Dear Blackbird families,
We are always working to improve and simplify communication. Keeping up with your child’s coursework and their teachers directly impacts their well being both in the classroom and at home. School communication plays a big part in all of this, but it’s often not set up to be as simple and easy to access as it could be.
That’s what we’re working to solve. This year, we’re adding a new feature called Rooms to our district app. Rooms enables you to have two-way parent-teacher conversations and keep up with classroom announcements.
Our district app currently offers:
● Live feed updates
● District and school news
● Upcoming events
● Breakfast and lunch menus
● Push notifications for important and urgent announcements
With Rooms, you’ll have access to even more exciting features like:
● Two way messaging with teachers, staff, and coaches
● Classroom announcements, reminders about coursework, and materials
● Behavior tracking for celebrating good behavior and academic achievement
● Automatic translation
So what does all of this mean for you? This means that you don’t need another app or tool to keep up with your child’s teachers and coursework. You’ll be able to find the vast majority of school and district information in one place: within our Pettisville Schools app. If you don’t already have it, the district app is free and you can search for it in the Play Store and App Store!
Next week, you'll receive an invite to Rooms by email or text. Once you receive the invite, you'll follow the link on your browser to create a login.
After you’ve created your login, you can access Rooms through thePettisville Schools app. Once you’re there, you’ll see a toggle at the bottom right-hand corner of the screen. Just touch Rooms to get started. If you have multiple children attending our district, you’ll see them both listed in the menu section of Rooms.
We hope this offers you a richer, simpler—and ultimately—easier communication experience. You can read more about Rooms on our district’s FAQ page here. Don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions.
Yours in education and community,
Josh Clark,
Superintendent
Say hello to parent-teacher chat and classroom announcements in the Pettisville Schools app. This update will replace ClassDojo/Remind/etc for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond.
Select spring sports teams have been testing and using this feature, staff have been trained, and we're ready to roll it out to all of our Blackbird parents so we can kick off the 2025-26 school year strong!
You'll receive an official invite via e-mail next week, but if you'd like to get a jump start, please watch this short video and download the app today!
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