- From Home, click Groups in left sidebar under Participate and select New Group.
- Under Managed, select Private and click Create Group.
Enter the group's information.
- Display Name: Enter the group name.
- Description: You can describe the group (optional).
- Category: Click the drop-down to select or add a new category.
- Confidential: Click the checkbox to hide the display name of the group in feed posts and notifications when other recipients are included. Members will not know they are a part of this group.
- Advanced Options: Click to edit settings related to posting, directory and comments.
- Owners: If you create the group you will be the group owner. You can add other group owners here. Type out the first 3 letters of the owner name and select them.
- Manager: You can add group managers here. Type the first 3 letters of the manager's name and select them.
- Click Save to save the group without members.
- Or, click Save and Add People to add group members using any combination of the following:
- Add Members by Selecting Students: Search by student name or grade level. Enter the grade or student name in the Search box and click the box next to the student you want to select. Selecting students will add all associated parents to the group.
- Add Members by Name or Role: Search for parent or staff names. Click the box next to the parent or staff name to select them for the group. Click 'Show selected rows only' to see all those selected. Once you have everyone selected for the group, click 'Save.'
- Add Guest Member: Add members as Guests if they are not parents/staff at the school. Enter the user's full name and contact information. Note: Guests users will only see posts sent specifically to their group. Posts sent to the whole school/district will not be seen UNLESS the group is also included.
Add Members by uploading CSV. Create a CSV file with a single column of student SISIDs or staff IDs. Click 'Upload Student CSV file'. Choose the CSV file with the single column of student SIS IDs and upload the file. You can also upload multiple External Users with a CSV file of users' names and emails.
- Click Save at the bottom of the page.
Source: ParentSquare Resources