Communication

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Announcements

Post announcements that are visible to students, parents, teachers, or everyone.

Creating an Announcement

1. Go to Communication → Announcements.
2. Click Add Announcement.
3. Fill in:
   • Title
   • Body — the full announcement text
   • Audience — choose who sees it:
     • All (everyone in the school)
     • Students only
     • Parents only
     • Staff only
     • A specific class
   • Pin this announcement — pinned announcements appear at the top with an amber highlight
   • Publish Date
4. Click Save.

Editing or Deleting an Announcement

Find the announcement in the list and click Edit or Delete from the Actions column.

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Messages

Send and receive private messages between staff members.

1. Go to Communication → Messages.
2. Click Compose.
3. Select the recipient, enter a subject and message body.
4. Click Send.

Your inbox shows all received messages. Click any message to read and reply.

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SMS / Email Blast

Send a bulk message to all students, all parents, or a specific class.

1. Go to Communication → SMS/Email Blast.
2. Choose the channel — SMS or Email.
3. Select your audience (all students, all parents, a specific class, etc.).
4. Write your message.
5. Click Send — the message is queued and delivered in the background.

SMS requires your school's SMS gateway to be configured in Settings.

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Notifications

The bell icon in the top-right corner shows system notifications such as:

• New leave requests awaiting approval
• Fee payment confirmations
• New admission inquiries
• System alerts

Click the bell to see all notifications and mark them as read.