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Join a community group
A screen recording of Pearspark doing exactly this in a sample school, and the same 6 steps written out below in the labels you'll see on screen.
How to join a community group
- 1Click Community in the portal nav
- 2Click Groups at the top right
- 3Scroll to Join a group — these are the rooms your school opened to every family
- 4Click Join on the group you want; there is no request to approve
- 5Check it now appears under Your rooms
- 6Click the room's name to read its posts; they also show in your Community feed
Part of Messages & announcements
One compose reaches every family's portal inbox — plus teacher-to-family threads and an oversight search so leadership can stand behind every message.
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Do it in your own school
Everything in this video is in every plan. Your first 30 days are free, with no setup fee and no sales call.