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TalkingPoints for Families

Learn more about the communication tool your school/district will be using this year

What is TalkingPoints?

TalkingPoints is an easy and safe way families can communicate with their child's teachers for free. Depending on your school/classroom, your teachers may be using this platform with you and your child's education and progress.

You can communicate with your teacher in your home language!

TalkingPoints can translate messages so that you can communicate with your teachers in your preferred language.

Communication features

You can talk with your teachers through the Family Mobile and Web App or Family Text Messages.

In TalkingPoints, you will get these types of messages:

  • Class-wide announcements and reminders

  • Updates on what we're learning in class

  • Attendance communication

  • Homework and assignment help

  • Periodic check-ins about your child

  • Updates on grades and progress

Jennifer Spindler-Krage

Jennifer Spindler-Krage

Family Engagement Coordinator

Office of Equity and Engagement

Email Jennifer Spindler-Krage

Accessibility features

  • Text-to-speech

  • Speech-to-text

  • Phone permitting

Accessibility Features for the Family App Only

Parent Ed 101

Click to see a definition of highlighted education terms.

Education Glossaries

Access to a glossary with definitions of K-12 terms.

Help Me Understand

Click to request that a message be retranslated by human translators.

Get started with the TalkingPoints for Families App today!

Download the FAMILIES | TalkingPoints on the Apple App Store or on the Google Play Store. You can also scan the QR codes below to take you right to where you need to go to download the app.

TalkingPoints iOS QR code

TalkingPoints androidOS QR code