This function allows the operations personnel add / manage students pertaining to a parent app customer. Only students that are active in the back-end will be available for parents to follow in their mobile apps.
Note: The student's school must be created before taking this step. Please see Importing Schools in Bulk for help regarding that process.
Adding a Single Student
Students can be added to the system through a bulk import process or through the user interface screen.
To add a new student through the user interface screen, follow the steps given below:
- Click on Set-up > Students
- Click Add Student
The Manage Students page will be displayed
3. Fill in the fields accordingly. First Name, Last Name, Student ID, School, Grade, and School Year.
4. Click on the save icon. You have now added the student record.
Bulk Loading Multiple Students
For instructions on bulk loading a file containing multiple students and their demographic information, please see Importing Students in Bulk for detailed instructions on this process.
Editing a Student
To edit a new student through the user interface screen, follow the steps given below:
Click on Set-up > Students
Note: At this point, if you have less than 1000 students in the system, all students will be displayed. If there are more than 1000 students, then you will need to use one of the two, "Filter Criteria" areas to look up the correct student.
Click the edit button.
You can now edit the First Name, Last Name, Student ID, School, and Grade.
Deactivating a Student
Deactivating a student allows for the parents to still be connected to the student, however there will no longer be updates through the application. If the parent has not added the student in the app they will not be found when searching for them.
Simply click the bin icon. It will ask if you'd like to deactivate this student. Select deactivate.
You have successfully deactivated a student.