Turn on Parents Association in Settings > School Settings > Key Academic Functions. Then open it from Groups > Parents Association to post discussions, calendar events and files for parents, and manage members.
For admins and teachers sharing announcements, events and files with parents. Each school has one Parents Association group.
| I want to | Go to |
|---|---|
| Turn the Parents Association on or off | Settings > School Settings > Key Academic Functions |
| Change the name, description or logo | Parents Association > Overview > Edit Group Settings |
| Post discussions, events or files | Discussions, Calendar or Files tab |
| Manage members | Members tab |
| Stop parents posting | Settings > Security & Permissions > General |
Turn the Parents Association on or off
Go to Settings > School Settings > Key Academic Functions, tick or untick Parents Association and select Save Changes.
Open the Parents Association
Teachers and admins open it from the left menu under Groups > Parents Association. The group has Overview, Discussions, Calendar, Files and Members tabs. Overview shows the latest activity.
Teachers need to be members of the group to get notifications about its discussions, events and files.
Change the name, description or logo
On the Overview tab, select Edit Group Settings (the pencil icon). Update the Name, Description or Logo and select Save Changes.
Post discussions, events and files
- Discussions: select Create Discussion. Parents can reply from their own accounts.
- Calendar: select Add Event. Add the name, date and time, and use Additional Grades to share the event with parents of selected grades.
- Files: select Upload File, or Add Folder to organise files.
Manage members
The Members tab lists Parents and Advisors. Parents are added automatically when they are created in ManageBac+. Use Add Members to add people, or the remove icon next to a parent to remove them.
Removing a parent stops their Parents Association emails, but they can still open the group. For the parent view, see Viewing School Announcements & Discussions.
Stop parents posting
To stop parents creating discussions or replying in discussion threads, go to Settings > Security & Permissions > General, tick Lock Parents Association and select Save Changes.