Accomplishes the Necessary
When the app works, it works well. It’s a decent central place for communication with teachers, classroom updates (Rooms), and district news. Rooms and messages have never really given me a problem.
They have made some improvements to the sign in process, although it would be great if they could do SSO for some of the related DCPS sites (eg Focus). Previous DCPS apps/websites couldn’t save PW info, so being able to use Face ID to get into app and have my PW savable (at least on iPhone) for the related apps is an improvement.
It can sometimes be glitchy, though I think it’s less so than when it was first released. I assume (hope) DCPS is actively working to build and improve the app’s functionality.
The search function leaves something to be desired, it’s no different than the website, which returns a lot of announcements and articles that are seemingly never related to my student’s school. I would like to be able to search for menu items in the app, as well as school-specific info; district too, sometimes, I suppose. There just needs to be a way to refine search. As with the website, it’s incredibly hard to get info for just the school I’m interested in. However, I understand that’s an underlying issue with DCPS web navigation/organization, and not specific to app functionality.
While it’s not a Cadillac of an app for DCPS, it’s a lot better than having to call the school to leave a message with the teacher, and the messaging section of the app hasn’t given me any problems.
They have made some improvements to the sign in process, although it would be great if they could do SSO for some of the related DCPS sites (eg Focus). Previous DCPS apps/websites couldn’t save PW info, so being able to use Face ID to get into app and have my PW savable (at least on iPhone) for the related apps is an improvement.
It can sometimes be glitchy, though I think it’s less so than when it was first released. I assume (hope) DCPS is actively working to build and improve the app’s functionality.
The search function leaves something to be desired, it’s no different than the website, which returns a lot of announcements and articles that are seemingly never related to my student’s school. I would like to be able to search for menu items in the app, as well as school-specific info; district too, sometimes, I suppose. There just needs to be a way to refine search. As with the website, it’s incredibly hard to get info for just the school I’m interested in. However, I understand that’s an underlying issue with DCPS web navigation/organization, and not specific to app functionality.
While it’s not a Cadillac of an app for DCPS, it’s a lot better than having to call the school to leave a message with the teacher, and the messaging section of the app hasn’t given me any problems.
Show more
We are in our 80s
1961 Graduation
DCPS actually questions why people are leaving in droves
Funny how DCPS struggles and telling us exactly where our money is going, struggles to get our children home on the bus buses they said they would be able to use to get to magnet schools, now requires us to pay up to four dollars per meal for lunches at the schools, on top of the fees that they charge to buy those lunches at the schools, on top of the fees that we get charged to pay for other fees through the school, cash app… but to make matters all the better they can’t seem to get the app to work that we need other apps that they insisted we use. They took perfectly functioning communication systems between parents and teacher teachers at the schools away and insisted on their broken and likely haphazardly purchased applications. I wonder why they can’t find the money to build the schools they promised, the district is incompetent.
Show more
Focus
Focus button doesn’t work, it doesn’t take you to the website. Why can’t it be integrated into the app??
Alway have to delete app and re download
When the teachers drop a message in “ROOM”, I click on the box nothings appears. I exit and close app, then open again. Nothing appears. I have to completely delete the app, redownload, then open app again in order to view message.
Thrillshare needs better development programming. This is becoming too much and it’s only second week of school returning.
Thrillshare needs better development programming. This is becoming too much and it’s only second week of school returning.
Show more
