ParentSquare Communication System

Chautauqua Lake CSD Parents & Guardians,

We are excited to inform you the district is combining the multiple systems that we use for communication into one communication system for Chautauqua Lake School District families.  Currently the district utilizes ClassDojo at Elementary, Remind at Secondary and School Messenger is used district wide for various notifications.  We will continue to utilize these communication systems until June 30th, 2023.  We are rolling out ParentSquare in early June to allow enough time for parents to register, clean up contact information, etc. so the new system can be utilized over the summer of 2023.

ParentSquare will provide the same services as the other three systems but in one easy to use package to simplify communications with you pertaining to district, school and classroom events relevant to your child(ren).  The system has other great features that the district will evaluate using over the summer of 2023.  The main purpose of the new system is for parents and guardians to receive all relevant district, school and classroom communication via email, text, or the ParentSquare app.

If interested, ParentSquare provided a short overview video of the major system features, click the link to view on YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOaxk_u0mqA

Activating your new Chautauqua Lake ParentSquare Account:

During the week of June 5th, the district will be sending out an invitation via email or text message to join ParentSquare.  Please click the provided link to activate your account and confirm your contact information the school has in PowerSchool, it should only take a few minutes.  You can use ParentSquare on any device, after registration you can download the free mobile app for iOS, Android or use the desktop version at www.parentsquare.com .

IMPORTANT NOTES:  

• During registration, if your contact information is not correct or recently changed and the school does not have the updated information please contact your school building office (Elementary or Secondary) and let them know what your updated cell phone number and email address are so the student information system can be updated.
• If you do NOT receive the invitation email or text please contact your school office to ensure we have your current contact information (cell phone number and email address).

Our goal is for every family to join ParentSquare and engage with our school community by the end of June 2023 so that important back to school communications can be sent to all families.  The invitation email or text will contain more information about available training resources (including a Getting Starting training video) if you would like to learn more about using and navigating this new system.  The free to access 20 minute training course can also be found at the link below:

ParentSquare - Parent Training Course

Thank you for your support in this migration to a new communication system at Chautauqua Lake Central School District. 

Any Questions?  Please contact parentsquare@clake.org