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  • District and School Communication with Families

    Knox County Schools is now using ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. Invitations to join ParentSquare will be sent via email and text message on July 5. Please click the link in the invitation to activate your account. It takes less than a minute.

    You can use ParentSquare on any device. You can download the free mobile app for iOS or Android or use the desktop version at parentsquare.com.

    Our goal is for every family to join ParentSquare and engage with our school community. We encourage parents to activate their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

  • Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

    • Receive phone calls from your child's school and the district with important information. District calls come from 865-594-4400.
    • Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification 
    • Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6pm 
    • Communicate in your preferred language
    • Comment on school postings to engage with your school community
    • Direct message teachers, staff and other parents
    • Participate in group messages
    • Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
    • Send sign forms & permission slips, sign up to volunteer and more, all from your desktop or mobile device

  • Additional Resources

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    ParentSquare Notifications - Mobile App

    ParentSquare Mobile Notifications

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

    2. Select Account. 

    3. Select Notifications. 

    4. Use the toggle to turn on or off notifications by email, text, and app. 

    5. Select Instant or Digest for each mode. 

      • Instant: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification every time a notice or message is sent.
      • Digest: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification once a day in the evening with all posts from that day.

  • ParentSquare Notifications - Web Browser

    ParentSquare Notifications Browser

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

    2. Select Notification Settings on the left.

    3. Choose your preferred Notification Settings for General Announcements & Messages (Off, Instant or Digest) and School Alerts (On or Off).

      • Off: no notifications about posts will be sent to you. Emergency Alerts and Notices will still be sent. School Alerts will still be sent if turned on. 
      • Instant: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification every time a notice or message is sent.
      • Digest: you'll receive an email and/or text and/or an app notification once a day in the evening with all posts from that day.

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