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Getting Started
Everything you need in the first five minutes: open the app, allow alerts, sign in, and follow the groups that matter to you.
1. Open the app
Download your school's app from the App Store or Google Play and open it. The app opens to the Home tab, which shows your school's latest posts, alerts, and today's schedule.
You can look around without signing in. Guests can see public posts, calendars, the staff directory, athletics schedules, resources, weather, and school info.
2. Allow notifications
Soon after you open the app, you'll see a card titled Stay in the loop that explains you can get school closings, emergencies, and announcements.
- Tap Enable alerts to turn on notifications. Your phone will then ask you to confirm — choose Allow.
- Not ready? Tap Not now. The app will offer again later.
School-wide alerts — like weather closings and emergencies — are sent to everyone with notifications on, even if you never sign in. Turning notifications on is the single most important step for parents who don't plan to create an account.
3. Sign in or create your account
Signing in lets you follow groups, get group notifications, and message school staff. It's quick — no password to remember.
- Tap the circle in the top-right corner (it says Sign in when you're signed out), or tap a Sign in banner on Home or Messages.
- On the Sign in or sign up screen, enter your mobile phone number. Prefer email? Tap Email at the top and enter your email instead.
- Tap Continue. We'll text or email you a 6-digit code.
- Enter the code on the Verify Code screen. (Didn't get it? Tap Resend code.)
- If you're new, fill in a few details on Create your account and tap Create Account.
New account details
When you create an account, you'll be asked for:
- First and last name (required).
- I am a… — choose Parent, Student, Staff, Fan, or Other.
- Children's Name(s) — if you're a parent (or staff/other with children at the school), add their names, separated by commas. This is recommended but optional.
- An optional second way to reach you — for example, your email if you signed up by phone — so the school can contact you both ways.
Staff sign-in
School staff should sign in with their school email address so the school can verify their role. Tap Staff Sign In / Register (on the Messages screen) or the Staff member? Sign in with email link on the sign-in screen. If you enter a personal email (like Gmail), the app will gently remind you to use your school email.
4. Follow groups for your school life
Groups are how you personalize your feed — follow your child's class, a sports team, the band, or a club, and their posts show up in My Feed.
- From Home, tap the blue Follow Groups button, or open your profile and tap Follow Groups.
- On My Groups, flip the switch next to any public group to follow it.
- For a private group, you'll be asked for a passcode (your teacher or coach provides it). You can also tap Join Group with Passcode to enter one directly.
See the Groups guide for details.
5. Find important information quickly
- Today & Tomorrow: the cards near the top of Home show today's and tomorrow's events and meals at a glance.
- Quick Links: the row of shortcut buttons on Home jumps straight to Calendar, Staff, Sports, Resources, and more.
- More tab: tap More in the bottom bar to reach everything else — Staff, Sports, School Info, Resources, Supporters, Alert History, Weather, and Help.
- Pull to refresh: on most screens, swipe down to load the newest information.
Most schools have their own dedicated app that opens straight to their content. A few general versions of the app ask you to pick your district the first time you open it. If you're asked, search for and select your school to continue. (See "Needs Review" in the project notes — the general district-picker experience may vary.)