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Create a post or announcement

Share announcements, photos, audio, and more with parents, choose the audience and reactions, and publish or schedule.

Posts are how you share with parents. You pick a post type, add your content, choose who sees it, and publish.

Steps

  1. Tap Create post (the +). The picker is titled Create"Select an option."
  2. Choose a type from one of the three groups:
    • INFORM: Announcement, Urgent Alert
    • SHARE: Learning Post, Photos & Videos, Audio, Thoughts & Quotes
    • PLAN: Event, Theme Color Day Event, Celebrations
  3. Fill in the Title and Description (optional), and add media (up to 5 files).
  4. Tap Next. Set the Audience (a class/section, All Parents & Staff, All Parents, or All Staff).
  5. Under Audience can, choose whether parents can Add Comment, Like it, and Love it.
  6. Under Scheduling options, pick Make live now or Schedule for later.
  7. Tap Preview, then Publish (or Submit for Review — see below).

The post-type picker and the audience/scheduling step

Approval: Admins, and class teachers posting to their own section, publish straight away. A teacher posting outside their section sees Submit for Review — an admin approves it before it goes live.

What if it doesn't work?

  • You only see "Submit for Review." That post needs admin approval because of its audience — that's expected.
  • A photo or audio won't upload. Use a smaller file and check your connection.
  • You're not finished. Your work is kept as a draft — reopen it from the drafts pill.

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Last updated 2026-06-26