School Settings

In this guide, you will learn

• What you can do in School Settings
• How to customize your school's public information
• How to customize other settings
• How to download school data

School Settings

The School Settings page lets you manage your school's contact information and configure default settings across several areas. Here's what you can do in the various Settings tabs:

Public Information

Update your school's name, logo, banner, contact info, and billing details (used on invoices and billing emails).

Miscellaneous

Control general settings like the large dashboard view (ideal for schools with many teachers) and chat preferences.

Payments

Set default payment methods available to payers.

Invoices

Add a logo and payment instructions to customize your invoices.

Emails & Receipts

Add custom body and footer messages to automated school emails.

Custom Data

Create custom fields to store additional info in user profiles.

Network

Join your school’s network for collaboration or oversight.

Data Center

Download your school’s data for backups or records.

Danger (Owners only)

Owners can archive the school under Settings → Danger.

Note: Many of these settings are only available in the Microschool version. The School Settings page in the Microschool version is found on the Admin side.

Customizing Public Information

In School → Settings, there is a tab titled Public Information. Here, you can enter information that will appear in several places:

• School name, banner, and icon: these will personalize and brand your Spark platform.
• School name and icon: appear on your School Resources and Information page and in certain emails sent from Spark, including invoice and portal invitation emails.
• School Public Information will be shown on your School Resources and Information page.
• Basic Billing Info appears on invoices, emails, and other billing-related correspondence.

To enter or edit, simply click on the field, enter the information, and click Save.

Customizing Other Settings

Miscellaneous

In the Miscellaneous tab under School → Settings, you have two setting options for student portals:

• View: enable the large school dashboard to provide admin with a more comprehensive view of data. This view is suitable for schools with multiple staff members.
• Chat: determine whether or not guardians and students can chat with one another on their portals.
• Submission Confirmation: require students to confirm their assignment submissions, preventing accidental submissions.

Payments

Manage payment options for guardians and others who pay through Spark in the Payments tab in School → Settings. These settings can also be managed in the Billing → Settings page.

To learn more about these payment settings, see the help doc Billing Settings.

Invoices

In the Invoices tab of School → Settings you can add a logo and instructions that will appear on all invoices.

Emails & Receipts

Manage the content of emails that are sent automatically from your school in School → Settings → Emails & Receipts.

Submission Emails

When someone submits a form or enrollment application, they’ll receive a confirmation email. For forms, this email also includes a copy of the submitted responses. You can customize the message included in these emails.

Use this custom message to:

• Thank families for applying
• Share important next steps
• Provide links to follow-up forms

Submission Emails with Receipt

If the submission includes an online payment, both the payer and the school’s contact person will receive a receipt email. You can customize the body and footer of these receipt emails in this section.

Note: the recipient's name will automatically populate the [SubmitterName] field in the submission emails.

Student Access Email

This email is used to share student login credentials with guardians. You can customize the message as needed.

Announcement Email

When sending announcements from the Communications feature, recipients will receive this email with the announcements attached.

Custom Data

A Custom Data Form allows you to add custom attributes to various people and things in your school. For example, a form created here can be attached to the profile of a student, guardian, staff, group, or family. This enables you to add custom data to these profiles. To learn more about how to create form elements, see the Creating Forms.

Danger

School owners can archive their school in the Danger tab. Archived schools can be restored at any time with all data intact. To permanently delete a school, contact us at hello@sparkschools.co.

Downloading Data

School data can be downloaded in the Data Center tab. Types of data that can be downloaded include

• Student Information
• Classroom Rosters
• Classroom Information
• Invoices

If you need data that isn’t available in this section, please contact the Spark team at hello@sparkschools.co with your request.