Announcements

Announcements are meant for important school messages and can be emailed to contacts directly or posted to the Guardian Portal and/or your School Resources & Information page. Announcements can also be created with a Classroom/Pod and sent only to the guardians of that classroom.

Creating Announcements

Creating announcements can either be done with a template or from scratch.

To get started:

1. Navigate to Comms → Announcements or to the Classroom → Announcements tab.
2. Click + Add New Announcement.

From Scratch

1. Click + New Blank Announcement.
2. Enter the announcement image, name, date, body, and other details.
3. In Visibility & Scheduling, select when the announcement should be open and closed to guardians and/or the public.
4. Click Create to publish.

From a Template

1. Preview available templates.
2. Click Use This Template if it fits your needs.
3. Edit details as needed.
4. Click Update to save changes.

Sending Announcements

There are multiple ways to ensure your announcement reaches the right audience.

• Via email
• Posting on the School Resources & Information Page
• Posting on the Guardian Portal

Emailing Announcements

• Click Send Emails in the announcement modal or on the main Announcements page.
• Select the announcements to be sent.
• Select to either send the email immediately, or schedule it to be sent at a future date.
• Select the recipients. These can be selected from people in your Spark platform, contacts, or ad-hoc emails.
• Customized the email subject, body, From Name and Reply To email.
• Review the preview.
• Click Send Emails or Save Schedule.

All sent emails will be logged in the Email Logs page. Scheduled emails will appear in the Scheduled page.

Posting on Your Public Page

• When creating or editing an announcement, go to the Visibility & Scheduling section.
• Open your announcement by toggling on "Announcement is open," or, schedule the date the announcement will open.
• Check the box "Show announcement on your School Resources & Information page." (You can click the link to view it.)
• Save.

Direct the public to this page by sharing or posting the URL. (Note: Public forms are also posted here.) Learn more about your School Resources & Information Page here.

Posting on Guardian Portals

• When creating or editing an announcement, go to the Visibility & Scheduling section.
• Open your announcement by toggling on "Announcement is open," or, schedule the date the announcement will open.
• Check the box "Show announcement on the guardian portal."
• Save.

Managing Announcements

Editing Announcements

To edit an announcement, find the announcement on the Announcements page in the Communications section or in the Classroom, and open it. Make edits, then click Update. Changes will be reflected in posted announcements.

Duplicating, Archiving and Deleting

To duplicate, archive, or permanently delete an announcement, go to the Announcements page and locate the announcement. Click the three-dot menu next to it and choose the desired action.

• Duplicate – Creates an identical announcement.
• Archive – Moves the announcement out of the active list while allowing it to be restored later. Archived announcements will no longer appear on the School Resources & Information page or in guardian portals.
• Delete – Permanently removes the announcement. Once deleted, it cannot be restored and will no longer appear on the School Resources & Information page or in guardian portals.