School Leaders can now send an Announcement to multiple students from the school directory without the need to make it schoolwide. This can be used for updates applicable only to select students, such as academic camps, after-school programs, assignments, attendance, group photos, behavior supports, or based on student attributes.
Sending Announcements to selected families
1. Click on the context Drop-down.
2. Select your school page.
3. Click Directory.
4. Search and select the students by putting a check next to their names.
5. Click Actions.
6. Click Announce.
7. A pop-up message will appear asking you to click Announce (& after confirming that you selected the correct number of students/families.
8. Fill out the Announcement form. You can use almost all functions as a regular Announcement, such as scheduling it for a later time (by clicking the dropdown arrow beside the Send button) and attaching files and videos. Robocalling, social sharing, and student broadcasting are not currently supported.
Note: If you click Preview, you can see the preview of the email and SMS message the parents will receive.
Note: If you have both email and SMS contact details, the default notification method is determined by each district’s settings.
If notifications are not successfully sent to the preferred channel, the system will use the alternative method. For example, if the user's email inbox is full and the notifications are not delivered successfully, the system will send the messages to SMS. Once the issue behind the failed emails is resolved, and the user’s email status is reset either by the user or by Connect support, the system will revert to sending communications via the preferred channel - email.
Send Announcements to families by student attribute
A Student Attribute is a label on a student’s profile that helps organize groups by demographics, educational needs, or details like bus routes and activities. You can use these attributes in the Directory to filter and message specific families.
This guide shows how to send an Announcement using the attribute “Bus Route 31.”
- From the top menu, select the correct School from the drop-down.
- In the left-hand navigation bar, click Directory.
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At the top right of the user list, click Filter.
- Under Student Attributes, select Bus Route 31.
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Click Show to view all matching students.
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Select the students you want to include.
💡 Tip: To send an announcement to everyone with this attribute, choose “Selected X families.”
- Click Actions.
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From the drop-down, select Announce.
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Review your selection and click Announce again.
Your selected audience will automatically appear in the To field on the Announcement page.
EXPLORE MORE:
- How can I create an Announcement?
- How do I track activities/events on SchoolStatus Connect?
- How can I organize a Parent-Teacher Conference?
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