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Read messages from your school and teachers
A 60-second screen recording of a real school doing exactly this — and the same 4 steps written out below, in the labels you'll see on screen.
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How to read messages from your school and teachers
- 1Click Messages in the portal navigation
- 2Unread messages have a colored left border and a dot next to the subject
- 3Read each message — the footer shows "From [sender name]" and their role
- 4Messages are marked as read automatically once you view the page
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 yourself in the live demo
Follow these steps in a real sandbox school — admin, teacher, family, and student views. Sample data resets daily.