Overview
Email can be sent as either notifications for Forms, sent as general communication to parents of students in SchoolEngage.
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Automated Form Emails
Throughout the lifetime of an application assigned to an applicant, automated emails may be sent out notifying the applicant on the status of their application. For more information, please see Form Email Templates.
Sending Emails from Students List Page
Emails can be sent to the parents of students on the students list page by navigating to the Students List page Users > Students
.
Sending Emails via selecting Students
To fine tune a list of students to send emails:
Clicking the check box of each student
Click the “Action with Selected” button
Select “Send Email”
Sending Emails via Querying Students
To query a list of students based on their properties in PowerSchool (e.g. Grade, Pre-enrolled students, name, etc.):
Click the “Edit Selection” button to set query criteria. Please see the Query Student Selection page for more information.
Click the “Apply Student Selection” checkbox
Click the “Action with Current Student Selection”
Select “Send Email”
Sending Emails to Students Imported from PowerSchool
This feature requires the se-student-selection plugin installed in your district’s PowerSchool. For more information, please see the Plugin Updates page.
To import a list of students from PowerSchool:
Select a group of students in PowerSchool
In PowerSchool, under “Applications”, click “SchoolEngage Student Selection”. Please see the Import PowerSchool Student Selection page for more information.
Click the “Apply Student Selection” checkbox
Click the “Action with Current Student Selection”
Select “Send Email”
Email Sender Window
The email sender window lets staff fine tune what is sent to recipients.
Option | Description |
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Use Template | Select from a list of created templates. To create a template, see How do I create an Email Template? |
Title | The subject of the Email |
Reply-to Address | Select from a list of different reply-to addresses |
Schedule Send out | Schedule the email(s) to be sent at a later time Emails can be scheduled up to 72 hours in the future. |
Message | The body of the email |
Add Attachments | Add attachment file(s) to the email |