This guide will help you direct parents and guardians to subscribe to automated email updates from your personal pages and classes on your school website.
Understanding Email Subscriptions
Parents must subscribe to each teacher and class individually to receive personalized email updates. This means:
Subscribing to one class does not automatically subscribe them to your other classes
Subscribing to your personal page does not subscribe them to your classes
Subscribing to a class does not subscribe them to your personal page
Each subscription is separate and must be done individually.
How Parents Subscribe to Your Personal Page
Method 1: Through the Staff Directory
Direct parents to find your name in the Staff Directory on your school's website. When they click on your name, it will take them directly to your personal page where they can click the "Subscribe" button.
Method 2: Share Your Direct Link
You can share the direct link to your personal page with parents:
Log into your admin site
Go to Pages
Find your personal page
Copy the "Link to public site"
Share this link with parents via email, newsletter, or handout
Once parents have your link, instruct them to:
Visit the link
Click the Subscribe button
Enter their name and email address when prompted
Complete the subscription process
After subscribing, they will receive an email each day you update your personal page.
How Parents Subscribe to Your Classes
To help parents subscribe to your individual classes:
Direct them to your personal page (using either method above)
Have them click on the specific class name they want to follow
On the class page, they should click the Subscribe button
They'll need to enter their information to complete the subscription
Important: Each class has its own subscribe button. If parents want updates from multiple classes, they must subscribe to each class separately.
Tips for Teachers
Share subscription instructions early in the school year through welcome letters or back-to-school communications
Include direct links to your pages in email signatures, classroom newsletters, or parent handouts
Remind parents that they need to subscribe to each class individually if they have children in multiple classes
Test the process yourself to ensure the subscription buttons are working properly on your pages
What Parents Can Expect
Once subscribed, parents will receive:
Daily email updates when you post new content to your personal page
Daily email updates when you post new content to subscribed classes
Only updates from the specific pages and classes they've subscribed to
Remember that parents control their own subscriptions and can choose which updates are most relevant to them.