At a glance: How ParentSquare Attendance Plus supports K–12 teams
Looking for a smarter way to improve attendance across your district? ParentSquare Attendance Plus helps schools and districts streamline interventions and engage families more effectively.
- Real-time dashboards show which students need outreach each day
- Tiered organization of students reduces planning time and supports equity
- Outreach tools include message templates to send families in their preferred languages
- Role-based access reduces overlap and helps staff streamline workflows
- Designed for K–12 schools and built to connect with your student information system (SIS)
What attendance teams are up against
Across the country, schools are facing record levels of chronic absenteeism. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 1 in 5 students missed at least 10% of school days. Attendance challenges impact everything from academic achievement to family relationships, and it often falls to a small team of staff to respond.
ParentSquare Attendance Plus is built to support those teams. Whether you’re tracking trends, reaching out to families, or following up on student progress, this new ParentSquare solution brings everything together in one place.
Here are six ways ParentSquare Attendance Plus helps school and district teams work more efficiently.
1. See who needs attention right away
No need to pull reports manually or toggle between systems: ParentSquare Attendance Plus brings in real-time daily attendance data from your SIS and highlights which students need outreach. Teams can view daily attendance records by school, grade, and intervention tier, making it easy to start each day with clarity and focus.
2. Get built-in support for MTSS frameworks
With MTSS-aligned interventions, ParentSquare Attendance Plus helps your team match students with the right kind of outreach, whether that’s a positive message, a check-in, or a personalized action plan. These built-in tiers save time and support a more consistent, student-centered approach.
3. Track outreach without extra work
With ParentSquare Attendance Plus, your team can log outreach, assign tasks, and track progress right inside the ParentSquare platform. Each student profile includes logged outreach and notes, so teams know what’s been done and what to follow up on.
4. Communicate in every family’s language
ParentSquare Attendance Plus makes it easy to send messages in families’ preferred languages and formats. Whether it’s a text, email, or app notification, families receive the message where they’re most likely to engage. Staff can use editable templates with positive, non-punitive language that supports trust and improves alignment.
5. Recognize progress, not just problems
Celebrating attendance improvements is just as important as addressing concerns. ParentSquare Attendance Plus gives your team the tools to recognize students who are showing up more often or making progress toward goals, shifting the tone to help strengthen school-home relationships over time.
6. Stay connected across roles and sites
As part of your district communication platform, ParentSquare Attendance Plus is available to principals, counselors, clerks, district leaders, and whoever else might be involved in supporting attendance. Teams can assign responsibilities, follow up on student plans, and view updates from anywhere. This kind of shared insight helps everyone stay aligned and responsive to student needs, while role-based visibility helps you manage staff access and permissions.
A more connected way to support attendance
When attendance work is fragmented, it’s harder to respond early and effectively. ParentSquare Attendance Plus brings together the tools and insights teams need to act quickly, build trust with families, and stay focused on what matters most.
“Our clerks can now start each day with a clear view of who needs outreach. They can act immediately, sending personalized, multilingual messages from the same platform families already use and trust.”
—Michelle Ryan, Data Integrity Specialist, South Whittier School District
Take the next step
If your team is ready to simplify their process and save time, visit www.parentsquare.com/demo-signup to schedule a walkthrough with our team.