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Add a school event or closure to the calendar
A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 7 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
How to add a school event or closure to the calendar
- 1In the sidebar under Communication, click "Calendar"
- 2Click "Add event" in the page header
- 3In the "Add school event" dialog, enter a "Title" (e.g. "Art Showcase") and the "Date" (it starts as today); add an "End date" only for multi-day events
- 4Optionally set "Start time" and "End time" — leave both blank for an all-day event — an optional "Cost per student" (shown on the event; nobody is billed until you assess the fee from the RSVP list), and "Details" families should know
- 5Click "Add event" — the event shows on its day with the time in front of the title, for staff, parents and students
- 6For a closure, click "Add event" again, enter a "Title" and the "Date", add an "End date" for a multi-day closure, and check "School closure — no classes": classes drop off everyone's Today strip, the A/B rotation skips those days, and the calendar shows "No school". Times and details are ignored for closures
- 7Click any day to open its panel: everything on that day, with "Add event" prefilled for that date and a delete button on each entry (school events also have an "RSVPs" link)
Part of Attendance, schedule & calendar
A tap per kid on attendance, bell periods and breaks behind the schedule, and one school calendar every family and student sees in their portal.
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