The Shawnee Mission School District is excited to announce the district’s transition to ParentSquare as a mass notification and emergency communication platform, starting in the 2026-2027 school year. 

The Board of Education approved the adoption of ParentSquare on June 8, 2026, and this will serve as a replacement emergency and mass notification for Skylert/School Messenger. ParentSquare also is designed to streamline school communication under one umbrella to improve the user experience. This will be an important way for families and staff to receive emergency messaging as well as important announcements from the district and schools. Through a phased implementation, ParentSquare will provide a more streamlined communication experience for families. 

Choose How You Receive Messages

Once you have registered your account, you can adjust your notification settings to determine which communication methods you prefer – email, text, or mobile app – and how often you would like to receive these notifications. 

You have three options:

• Instant: Receive all messages instantly throughout the day in real-time
• Digest: Receive all messages together in one single daily communication around 6:00 PM*, containing all messaging sent from child’s school(s)
• Off: No notifications are sent.* You can check the app for notifications at your leisure.

*Regardless of your notification settings, you will continue to receive emergency notifications instantly. This will include emergency messages and urgent alerts.

Please note that if you reply “STOP” to opt out of text notifications, you cannot resume receiving text messages unless you text, “START” to 66458.