Share Announcements on District and School Registration Portals

Overview

The Announcements Feature allows districts to share important messages directly on their registration portals. This ensures that families can receive timely updates about seasonal programs, deadlines, and other key information.

Key Benefits

Visibility: Announcements appear prominently on district and school portals, ensuring families see them.
Customization: You can tailor announcements with rich text, images, and links.
Scheduling: Set expiration dates to ensure announcements remain relevant.

How to Create and Share an Announcement

1. Access the Registration Portal Announcement

Log in to your 6crickets district dashboard account.
Navigate to the Registration portal announcement page in the Links for families section.

2. Create a New Announcement

Copy and paste from a document or write your announcement in the text editor.
Add links and format the text for emphasis.

3. Choose Where it’s Displayed

Select “Yes” to show on District and School Portals.
Select “No” to show only on the District Portal.

Note: On the school portal, a notification will appear, prompting users to click and view a pop-up message.

4. Set an Expiration Date

Define the Hide After date and time to automatically remove outdated announcements.

5. Save and Check the Announcement

Click Save to draft the announcement.
Navigate to the registration portals to check the announcement.

District Registration Portal Example

School Registration Portal Example

Example Use Cases

Seasonal Program Announcements: Notify parents about new spring, summer, or fall sessions.
Registration Deadlines: Remind families of upcoming deadlines for program sign-ups.
Policy Updates: Share new school policies or changes to enrichment program requirements.
Emergency Notifications: Alert parents to school closures or urgent updates.
FAQs: Answers to frequently asked questions about programs, logging in, and applying scholarships.

Viewing and Managing Announcements

To edit an existing announcement, navigate to Registration Portal Announcement and edit the announcement.
To remove an announcement manually before its expiration date, click Hide Now.
You cannot have multiple announcements.
Announcements are only set up at the District dashboard.
You cannot have different announcements for different schools.