Create logs on the Classes>Messages screen

Updated 11/11/25

This article has step-by-step directions for creating log entries for one or more people in a specific class using the Classes>Message screen.

Staff can create logs for students who are currently enrolled. Logs cannot be created for students with a future enrollment start date.

• Staff with SiD teacher login accounts can create logs on the Classes>Messages screen if they are enrolled in the class. Once logs have been created, staff with a teacher login account cannot edit or delete them.
• Staff with admin login accounts can:
  - create, edit, or delete messages on any Classes>Messages screen
  - send a message from the Students>Log screen or Staff/Volunteer>Log screens.
  - send site-wide messages using the Admin>Site-Wide Messages link.

Log Entry Types

NOTICE: High-priority alert for staff about a student (e.g., send to testing, do not re-register).

PRIVATE: Lower priority info for the student record (e.g., educational background, behavioral issues).

PUBLIC: Info shared with other programs (e.g., prior education, violent incident, learning issue).

MESSAGE: Teacher message to class members (e.g., class cancellation, homework). NOTE: Messages appear only in the Student Portal. They are not emailed to the student. For more instructions about using the message log, see FAQ: How Do I Send a Message to a Student?.

See Logs - Overview and Chart for more extensive descriptions of log types.

How to create a log

Select the desired class from the Dashboard or Classes tab, then click the Messages tab.

1. Select the type of log to be created. 
2. Type the information to appear in the log. 
3. The Log Date defaults to today. To change the date, highlight and type the preferred date.
4. If desired, type a Hide Date - a date after which the log entry will no longer be visible to the user (or to you).
   Note: if you select a log type of "message" and leave the Hide Date blank, SiD will automatically add a hide date for one week after the Log Date.
5. Select the people in the class for whom the log entry will be created.
   - To choose one or more individuals, click the box in front of their name.
   - To choose everyone in the class, including the teacher and volunteers, click Select All.
6. Click the Create Log(s) button.