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How do I send a grade-level announcement?

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Veronica D. Joseph
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Currently only available for Remind Hub Plus or Premium admins and class owners. If you're unsure you have this feature, please get in touch with your Customer Success Manager. 

You can use our grade-level filter when you want to send an announcement to a subset of linked parents and students in a district, school, or class you manage. For example, you may want to send an announcement to the fifth-grade parents to remind them about field day. Or, perhaps you want to reach out to only the seniors and their parents in your organization and inform them about upcoming graduation activities. You'll be able to select specific grade-level recipients from your dashboard.

To send a grade-level announcement, you must first complete an SIS Sync to create rostered accounts for all students and parents in your organization.

This article contains the following sections:

  • Prerequisite
  • Send a grade-level announcement
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
  • Review sent grade-level announcements
    • Web
    • iOS/Android

Prerequisite

Be sure to assign a specific grade to every student in your community and to connect each student to their parent/guardian. Follow the instructions for your rostering type (CSV sync 1.0, CSV sync 2.0, ClassLink API, or Clever). 

Please note that you cannot manually add a grade level to a student or parent at this time.


Send a grade-level announcement 

Web

  1. Log in to your Remind account online. 

  2. Click New message on the left navigation menu.
  3. Select Message or Urgent Message.mceclip1.png
  4. Check the district, school(s), or class(es) you want to receive the announcement.mceclip0.png
  5. Click the filter Message_builder_24.png icon next to Everyone.mceclip2.png
  6. Check Students and/or Parents under Roles. Optional: Under SIS Link, click the dropdown icon and select SIS-linked or Not SIS-linked.
    You cannot send a grade-level message to teachers, admins, or staff.
    mceclip3.png
  7. Click the dropdown menu under Grade, and select the grade(s) of the students and/or parents you're sending an announcement to. Scroll down to see all the grades - Preschool, K-12, or College. 
    • Ex. In the image below, all rostered fourth and fifth-grade students and the parents/guardians connected to them will receive an announcement. If the admin only selected parents, only rostered parents connected to rostered fourth and fifth students would receive the announcement. mceclip4.png
  8. Click Continue.                mceclip5.png
  9. Type your announcement.mceclip7.png
    • Option 1: Click the file Message_builder_14.pngicon to add a photo or a file to your message. 
    • Option 2: Click the translation Message_builder_17.png icon to send your message to your students and/or parents in their home language. 
    • Option 3: Schedule your announcement, so it is sent at a specific time in the future. If you choose this option, skip Step 10.
      You can only schedule an announcement for a school or a class, but not for a district at this time.
  10. Review the number of people receiving your announcement, and click Send.        mceclip8.png

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iOS

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap mceclip13.png on the left navigation menu.
  3. Select Announcement.
  4. Tap the district, school(s), or class(es) you want to receive the announcement.
  5. Tapmceclip1.png.
  6. Select Students and/or Parents.
    You cannot send a grade-level message to teachers, admins, or staff.
  7. Tap SIS-link or Not SIS-linked.
  8. Select the grade(s) of the students and/or parents you're sending an announcement to. Scroll down to see all the grades - Preschool, K-12, or College.
    • Ex. In the image below, all rostered fourth and fifth-grade students and the parents/guardians connected to them will receive an announcement. If the admin only selected parents, only rostered parents connected to rostered fourth and fifth students would receive the announcement.                mceclip12.png
  9. Tap mceclip9.png. 
  10. Tapmceclip7.png. 
  11. Type your announcement.
    1. Option 1: Tap  Message_builder_14.pngto add a file to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip4.pngto attach a picture to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip5.pngto add a voice clip to your message. 
    2. Option 2: Tap Message_builder_17.png to send your message to your students and/or parents in their home language. 
    3. Option 3: Tap mceclip6.pngto schedule your message, so it is sent at a specific time in the future. If you choose this option, skip Steps 12 and 13.
      You can only schedule an announcement for a school or a class, but not for a district at this time.
  12. Tap Continue.
  13. Review the number of people who will receive your announcement and tapmceclip14.png.

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Android

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap mceclip15.png on the left navigation menu.
  3. Select Announcement.
  4. Tap the district, school(s), or class(es) you want to receive the announcement.
  5. Tapmceclip16.png.
  6. Select Students and/or Parents.
    Note - You cannot send a grade-level message to teachers, admins, or staff.
  7. Tap SIS-link or Not SIS-linked.
  8. Select the grade(s) of the students and/or parents you're sending an announcement to. Scroll down to see all the grades - Preschool, K-12, or College.
    • Ex. In the image below, all rostered fourth and fifth-grade students and the parents/guardians connected to them will receive an announcement. If the admin only selected parents, only rostered parents connected to rostered fourth and fifth students would receive the announcement.                  mceclip13.png
  9. Tap mceclip9.png. 
  10. Tapmceclip7.png. 
  11. Type your announcement.
    1. Option 1: Tap Message_builder_14.pngto add a file to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip4.pngto attach a picture to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip5.pngto add a voice clip to your message. 
    2. Option 2: Tap Message_builder_17.png to send your message to your students and/or parents in their home language. 
    3. Option 3: Tap mceclip6.pngto schedule your message, so it is sent at a specific time in the future. If you choose this option, skip Steps 12 and 13.
      You can only schedule an announcement for a school or a class, but not for a district at this time.
  12. Tap Send.

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Review sent grade-level announcements

Web

You can see the grade-level messages you sent by clicking the Messages tab for the district, school, or class and clicking Announcements. You'll see the district-wide or grade-level announcement history for Parents and Students for schools or classes. You'll be able to click here to learn more about obtaining the message summary for your announcements. 

mceclip10.png

mceclip11.png


iOS/Android

To view the grade-level messages you sent, tap the district, school, or class on the left navigation menu. If you selected a district, tap the district's name again, and you'll see the announcement history. Tap Parents or Students to see the grade-level announcement history for a school or class. Click here to learn more about obtaining the message summary for your announcements. 

mceclip14.png

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How do I send a grade-level announcement?

Avatar
Veronica D. Joseph
Customer Support

Currently only available for Remind Hub Plus or Premium admins and class owners. If you're unsure you have this feature, please get in touch with your Customer Success Manager. 

You can use our grade-level filter when you want to send an announcement to a subset of linked parents and students in a district, school, or class you manage. For example, you may want to send an announcement to the fifth-grade parents to remind them about field day. Or, perhaps you want to reach out to only the seniors and their parents in your organization and inform them about upcoming graduation activities. You'll be able to select specific grade-level recipients from your dashboard.

To send a grade-level announcement, you must first complete an SIS Sync to create rostered accounts for all students and parents in your organization.

This article contains the following sections:

  • Prerequisite
  • Send a grade-level announcement
    • Web
    • iOS
    • Android
  • Review sent grade-level announcements
    • Web
    • iOS/Android

Prerequisite

Be sure to assign a specific grade to every student in your community and to connect each student to their parent/guardian. Follow the instructions for your rostering type (CSV sync 1.0, CSV sync 2.0, ClassLink API, or Clever). 

Please note that you cannot manually add a grade level to a student or parent at this time.


Send a grade-level announcement 

Web

  1. Log in to your Remind account online. 

  2. Click New message on the left navigation menu.
  3. Select Message or Urgent Message.mceclip1.png
  4. Check the district, school(s), or class(es) you want to receive the announcement.mceclip0.png
  5. Click the filter Message_builder_24.png icon next to Everyone.mceclip2.png
  6. Check Students and/or Parents under Roles. Optional: Under SIS Link, click the dropdown icon and select SIS-linked or Not SIS-linked.
    You cannot send a grade-level message to teachers, admins, or staff.
    mceclip3.png
  7. Click the dropdown menu under Grade, and select the grade(s) of the students and/or parents you're sending an announcement to. Scroll down to see all the grades - Preschool, K-12, or College. 
    • Ex. In the image below, all rostered fourth and fifth-grade students and the parents/guardians connected to them will receive an announcement. If the admin only selected parents, only rostered parents connected to rostered fourth and fifth students would receive the announcement. mceclip4.png
  8. Click Continue.                mceclip5.png
  9. Type your announcement.mceclip7.png
    • Option 1: Click the file Message_builder_14.pngicon to add a photo or a file to your message. 
    • Option 2: Click the translation Message_builder_17.png icon to send your message to your students and/or parents in their home language. 
    • Option 3: Schedule your announcement, so it is sent at a specific time in the future. If you choose this option, skip Step 10.
      You can only schedule an announcement for a school or a class, but not for a district at this time.
  10. Review the number of people receiving your announcement, and click Send.        mceclip8.png

Return to top


iOS

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap mceclip13.png on the left navigation menu.
  3. Select Announcement.
  4. Tap the district, school(s), or class(es) you want to receive the announcement.
  5. Tapmceclip1.png.
  6. Select Students and/or Parents.
    You cannot send a grade-level message to teachers, admins, or staff.
  7. Tap SIS-link or Not SIS-linked.
  8. Select the grade(s) of the students and/or parents you're sending an announcement to. Scroll down to see all the grades - Preschool, K-12, or College.
    • Ex. In the image below, all rostered fourth and fifth-grade students and the parents/guardians connected to them will receive an announcement. If the admin only selected parents, only rostered parents connected to rostered fourth and fifth students would receive the announcement.                mceclip12.png
  9. Tap mceclip9.png. 
  10. Tapmceclip7.png. 
  11. Type your announcement.
    1. Option 1: Tap  Message_builder_14.pngto add a file to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip4.pngto attach a picture to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip5.pngto add a voice clip to your message. 
    2. Option 2: Tap Message_builder_17.png to send your message to your students and/or parents in their home language. 
    3. Option 3: Tap mceclip6.pngto schedule your message, so it is sent at a specific time in the future. If you choose this option, skip Steps 12 and 13.
      You can only schedule an announcement for a school or a class, but not for a district at this time.
  12. Tap Continue.
  13. Review the number of people who will receive your announcement and tapmceclip14.png.

Return to top


Android

  1. Open the Remind app.
  2. Tap mceclip15.png on the left navigation menu.
  3. Select Announcement.
  4. Tap the district, school(s), or class(es) you want to receive the announcement.
  5. Tapmceclip16.png.
  6. Select Students and/or Parents.
    Note - You cannot send a grade-level message to teachers, admins, or staff.
  7. Tap SIS-link or Not SIS-linked.
  8. Select the grade(s) of the students and/or parents you're sending an announcement to. Scroll down to see all the grades - Preschool, K-12, or College.
    • Ex. In the image below, all rostered fourth and fifth-grade students and the parents/guardians connected to them will receive an announcement. If the admin only selected parents, only rostered parents connected to rostered fourth and fifth students would receive the announcement.                  mceclip13.png
  9. Tap mceclip9.png. 
  10. Tapmceclip7.png. 
  11. Type your announcement.
    1. Option 1: Tap Message_builder_14.pngto add a file to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip4.pngto attach a picture to your message. 
      • Tap mceclip5.pngto add a voice clip to your message. 
    2. Option 2: Tap Message_builder_17.png to send your message to your students and/or parents in their home language. 
    3. Option 3: Tap mceclip6.pngto schedule your message, so it is sent at a specific time in the future. If you choose this option, skip Steps 12 and 13.
      You can only schedule an announcement for a school or a class, but not for a district at this time.
  12. Tap Send.

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Review sent grade-level announcements

Web

You can see the grade-level messages you sent by clicking the Messages tab for the district, school, or class and clicking Announcements. You'll see the district-wide or grade-level announcement history for Parents and Students for schools or classes. You'll be able to click here to learn more about obtaining the message summary for your announcements. 

mceclip10.png

mceclip11.png


iOS/Android

To view the grade-level messages you sent, tap the district, school, or class on the left navigation menu. If you selected a district, tap the district's name again, and you'll see the announcement history. Tap Parents or Students to see the grade-level announcement history for a school or class. Click here to learn more about obtaining the message summary for your announcements. 

mceclip14.png

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