You can send a Grades Message to parents/guardians to notify them when the student has received a specific grade either as an In Progress or a Posted Grade. Grades messages are not sent to students. This section will discuss how to send a Grades Message.
The Message Center is also available through the Notification bell icon.
In Campus Instruction, select Message Center and click on the ‘New’ button.
Grades Message: Step 1
Select Grades Message in the Message Type drop-down list.
When you create a message, you have the option of selecting an existing message template or starting
from scratch. See the Create a Template page for more information about templates. Use the User/User Group and Template fields to select which template you'd like to start with, or choose
a Template of new. The User/User Group drop down list has options for your own account (User) and for each of the User Groups you are a member of.Select the Delivery Details:
Inbox - Sends the message to the recipient's Portal account.
Email - Sends the message to the recipient's email address on file.
Select the Delivery Date. This is the date the message is scheduled to be sent. The default setting is the current date; change the date to send the message on a future date.
Select the Delivery Time, which will default to the current time.
NOTE: If you select Email, the Reply to Email box will display. This is the email address that displays when a recipient hits reply. This email address should be your email address. If this email address is incorrect, please submit an IC Support Ticket.
Scroll down to select the Message Details.
Enter a Message Subject.
Enter the Message Body. Format using the options above the message.
The image icon allows you to insert a web link to an image.
The link icon, which looks like a chain, allows you to insert a web link.
Use the icon that has the letter F in a box to include Campus fields that populate based on the recipient, such as recipient.firstName that populates each student's first name in the message.
Click Next to move on and select recipients. Only use the Save/Save As buttons if modifying or creating a template.
Grades Message: Step 2
The second step of sending a message is selecting which students' guardians could be included in the
recipient list and which grades determine that inclusion. The guardians of selected students who also
meet the recipient criteria are sent the message.
Select available sections in the current term and one term previous. Leave All Students
selected to include all active students in the selected Section or mark Specific Students to choose
individuals. Move students to and from the Student List using the Add and Remove buttons. Add All and Remove All options are at the bottom of the lists.Once you've selected students as possible recipients, determine the Recipient Criteria for the message (which grades from which tasks and standards cause a message to generate).
Three options filter which grades meet the criteria:Select Type of Grades - In Progress and Posted
Select Grades - The letter grade or rubric score the student earned. Options display for each of the scores.
Select Term Grading Tasks and Standards - The Grading Tasks and Standards that are aligned to Categories in the current Term.
Below these options is a checkbox to Allow Repeat Messages, which allows multiple messages to be
sent to the same recipient. For example, if you are generating a message to students who received an A or a B as their Term or Semester grades and a student received a B for the Term and an A for the
Semester, that student would receive multiple messages.Click Next.