Announcement Management

The Announcements page is your school's communications channel with students, parents, and teachers. From here, you can write informative updates, categorize them, and specify your target audience.

Where to find it: Navigation Menu → Announcements

Overview

The announcements manager includes the following sections:

• Announcements List: A catalog of all published or draft announcements.
• Target Audience: Displays who can view the post (Students, Parents, Teachers).
• Pinned Announcements: High-priority announcements that remain at the top of users' home feeds.

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Creating an Announcement

To publish a new update:

1. Click the "New Announcement" button (or from the Dashboard: Create → Announcement).
2. Complete the form details:
   • Title: A short, descriptive subject line.
   • Content: The announcement body text (supports text formatting).
   • Target Audience: Check the boxes for your intended recipients: Students, Parents, Teachers (you can select multiple).
   • Publish Date: Option to publish immediately or schedule for a future date/time.
   • Pin: Enable this to lock the announcement at the top of the user portal homepage.
3. Click "Publish" (or "Save as Draft").

Tip

Use pinning only for highly critical or urgent announcements (e.g., Holiday closure due to weather conditions) so that it retains its importance.

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Announcement States

Each announcement displays one of these states:

• Published: Active and visible to the target audience.
• Draft: Visible only to administrators for future drafting.
• Scheduled: Set to be published automatically at a scheduled date and time.
• Archived: Removed from user feeds, but preserved in the admin dashboard history log.