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Announcements

Publish school announcements to school-wide, staff, students, or parents audiences.

Who can use this​

  • ADMIN

Path​

/admin/communicate

Dependencies​

  • Recipients (class/role) exist; keep titles short for SMS-style reads.
  • Staff messages and email log are separate office tools linked from here.

Screenshot​

Announcements desktop

Announcements mobile

Steps​

  1. Open Announcements at /admin/communicate as ADMIN.

Announcements step 1 desktop Desktop - focus for step 1 Announcements step 1 mobile Mobile - focus for step 1

  1. Click Publish announcement. Choose Audience (School-wide, Staff only, Students, Parents), optional Class, Title, and Body.

Announcements step 2 desktop Desktop - focus for step 2 Announcements step 2 mobile Mobile - focus for step 2

  1. Confirm Publish announcement. Search announcements afterward to verify.

Announcements step 3 desktop Desktop - focus for step 3 Announcements step 3 mobile Mobile - focus for step 3

  1. Use quick actions Staff messages or Email log for other channels.

Announcements step 4 desktop Desktop - focus for step 4 Announcements step 4 mobile Mobile - focus for step 4

  1. Prefer editing a new announcement over silently changing an already-read one.

Announcements step 5 desktop Desktop - focus for step 5 Announcements step 5 mobile Mobile - focus for step 5

Fields and actions​

  • Publish announcement
  • Audience, Class (optional), Title, Body
  • Columns: Published, Audience, Title, Body
  • Quick actions: Staff messages, Email log

Common mistakes​

  • Wrong audience (parents vs students)
  • Publishing without a class when class-scoped was intended
  • Expecting SMS delivery from this screen alone