SM Home2.3.4 - App Store

For parents/guardians and students, the easy-to-use app allows users to quickly review any broadcast sent from the SchoolMessenger service (Phone/Email/SMS) in one place, manage your communication preferences and, optionally, Chat with teachers** or report absences.** Requires WIFI or data plan for internet access. Requires SchoolMessenger Communicate service subscription by the school or district.
Note:
SchoolMessenger Home is used for receiving SchoolMessenger Communicate messages sent by district or school personnel.
If you are a school administrator or staff member looking to send messages, please download the SM Sender App.
** Chat and Attendance options may not be available depending on your School/District

Here’s what’s new in v1
Inbox: All broadcasts sent from Communicate to you (Phone/SMS/Email) will also live in the app Inbox giving you one place to easily access all communications regardless of the delivery method. You can search, sort, filter and delete any of these communications
My Profile: This is where you can see your students, manage your communication preferences, Access Help and Delete Your Account
Chat**: Have one on one or class group conversations with teachers
Attendance**: Report your students absent from school or respond to absences not reported to the school
**Optional items and may not be available to all schools

Version History Thank you for using the SchoolMessenger Home App! This update includes some bug fixes. 2.3.4 Sep 17 Thank you for using the SchoolMessenger Home App! This update includes a couple of minor back end changes to support future releases. 2.3.3 Jul 19 Thank you for using the SchoolMessenger Home App! This update includes a couple of minor back end changes to support future releases. 2.3.2 12/16/2025 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update we are now supporting the latest OS and we also updated the Sender Name of emails to more accurately reflect the person they should be from. 2.3.1 08/20/2025 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update we fixed a bug that prevented some users from reporting absences on a weekend as well as a couple of minor display bugs. 2.3.0 03/28/2025 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update we have added some more support for Right to Left (RTL) languages, made some internal changes to support future growth in international markets, added support for districts who want to make comments mandatory for certain absence reasons, and fixed some minor bugs. 2.2.0 12/12/2024 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have increased support of the app for the latest OS versions. We made more improvements to the accessibility of the app along with some usability updates like displaying the password requirements before you enter a password, jumping to the next section when entering an absence, and adding the alternate claiming workflow to the Contact screen. We also fixed a couple of minor bugs. 2.1.0 07/09/2024 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have built in support for translating the user interface into other languages. Initially, the language selected will be based on the language of the device itself but the user can override that language in the settings of the app. Please note - dynamic content (i.e. the messages received from the school, and other school or district content, may not be translated). We also fixed a couple of minor bugs. 2.0.1 04/08/2024 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have updated the links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy to reflect our PowerSchool policies and resources. We also fixed a couple of minor bugs related to navigation. 2.0.0 02/22/2024 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have provided an easy way to provide feedback, as well as changes that allow broadcasts to stay in the app for longer than 30 days. We changed the layout on the Attendance screen so that you can switch between the calendar view and the list view. This really helps users that have a phone with a smaller form factor. We also fixed some minor bugs. 1.0.9 01/19/2024 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and focused on speed improvements
and optimization. We also fixed an issue causing push notifications to open to an empty message. 1.0.8 12/19/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and introduced phone verification. This is a security feature to ensure that any user adding an additional phone number to the app has access to the number they are adding. They can verify access either by phone or by SMS. We have also included a verification step when adding a new email address to the preferences section. 1.0.7 11/27/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and given you the option to search for any missing students with an additional email address once logged in (subject to email verification for security). We have also implemented a 60 second delay on re-sending verification codes. 1.0.6 11/08/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have focused on some speed improvements and bug fixes. 1.0.5 10/06/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and added help documentation in Spanish & French to make the app more equitable. 1.0.4 09/28/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and made it easier to login to the app by using biometrics (where available). We have also made it easier to see when the maximum number of phone numbers or emails have been reached (based on school settings), unified the colour scheme for the contacts in the app, and enabled printing and saving of attachments. 1.0.3 09/08/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and made it easier to stay up to date on the most current version of the app. We have also improved the responsiveness and layout when viewing the app on a tablet device, and given users the option to reload the chat screen (where enabled) by pulling down to refresh the chat conversations. 1.0.2 08/29/2023 Thank you for using SchoolMessenger Home! In this update, we have fixed some minor bugs and made changes to the Preferences section. If allowed by your school, you can now add or remove contact information (phone numbers and email addresses) and receive school broadcasts on these new endpoints. It is important to note that this does not change any contact information on file with your school, but rather it is only for use within the app. 1.0.1 08/03/2023 1.0.0 07/19/2023