KONSTELLA

Konstella is how PS 20 families, teachers and school staff stay in touch — classroom updates, school news, events, and a way to reach your child’s teacher directly. It is sponsored by our school community through the PTA, and it is free to every family.

New to PS 20, or never signed up? Request to join using the link below — it goes straight to PS 20’s Konstella, so you don’t need to wait for an invitation. Use the email address the school has on file for you and you’ll be matched to your child’s class.
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Already registered? Open Konstella in a browser, or get the app — notifications arrive a lot faster than email.
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Where things get posted

Konstella has three separate spaces, and they are not equally visible. It’s worth knowing which is which before you post.

Your classroom

Classroom chats

Classroom updates, questions, information sharing and community building. Your child’s teachers, school staff, the families in that class and PTA representatives can all see these messages.

You can always see exactly who is in the group. Open your classroom in Konstella and tap the member list — every teacher, staff member, parent and PTA representative with access is named there.

Private

Private messages

A direct line to your child’s teacher, or to another family, about something specific to your child or your family.

Visible only to the people in the message. Teachers, the PTA and other families cannot see these. Anything about your own child belongs here rather than in the classroom chat.

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Committees & groups

Spaces for shared interests, activities and school initiatives — fundraising, the garden, events, grade-level groups and more. Join the ones you want and ignore the rest.

Visible to the members of that group. This is the easiest way to get involved without committing to anything large.

Community guidelines

Published by the PS 20 Admin Team, November 2026. These apply to everyone posting on Konstella — families, staff and the PTA alike.

As members of our Konstella community, we ask that everyone:

  • Communicate with kindness, respect and understanding.
  • Keep posts relevant to school events, school activities, matters specific to our school community, and opportunities for community-building.
  • Help ensure that information shared is accurate, constructive and supportive of our school community.
  • Foster a welcoming, inclusive environment where all families feel valued and respected.
  • Refrain from posting personal grievances, disputes, accusations or matters of a personal nature. Such concerns can have an unintended impact on other members of the community and are best addressed through direct communication with the appropriate school staff.
  • Address individual student concerns directly with your child’s teacher, Parent Coordinator, Guidance Counselor, Assistant Principal or Principal — see Raising a Concern.

A note about privacy

Please do not share confidential information or personal details about students, families or staff. We also ask that families refrain from posting photos of children other than their own without permission.

Community expectations

Konstella is intended to be a positive platform for sharing information and building community. Posts that do not adhere to these guidelines may be removed. Families who repeatedly fail to follow these expectations may have their Konstella access limited or suspended pending a meeting with school administration to review the community guidelines and expectations.

Who to ask

Something about your child — how they’re doing, something that happened, a worry
Start with your child’s teacher. They are usually best placed to help with anything classroom-related. Reach them in person or by private message on Konstella. If it needs to go further, Raising a Concern sets out the next steps.
Something about Konstella itself — you can’t sign in, you’re in the wrong class, you’re not getting emails
Email the PTA Board and a Board member will help. You can also speak to any Board member in person — see who’s on the Board.
You’d rather ask someone at school
Ms. Colon (Parent Coordinator), Ms. DeShong and Ms. Ford (Guidance Counselors) can all help with Konstella.

Thank you for being part of the PS 20 community. Together we can keep Konstella a welcoming, respectful and helpful space for every family.