The Parents Association is a group feature that allows schools to share announcements and add calendar events for parents. Each school can have only one Parents Association group.
Enabling the Parents Association
The Parents Association feature can be enabled or disabled by going to Settings > School Settings > Key Academic Functions, checking or unchecking Parents Association, and then clicking Save Changes.
Accessing the Parents Association
Teachers and Administrators can access the group from Parents Association in the left navigation menu.
Note: Teachers must join the group in order to receive notifications from messages, events, or files posted there.
Naming the Parents Association
The Parents Association name and description can be updated by clicking Edit Group Settings from the group’s Overview page.
Posting a Discussion
Via the Discussions tab, teachers and administrators can view and post discussions. Parents can reply to discussions from their ManageBac+ accounts.
Posting to the Calendar
Via the Calendar tab, Admins and Teachers can add events and share them with all parents or target parents from specific grade levels. Use the Add Event button to create a new calendar event.
Posting a File
Via the Files tab, Admins and Teachers can upload files for all parents or share them with parents from specific grade levels.
Adding / Removing members
The Members tab shows the parents and teachers who are part of the group. Parents are automatically added when they are created as ManageBac+ users.
If parents wish to opt out of Parents Association emails, they can be removed from the group via the Members tab. Please note that even if removed, they will still have access to the group but will no longer receive notifications.
See here for a parent tutorial on accessing the Parents Association from the parent interface.
Lock Parents Association
By clicking Lock Group Discussions within Edit Group Settings, parents will be prevented from posting discussions, adding new events to the group calendar, and uploading files.
This can also be done via navigating to Settings > Security & Permissions > Lock Parents Association > Save Changes