Target the Event to a Selected Audience
Invite the entire school to the event or choose an audience based on grade (or grades), classroom, or group. You can also create events for teachers and staff only.
EVENTS & RSVP
No more scattered announcements for district, school-wide, classroom, PTA/PTO, and after-school events. Bring all events to one platform to better manage communication and sign-ups.
Bring school-wide, classroom, and PTO events into a single, reliable place. Families see the full picture without piecing together information from multiple sources. Planning becomes easier when everything is organized and visible.
Events are communicated to families clearly and consistently, so families have time to prepare, respond, and participate without confusion. You reduce missed events and last-minute questions.
Events do more than appear on a calendar. RSVPs, volunteer sign-ups, forms, and updates are connected to each event. Families stay involved from planning through participation.
Back-to-School Night, Curriculum Evening, Fall Festival, SEL Night, Book Fair, Multilingual Literacy Night, International Festival, Grandparents Tea, Ice Cream Social — your school is filled with events for families to join!
But too often, schools announce school-wide events only in their calendars. Classroom and PTO events are often communicated with shorter notice and through unofficial channels, making it harder for families to keep up and plan their schedules.
School Signals is a unified communication platform that consolidates all events into a single school calendar. Event-integrated features such as volunteer sign-up, photo galleries, forms, and RSVPs strengthen the social experience and improve event coordination.
Invite the entire school to the event or choose an audience based on grade (or grades), classroom, or group. You can also create events for teachers and staff only.
With flexible RSVP settings, you can collect the RSVP the way you want it. Cap attendee numbers when needed and requests names of all attendees.
Your community can RSVP from their phone or using the desktop – their choice.
| Event Feature | School Signals | ParentSquare | Bloomz | ClassDojo | Remind | TalkingPoints | SchoolStatus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create events (school, class, group) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| Event RSVP (tracking tied to parent account) | ✅ | ✅ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| Event capacity limits (max attendees) | ✅ | ◐ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| RSVP cutoff control (response deadline before event) | ✅ | ◐ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| Spanish UI option | ✅ (instant) | ❌ | ✅ (sent to AI) | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Volunteer sign-up linked to events | ✅ | ◐ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| Event forms (input collection) | ✅ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| On-page map integration | ✅ | ◐ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| Event reminders (scheduled) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Event photo sharing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
| Flexible admin rights for event management | ✅ | ✅ | ◐ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| Event planning collaboration (committees, shared coordination) | ✅ | ◐ | ◐ | ❌ | ❌ | ❌ | ◐ |
We will show you how School Signals works, and answer your questions. Product discovery calls take 15 to 30 minutes.
Yes. Volunteering is an integral part of many school events. When families view an event, they can see related volunteer opportunities. Many events require parent volunteers to run smoothly.
For instance, a field trip may ask parents to volunteer in different roles, or a fall festival often offers many volunteer opportunities. A teacher or classroom parent may request a few parents to host a craft table. A book fair is often organized by the school’s PTA/PTO, with volunteers staffing check-out stations. The opportunities are expansive.
