The goal of the Herkimer CSD Communications Office is to keep district families and community members informed of all things Herkimer. From updates made on this website to the newsletters that appear at your door, the Communications Office is dedicated to making sure the lines of communication between the district, members of our district and community are strong.
Public Information Specialist Bryon Ackerman is a member of the Capital Region BOCES Engagement & Development Service and lends part-time support to our district.
Communications Platforms
The Herkimer Central School District stays in touch with parents in a lot of different ways. Here’s a quick introduction to the tools we use, and how parents can use them:
ParentSquare
What is it: ParentSquare is a school-to-home communications platform. The district uses ParentSquare to provide news, alerts and reminders to parents.
How do parents use it: Parents will receive an email invitation to join ParentSquare and set up an account.
Once an account is set up, parents can:
- download the ParentSquare app (available for free in the iOS Store and Google Play Store); or
- access the web-based version of ParentSquare.
For more information, read more about ParentSquare at Herkimer CSD.
SchoolTool
What is it: SchoolTool is an online student information system that keeps track of students’ grades and attendance. It’s sometimes also called the “parent portal.”
How do parents use it: Parents can fill out a form to get access to SchoolTool. The school will then provide the parent with a username and password to log in to SchoolTool on the Web or via a mobile app.
For more information, read more about SchoolTool at Herkimer CSD.
Google Classroom
What is it: Google Classroom is an online tool for teachers and students to keep track of assignments and other study materials. Teachers can assign classwork and homework to students through Google Classroom.
How do parents use it: Parents may receive an “invitation” via email to receive summaries of their child’s progress. Once an invitation is sent, a parent has 120 days to accept the invitation before it expires. The summary will let parents know what assignments their child is working on in that class.
For more information, contact your child’s teacher to find out how they are using Google Classroom.
Website Accessibility
It is the goal of the Herkimer Central School District that the information on this website be accessible to individuals with visual, hearing, motor or cognitive disabilities.
Good faith efforts have been made to ensure that our site complies with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to the best of our technical ability.
The majority of pages on our site are available in HTML format that can be deciphered by assistive technologies. Some documents are in Adobe PDF format, which require Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not already have Adobe Acrobat Reader on your computer, you can download it for free from the Adobe website.
If you are unable to access any page(s) or documents in our site, please call the district office at (315) 866-2230 with detailed information on the location of the page or document you were attempting to access. Be sure to provide us with your name and contact information so that we may provide you with the information in another format.
Please note that some pages on our website contain links to third-party sites, which are not within our control and may not comply with accessibility standards. The district is not necessarily responsible for the content or accessibility of third-party sites.
About Us Links
Communications Office
Public Information Specialist: Bryon Ackerman
Phone: (315) 867-2076