Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 13:24     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Especially if you're at a transition point, this is annoying - I wasn't getting any emails from my child's HS but was getting emails from his middle school. I reached out to the high school and they told me to get set up on ParentSquare and I had missed a few emails. Why not send out a communication to parents with a list of apps to install on your phone and a description of what each app or website does?
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 12:05     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
I just used this parentsquare app. Its bad.
Youre automatically enrolled in groups. When I clicked to see the posts in one of the groups, nothing happened even though it shows there is a post.
Then I accidentally clicked the Leave group button and was taken off the group. Usability 101 says you require a confirmation when making a major change like that.

Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 11:35     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why can't they just have ONE platform????


This. Canvas, Synergy, ParentVue, Connect Eds, Emails, Texts. It's all too much and now there's a new one? Which I had never heard of before today yet two other parents, who wanted to know my kid's teacher, already seemed to know about it. I'm info-ed out and just don't care anymore.



ParentSquare bought Remind. MCPS ant control that.

Canvas is a coursework management system, not a school management system.

Synergy is the system that contains ParentVue. You don't use both.

Connect Ed is a content/curriculum system, not a parent communication system.

Emails and Texts (and Phone Calls) aren't school apps. They are delivery methods apps use.


I was super irritated when they got remind and I will remain irritated by parentsquare. Why can’t they just use emails like normal people? Texts only for emergencies not for all the stupid spam they send.

I would love it if synergy and canvas were integrated. My oldest is now in college and they use canvas there — she frequently remarks that her college’s design for canvas is waaaaay better than the McPS design. (She has done a lot of computer science stuff so is pretty savvy with the McPS tech capabilities.). So I think it’s a comb of the limitations on the software that is available to school and McPS not being a sophisticated consumer in setting up the software modifications in the best way possible.


One of the reasons for Remind was that users could receive messages in their preferred language.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 11:16     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really want it to change cause my child did not get her friend at all.


How lucky that your child won’t instinctively fall back to her current friends but will stretch herself to make new ones. Sounds like this has the makings of a great school year.


Yeah, who wants old friends? They were last year's style.


Who said anything about ditching old friends? Sad to see so many parents with basic reading comprehension and social skills issues. Make new friends but keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 11:12     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why can't they just have ONE platform????


This. Canvas, Synergy, ParentVue, Connect Eds, Emails, Texts. It's all too much and now there's a new one? Which I had never heard of before today yet two other parents, who wanted to know my kid's teacher, already seemed to know about it. I'm info-ed out and just don't care anymore.



ParentSquare bought Remind. MCPS ant control that.

Canvas is a coursework management system, not a school management system.

Synergy is the system that contains ParentVue. You don't use both.

Connect Ed is a content/curriculum system, not a parent communication system.

Emails and Texts (and Phone Calls) aren't school apps. They are delivery methods apps use.


I was super irritated when they got remind and I will remain irritated by parentsquare. Why can’t they just use emails like normal people? Texts only for emergencies not for all the stupid spam they send.

I would love it if synergy and canvas were integrated. My oldest is now in college and they use canvas there — she frequently remarks that her college’s design for canvas is waaaaay better than the McPS design. (She has done a lot of computer science stuff so is pretty savvy with the McPS tech capabilities.). So I think it’s a comb of the limitations on the software that is available to school and McPS not being a sophisticated consumer in setting up the software modifications in the best way possible.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 11:07     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really want it to change cause my child did not get her friend at all.


How lucky that your child won’t instinctively fall back to her current friends but will stretch herself to make new ones. Sounds like this has the makings of a great school year.


Yeah, who wants old friends? They were last year's style.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 09:56     Subject: Re:Schedules on ParentVue?
My child has emotional issue and has hard time making friends. We tried counseling, playdate, putting in activities. She only talks about 2 girls that feels comfortable with.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 09:51     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:I really want it to change cause my child did not get her friend at all.


How lucky that your child won’t instinctively fall back to her current friends but will stretch herself to make new ones. Sounds like this has the makings of a great school year.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 09:41     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:I really want it to change cause my child did not get her friend at all.

Get some real problems
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 09:40     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:I really want it to change cause my child did not get her friend at all.


aaaand this is why they wait until the last minute to tell us teacher assignments
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 08:11     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why can't they just have ONE platform????


This. Canvas, Synergy, ParentVue, Connect Eds, Emails, Texts. It's all too much and now there's a new one? Which I had never heard of before today yet two other parents, who wanted to know my kid's teacher, already seemed to know about it. I'm info-ed out and just don't care anymore.

+100 Also if Parent Square is the same as Remind, is this the system that sends me four copies of every message?
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 08:06     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:How do you all learned about Parent Square? This is the first I heard of it and I work at MCPS. SMH. Was this buried in some massive email and somehow I missed it?

Also, the teachers are not listed for my kids. (ES). Am I not looking at the right place


ParentSquare is the same as Remind.

It's been in use for almost a year already.
Anonymous
Post 08/19/2025 08:05     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why can't they just have ONE platform????


This. Canvas, Synergy, ParentVue, Connect Eds, Emails, Texts. It's all too much and now there's a new one? Which I had never heard of before today yet two other parents, who wanted to know my kid's teacher, already seemed to know about it. I'm info-ed out and just don't care anymore.



ParentSquare bought Remind. MCPS ant control that.

Canvas is a coursework management system, not a school management system.

Synergy is the system that contains ParentVue. You don't use both.

Connect Ed is a content/curriculum system, not a parent communication system.

Emails and Texts (and Phone Calls) aren't school apps. They are delivery methods apps use.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 22:47     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
I really want it to change cause my child did not get her friend at all.
Anonymous
Post 08/18/2025 22:40     Subject: Schedules on ParentVue?
Anonymous wrote:Someone said the info is not accurate. Why would they put inaccurate teacher info. Doesn’t make sense


They often enter things a little early but can make last minute changes before it's finalized. If you want a guarantee, wait for the official notification. If you want to get a peek early, then you need to accept that there is a small chance it will change.