The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District uses ParentSquare as one of its primary communication platforms for families, staff, and now the community. Our goal in creating a ParentSquare community group is to increase engagement with the J-D school community in a convenient way.
The ParentSquare community group allows guests, such as members of the community who do not have students active in the district, to receive important and timely district-level messages about pre-K enrollment, building projects, budget votes, events and more.
Current staff and parents/guardians do not need to register for the ParentSquare community group.
Individuals who self-enroll will be able to:
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- Receive district communication via email, text or app notification
- Manage notification settings
- Communicate in their preferred language
To join the Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District Community Group on ParentSquare:
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- Go to the community group sign-up page.
- Enter your first and last name, email address and mobile phone number.
- Select “Jamesville-Dewitt Central School District Community Group” and then click “Submit.”
- You will receive an email from ParentSquare with instructions to complete your registration.
ParentSquare can be accessed via parentsquare.com or the ParentSquare app, which is a free download for iOS and Android users.
One of the many benefits of creating a ParentSquare account is the ability to manage your notification settings. Users can set their preferences to either Instant or Digest for email, text messages and the app. Instant users will receive a notification the minute a message is posted. Digest users will receive one daily notification at 6 p.m. containing all messages posted that day.
Here are the instructions to update your notification settings in the ParentSquare app:
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- Sign in to your ParentSquare account
- Click the triple bar on the top left corner
- Select “Account” on the menu on the left hand side
- Click on “Notifications” on the menu in the middle
- Choose how and when you want to be notified
Here are the instructions to update your notification settings on the ParentSquare website:
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- Sign in to your ParentSquare account
- Click the drop down arrow next to your name on the upper right hand corner
- Select “My Account”
- Click “Notification Setting” on the menu on the left hand side
- Choose how and when you want to be notified
Instant and Digest notifications apply to general news and messages such as announcements, direct messages and reminders. In instances when the district needs to communicate something urgent, an “alert” message will be sent immediately, regardless of the user’s preferences.
Support resources are available to you at any time. You can always click on the question mark on the upper right hand corner of the ParentSquare website or click on the “Help” tab (click the triple bar on the top left corner) in the ParentSquare app.