Messaging every family can read
Write in English; each family reads it in their own language, with a one-tap “show original.” More than 20 languages, including Spanish, Vietnamese, Arabic, Somali and Hmong.
Built for special education
Every family in the loop. Every student’s privacy protected.
Harbor brings messaging, classroom photos and IEP drafting help into one calm, private app, translated for every family.
- 20+ languages
- No ads, ever
- Free for families
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Ms. LopezAbout Jordan
¡Jordan tuvo una gran mañana! Leyó todo su libro.Traducido del inglés · Ver original
¡Qué bueno! Gracias por avisarme. 💛
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Everything in one place
Made for the way special education really works
Many teams and families, sensitive information, and families who speak many languages. Generic school apps weren’t built for that. Harbor was.
Classroom photos, sent safely
Share the day with every family at once. Harbor checks photo consent before anything goes out and strips location data from every picture.
Private daily reports
Send a note and photos to just one family: meals, mood, wins, therapy minutes. Other families never see who else was tagged.
Protected IEP & medical messages
Mark a message as IEP or medical and it stays out of notifications, can’t be forwarded, and every view is recorded.
IEP & progress report assistant
Check that goals are measurable, start from a goal bank, and get help drafting present levels and progress notes, then paste them into your district’s IEP system.
A marketplace made by teachers
Find and share visual schedules, social stories, goal packs and parent guides from other special education teachers. Free or paid.
IEP assistant
Stronger goals in minutes, not evenings
Paste a goal and see instantly whether it has a timeframe, condition, observable behavior, criterion and measurement. Start from a goal bank, or ask for a draft of present levels or a progress narrative.
- Drafting help only. Your district’s IEP system stays the official record.
- Student names are removed before anything reaches AI.
- Drafts are private to you and delete themselves after 90 days.
“By May, given a decodable text, [Student] will read aloud with 95% accuracy in 4 of 5 weekly probes, as measured by running records.”
- Timeframe
- Condition
- Observable behavior
- Criterion
- Measurement
5 / 5 · Specific and measurable
For families
- Join with a code from your child’s teacher. No school login needed.
- Read everything in your language.
- See photos and daily notes about your child.
- Message the team, and know when they’ve seen it.
For teachers & teams
One place for the whole team around each student
Case managers, speech and occupational therapists, general education teachers and paras each see exactly what they need. A general education teacher sees accommodations, not evaluations.
- Quiet hours with an automatic reply, so evenings stay yours.
- “I’ve read this” confirmations for important notices.
- Custody restrictions are respected automatically.
Privacy & security
Student privacy isn’t a feature. It’s the foundation.
Harbor was designed from the first line of code around FERPA, IDEA, COPPA and state student-privacy laws.
See how we protect data- Encrypted in transit and at rest, hosted in the United States
- Every view of a protected record is logged
- Two-step verification required for school staff
- Photos are private, with consent checked before sharing
- No advertising, no data selling, no tracking pixels
- Designed to meet WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards
Questions, answered
Who is Harbor for?
Special education teachers, related-service providers, paraprofessionals and the families they work with. It works for a single teacher today and is built so whole schools and district special education departments can use it.
How much does it cost?
Harbor is free during early access. It is always free for families.
Is Harbor FERPA compliant?
Harbor is designed to help schools meet their FERPA and IDEA obligations. Access is limited to people with a legitimate educational interest, every access to protected records is logged, data is encrypted, and families can request their records. Before your district uses Harbor with student information, we will work through its approval process and data privacy agreement.
Does AI read my child’s IEP?
Only when a teacher asks the assistant for drafting help. Names and identifiers are removed before any text is sent, the AI provider does not use it for training, and drafts delete themselves automatically. Teachers always review and edit what the assistant suggests.
Who can see photos of my child?
Only families in your child’s class, and only when you have given photo consent. Without consent, photos of your child can only be sent privately to you.
Can I use it on my phone and computer?
Yes. Harbor works in any web browser today, with iPhone, Android and desktop apps on the way.
Bring your classroom’s families closer
Set up your classroom in about five minutes.