Case Study: Wyandanch Union Free School District strengthens family engagement with ParentSquare

New York School District Uses ParentSquare for Reciprocal Family Connections

Wyandanch Union Free School District, a suburban district serving 2,800 students, was struggling to connect with its diverse and often transient families. Their challenge was an inability to successfully engage parents using a basic communication system and inefficient postal mailings, which were often returned. This was compounded by a language barrier with a large Spanish-speaking population and a need for a solution compliant with state privacy laws.

The district implemented the ParentSquare school-home communication platform to create efficient and secure exchanges. The results included using automated translation to bridge the language gap instantly and replacing slow, costly postal mail with digital messages and secure document delivery. ParentSquare provided measurable time savings, such as sending alerts in 30 seconds, and gave the district valuable insight into which parents were being reached, significantly improving family engagement.

Wyandanch Union Free School District

Christine Jordan

Assistant to the Superintendent for Administration and Instructional Accountability