Sharpsville Area School District

SASD uses ParentSquare for school communication, primarily with email, text and app notifications. ParentSquare automatically generates an account for each parent, using the preferred email address and phone number we have on file in our student database. We encourage parents to access their accounts so they can download the mobile app and update their preferences on when and how they are notified.

Here’s what you can do with ParentSquare:

• Receive messages from the school via email, text or app notification 
• Choose to receive information as it comes or all at once with a daily digest at 6:00 pm 
• Communicate in your preferred language
• Comment on school postings to engage with your school community
• Direct message teachers and staff
• Participate in group messages
• Sign up for parent-teacher conferences
• Sign forms & permission slips, sign up to volunteer and more all from your desktop or mobile device

Incorrect information or missing students?
You can submit a phone number or email address correction request on ParentSquare. In most cases, your update will go through within 24 hours. If you're missing students or unable to submit a contact information update on ParentSquare, please contact Melissa Young or call us at 724-962-8300.

• ParentSquare Getting Started Guide
• ParentSquare Tips & Tricks

Opt-Out:
We promise to only send you information related to school. You can opt-out at any time. See the document linked below for more information about opting-out from our communications.

• School Communication Opt-Out Form

Pennsylvania's Education for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness Program was established to make sure homeless youth have access to a free and appropriate public education while removing barriers that homeless children face. Its goal is to have the educational process continue as uninterrupted as possible while the children are in homeless situations.

Section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Act10 defines “homeless children and youths” as individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence. The term includes —

Children and youths who are:

• sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship, or a similar reason (sometimes referred to as “doubled-up”);
• living in motels, hotels, trailer parks, or camping grounds due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations;
• living in emergency or transitional shelters; or
• abandoned in hospitals;
• Children and youths who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings;
• Children and youths who are living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, substandard housing, bus or train stations, or similar settings; and
• Migratory children who qualify as homeless because they are living in the circumstances described above.

If you are aware of any children in the school district who may possibly fit the above criteria, please contact a school principal or the school district’s homeless liaison, Dr. Annessa Steele at 724-962-8300 or asteele@sasdpride.org. Services and support are available for these students.

Homeless Liaison
Dr. Annessa Steele
724-962-8300, Ext. 4110
asteele@sasdpride.org
 

• ECYEH General Guide
• Homeless Children and Youth Policies and Procedures Manual