SchoolInbox: Parent School Notice Digest

Turn scattered school emails, texts, and app pings into one actionable checklist

Problem

Parents are buried under a daily avalanche of school communication—emails, texts, and app notifications from teachers, admins, PTA, and after-care programs. Information overlaps, key details are buried in verbose fluff, and important dates or changes are easy to miss.

Solution

A parent-side inbox that accepts forwarded school emails/texts, automatically categorizes them (deadlines, payments, events, urgent notices), extracts key fields into a to-do list, and lets parents filter by child or school. It doesn't replace school systems—it's a noise-reduction layer for parents.

Users

Parents with school-age children who receive notices from multiple schools and after-school programs, especially dual-income households

MVP

Email/SMS forwarding intake; rule+LLM-based notice classification and key-info extraction; per-child and per-school to-do list; deadline reminders; simple multi-source deduplication

Revenue

Monthly subscription (family plan); free tier limits forwards or number of children; later, paid announcement templates for schools/PTAs

Why now

LLM extraction and classification are now cheap enough, and fragmented parent communication is a persistent pain. Indie developers can build a lightweight forwarding tool without touching school IT procurement.