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School Admin Notifications: How does the School Signals system notify School Admins?

New Activity Updates for Admin

Admins receive a daily email at 7:30 AM that details new activity on the platform. Specifically, the admin is informed on:

  • Groups with new members since yesterday

  • New/updated group applications since yesterday

  • New/updated event RSVPs since yesterday

  • New/updated form submissions since yesterday

  • New/updated volunteer signups since yesterday


School-Wide News Posts

  • All School Admins can post School News in the School Feed.

  • Admins receive notifications for:

    • Email: Immediate, daily, or weekly

    • Mobile text: For Priority posts

    • Voice message: For Priority posts

    • Instant mobile push

    • System notification bell: Updates on posts they've made, commented on, or followed

  • Admins are also notified (via the bell and app push) of reported feed posts and photos.


Grade-Level Posts

  • School Admins can create and manage all grade-level posts.

  • Notification settings:

    • Email: Immediate, daily, or weekly

    • Mobile text: For Priority posts

    • Instant mobile push (for admins using the app)

    • System notification bell: Updates on posts they’ve made, commented on, or followed


Classrooms

  • School Admins can access and post in all Classrooms.

  • To receive Classroom-specific notifications, an Admin must join the Classroom.

  • Classroom members can set notifications for:

    • Email: Immediate, daily, or weekly

    • Mobile text: For Priority posts

    • Instant mobile push (for admins using the app)

    • System notification bell: Updates on posts they’ve made, commented on, or followed

  • Classroom Admin Role: Admins assigned as Classroom Admins receive daily notifications on new classroom applications requiring manual approval.


Groups

  • School Admins can access and post in all Groups.

  • To receive Group-specific notifications, an Admin must join the Group.

  • Group members can set notifications for:

    • Email: Immediate, daily, or weekly

    • Mobile text: For Priority posts

    • Instant mobile push (for admins using the app)

    • System notification bell: Updates on posts they’ve made, commented on, or followed

  • Group Admin Role:

    • Group Admins receive daily notifications on new group applications.

    • Teachers assigned as Group Admins can edit the Group.

    • All School Admins automatically have Group editing permissions.


Photo Galleries

  • Mobile push notifications are sent to users who follow a gallery.

  • System notifications (bell) provide updates for users following a gallery.

  • Admins are also notified via the bell and app push when galleries or photos are reported.


RSVP Events

  • Admins can subscribe as Event Admins via the event’s add/edit interface.

  • Event Admins receive:

    • Daily notifications on new comments in the Event Feed

    • Daily notifications on RSVP sign-ups


Volunteering

  • Volunteer Admins receive bell notifications when a parent signs up for a volunteer task.

  • Bell notifications also update Volunteer Admins on new comments in the Volunteer Feed.

  • School Admins who are not Volunteer Admins can follow a volunteer opportunity to receive bell updates on new Volunteer Feed posts.


Parent-Teacher Conferences

  • Teachers receive updates when parents sign up for conferences in their classroom.

  • School Admins do not receive notifications for conference sign-ups.


Chat Messaging

  • School Admins receive instant or daily email notifications for new messages sent to them.

  • Immediate app push notifications are sent for new messages.

  • The Chat icon displays message counts for unread messages.

  • School Admins also receive bell and app push notifications for reported chat messages and photos.

  • While School Admins can monitor the chat, they do not receive notifications on any chat message threads they are not members of.


New Content Announcements

  • Admins can announce new content (e.g., new groups, events, and online forms) in the School Feed.

  • The School Feed’s notification settings apply to:

    • Announcements of new online forms, groups, volunteering opportunities, events, and classroom updates.


Parent Registrations

School Admins receive a system "bell" notification when a parent has registered and the registration must be reviewed.

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