Admins can create "staff only" groups in order to communicate with other staff members through TalkingPoints.
Add the staff members as students:
District Mode:
From District mode, navigate to "Schools" from the left hand panel, select the school where you would like to add students, and select "open school product". Then, follow the directions below to add a new student.
School Mode:
District admins, and School admins that have been given permission by their district can add new students and contacts directly into their TalkingPoints accounts by following the steps below:
Step 1: Select "Students".
Step 2: Click "Add Students".
Proceed to step 3a to manually enter student(s), or 3b to copy and paste from a spreadsheet.
MANUAL ENTRY
Step 3a: Enter the necessary information.
Step 4a: Click "Add".
COPY AND PASTE FROM A SPREADSHEET
Download the courtesy spreadsheet template of your choice and populate with your student and contact data, or create your own with the appropriate column headers.
Step 3b: Copy the rows of data (excluding the header row) and paste the information into the "Student Name" cell.
Step 4b: Click "Add".
Create a new group:
Step 1: From your School Admin account go to 'Groups'.
Step 2: Click 'Add Group'.
Step 3: Name the group.
Step 4: Click 'Create'.
Your group will now appear in your list of school groups.
Add staff members to the new group:
Step 1: Click on 'Add Students'.
Step 2: Select 'Add students individually'.
Step 3: Select the staff members from the list.
Step 4: Click 'Add Selected'.
Note: Staff members can receive communication through SMS text, or download the Family App.