wednesday, Feb. 12 from 6-6:30 p.m through Zoom – https://zoom.us/j/91786399862
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In-person ParentSquare Workshop on Thursday, Feb. 13 from 6 – 6:30 p.m. at our Administration Building located at 944 NY-17K in Montgomery.
We’re pleased to offer our Valley Central School Community a more convenient way to communicate. We appreciate your patience during this transition. If you have any questions, please email communications@vcsdny.org.
Warm Regards,
Superintendent Avila