New School Year - please update school information

It’s that time of year again - the start of a new school year and time to make new connections or re-connect and strengthen old ties.

SchoolParentNet is a social network for PreK-12 parents, teachers and administrators. The site leverages the school system to create a secure online environment. Families make connections around real world communities - their local schools and other interest groups such as soccer clubs, mothers clubs, etc.

Use our site to:
* connect with parents, teachers and administrators if you just moved to a new district or school
* connect with parents of children in the same grade or class

SchoolParentNet provides you with an up to date online “directory” – as you update your profile information for the new school year, our site automatically groups you with relevant network members at multiple levels - same district/city, school, grade and even classroom. Our site shifts the challenge of network building, creating contact lists, etc. from individuals or organizations (such as PTAs) to all network users. So we urge you to please get the word out/invite others you know and trust to join - and watch your local secure network grow! (FYI: users from 438 schools in 278 school districts in 41 states have signed up so far.)

We hope you find our site beneficial and fun to use. Have a great school year!


P.S.: Here is the link to “how to” tours which will help you use our site. After you login, the tabs under Edit Profile on the left side bar will allow you to update your school information.

Welcome Packet for new school year

Wow – summer flew by so quickly, and it’s almost time for the new school year. As some of you busily prepare to welcome new students and parents to your school, we wanted to provide some helpful tips on how to use our site as part of your welcome packet.

Our site provides users with a “directory” capability. As users register on our site and create their school profiles, they get linked to other parents, teachers and administrators from their school, grade and class. So - at the very basic level - the site serves as a connection mechanism for the school community. In addition, we have a simple blog/sign-up sheet tool, which can be used to communicate information in a timely and effective manner.

The following outlined steps will help you use our site as part of your welcome packet:

1) Register/Login on our site – if you have forgotten your username/password or would like to receive another email invitation, please send us a message using this feedback link;
2) Complete/Update your school profile;
3) Create a Blog and post relevant content, such as announcements about key activities and events, sign-up sheets for things like school/class supply wish lists, etc. Click here to see two screenshots of how your online welcome packet could look.
4) Obtain email addresses for other school parents (through the school office, with your teachers help, at back-to-school night, etc.) and use your account to invite them to join our network. If it’s easier, just get the word out to parents to go to our home page and request an invite from there. As users register, they will get connected to other users from their schools and also be able to view relevant blogs/sign-up sheets.

Please note that we have created detailed “how to” tours to help you use our site. Links to these tours can be found in the FAQ section (under About Us). We hope SPN can help you get geared up for a new school year. We will be glad to support you as you use the site – just contact us through this feedback link.