For: Families
Platform: TalkingPoints (SMS + Family App)
What’s This Message About?
Your child’s teacher may send you a message with a link to sign up for a meeting or conference. This message means they want to connect with you to talk about how your child is doing in school!
You’ll be able to pick a date and time that works best for your schedule. 🗓️
✅ How to Sign Up for an Event
Click the link in the message from your teacher
You’ll be taken to a special sign-up page in your phone’s browser
This works the same for app and text users
Choose a date
Choose a time
Submit your selection
You’ll see a confirmation screen when your spot is saved
That’s it—you’re all set! 🎉
🔁 Can More Than One Person Sign Up?
Each student can only have one family contact sign up for a time slot. This helps the teacher or school avoid double bookings. 🛑 If someone in your student’s contact list has already picked a time, you won’t be able to choose that same slot.
📣 What you’ll see:
The second (or third, fourth, etc.) contact who tries to sign up will see a message like: [Other Contact Name] already selected a time for a meeting about [Student Name].
If you need to change or coordinate the meeting, please contact your family member directly.
📬 What Happens After I Sign Up?
You’ll receive a confirmation message with all the details:
This is a confirmation message for event ‘[Title]’ with [Your Child’s Teacher] on [Date] at [Time], at location ‘[Location]’.
Family App users get a push notification
SMS users get an automated text
Only the person who signed up gets the confirmation.
⚠️ A Few Things to Know
Times are first come, first served—if someone else signs up before you, that time will disappear
If you try to select a time that’s already gone, the page will refresh so you can pick another
You can only sign up for a time that’s at least 12 hours away
You can view the event details like:
Title
Description
Location
A link to any documents (if shared)
📱 How It Works by Platform
TalkingPoints Family App
Tap the sign-up link in your message
The sign-up page will open in your phone’s browser
All updates come through your app inbox or push notifications
Text Message (SMS)
You’ll get a series of messages with:
The event title and info
A link to sign up
A link to view any attached documents
All reminders and updates come by text
👀 What If I Don’t See the Link?
If you’re expecting a message but didn’t receive one:
Make sure your contact info is current with the school
Reach out to your child’s teacher to confirm you’re on the list