Student Message - Email
- To place an Emergency Call, click on the phone in the top right corner of the screen, then click Student.
This will skip having to browse the navigation panel of JCampus and go directly to Setup Box 1 described below. The only staff that have permissions to make Emergency call via the JCall system are Admin (700), Principals, Assistant Principals and Superintendent. NOTE: You cannot input a code 911 call manually when creating a new message and is only available through the emergency call button.
Otherwise, on the left, click on Communication. Under the heading Entry, click on Student Event Messages.
Setup Box 1
Setup Box Options
To find definitions for standard setup values, follow this link: Standard Setup Options.
For other set up values not listed in the standard set up list:
- Check 1 call per household to have the program only make one call per household.
- Select Individual Students will list all students that meet the criteria of the options selected above. Within the list, select the students to call. Leave blank to call all students based on the criteria of the options selected above.
If the message is meant for only Students, the user can jump down to click the Next button at the bottom of the setup box. If the user wishes to add Staff members to the message, continue with the next steps.
- Object Code to choose an object code of the staff member to call. This field relates to Human Resource. Leave blank to call all staff members regardless of object code.
- Function Code to choose a function code of the staff members to call. This field relates to Human Resource. Leave blank to call all staff members regardless of function code.
- Select Call Groups: Click here to limit the staff only by a selected group.
- Staff Groups are defined by using the Call Group Loader
- Clicking the box in the upper left will select all staff members.
- Phone Type: Click to select the type of phone number to communicate to.
- Commonly used types: 06 Home telephone number and 12 Personal cellular number.
- Home Site Only: If including staff members in this message, selecting this option will limit the message to only those staff members who are "home based" at the school site.
- Select Individual Staff: Click to select individual staff members.
Click Next to move to the next step in the create message process.
Setup Box 2
- If the message is to be scheduled for a future date/time, check the Schedule Call box, then select the date and time.
- Schedule Time End will end your calls from going out past a certain time. In Communication Configuration, calls are set for start and stop times for the district as a whole. This will override and allow you to set it at an earlier time, if needed.
- If the user wishes to send the message out now, leave the Schedule Call box unchecked.
- If no date and time is selected, the message will go out in the next call interval.
- Click Next to move to the next step in the create message process.
Setup Box 3
- Select Email and click Next.
Setup 4
- Enter your Subject and Message
- Check Show Reply Address Message to show the sender's email address. Not checking, will show Please contact the school with any questions you may have.
- The email can be sent to:
- Student
- Single/Parent Guardian
- All Parent/Guardians
- You have the option to add an attachment. Click on Add Attachment, Add, then select your attachment. The attachment name will appear in the Selected File blank so then, click on Choose. Close the Add Attachment window using the X.
- Type in your message and then select Send.
Results
- A list of students that are scheduled to receive the message will be displayed on the screen. Print or save this report at this time if desired.