In this video, we will cover the following topics:
- Foundations of School Status Connect: A high-level overview of the tool, its core capabilities, standard login procedures, and user preference configurations (language and notification styles).
- Platform Navigation and Feed Overview: A walk-through of the main dashboard feed, metrics, left-hand navigation tabs, and the scoped access levels for district leaders, teachers, and parents.
- Creating Announcements and Newsletters: A deep dive into selecting recipients, building text announcements with attachments, configuring delivery/reply options, and utilizing the S'more newsletter builder.
- Scheduling Events and Managing Activities: Instructions on how to add single or all-day events to the school calendar, handle RSVPs, and choose when to formally announce them to the community.
- Direct Communication and the Engagement Log: A demonstration on how to look up student profiles in the directory, make masked phone calls (via desktop or patch-in numbers), review automatically recorded call transcripts, and manage group direct messages.
- Reviewing Engagement Reports: An analysis of the connection health dashboard (active, unresponsive, unreachable, and pending statuses) alongside school activity logs, communication history, and teacher usage data.
[Originally Aired: August, 2026]
[Duration: Approx. 45 minutes]