Inviting Families to Procare
  • 18 Sep 2024
  • 2 Minutes to read

Inviting Families to Procare


Article summary

Invite parents and guardians to create a Procare account and check their sign-up status

Procare is all about keeping parents and schools connected. Once parents are added into the system, they can sign up for a Procare account through the website.

Please Note: Parent email invites expire after one week. If the invite is not accepted within the week, a new invite can be resent.

Parent App Features:


Invite Families by Email or SMS (text)

Send Invites Via the Web:

  • There are two ways to add/invite parents via the web:
    • My School > Students, then locate the student and click Invite Parent.
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    • My School > Students, then click on a student. Scroll to the Parent/Guardian section of the student profile and click Add Parent.
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  • Complete the Add Parent popup and click Add Parent. If you choose to uncheck the invite option, the parent will not receive an invitation.
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  • Once the invite has been sent, below the parent's name will be a "Re-Invite" button, click to send another invitation.
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  • After the parent receives the invite and signs up below their name it will display "Signed Up". (Other ways to know when a parent has signed up.)
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Send Invites Via the App

You can also invite parents from the student's profile.

  1. From the main screen on the app, click the student's name.
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  2. Then click Profile in the top right corner.
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  3. Locate the Parents or Guardians section. To edit the parent/guardian details, click the name or click Add Parent.
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  4. Add/edit the name and contact information, then click Save.
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How to Resend Invitations to Parents?

If you imported a spreadsheet of student data into Procare or chose not to invite parents when initially adding their information, then follow below steps to invite or re-invite parents to sign up.

  • Navigate to My School > Students. Click the More Actions icon in the top right corner, then select Send Parent Invite.
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  • Select the students you wish to send the invite to. Place a checkmark next to the "Show students whose parents are not signed up yet" option or click Select All to send the invite to all parents. Then click Send Email.
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