How can I email/text guardians in bulk?

As an administrator, you have the opportunity to email students in bulk using the bulk email tool in the application management module.

Navigate there by clicking the Applications icon on the top Navigation bar.

To send a bulk email, you can first use the filters (if necessary) to show only the students you want to send a bulk message to. Once you have done this, you can select the students you want to message. You can select all students by selecting the Select All checkbox OR you can select individual students. When all necessary students are selected, you will then be able to select the Bulk Action dropdown followed by the Send Email/Text Message option in that dropdown.

Selecting the Send Email/Text Message option will open up a Bulk Communication pop-up box. You can send only an email, only a text message, or both. 

In this pop-up box, you will fill out the necessary information. For example, if you need recipients to be able to respond to any emails you send, you can enter a reply-to email in the Email Recipients Reply To text box. You'll also need to choose whether to send your message from a template or if you will send a one-time message.

If you choose to send from a template, you will choose your template from the Choose Message Template dropdown. You can choose from a list of already created message templates.

If you choose to send a one-time message, you'll be prompted to fill out the remaining information. If sending a text message, you must enter the content of the text in the Enter in a Text Message text box. If you do not want to send a text, you'll need to enter in the value "NULL". 

Below that you will see the "Enter Email Subject Line" text box where you will set the subject that parents will see when they receive the email. In the larger text box at the very bottom of the screen, you are able to enter the text you want to send in your email as well as utilize the various tools to customize and format your email. 

Lastly, you are able to send these communications in multiple languages. You'll fill out the information in English and then enter the translations of the message into the appropriate language selection.