Send a site-wide message to active people

This article explains how to write and send the same message to all active staff, students, and volunteers with SiD records within an ABE site (program-wide). It is available to staff with SiD admin level logins. 

To send a message to students in a specific class, see Create logs on the Classes>Messages screen

Use this feature for program-wide announcements, such as weather-related closures or other important updates.

NOTE: Site-Wide Messages ARE NOT delivered to a person's email address. Recipients will see the message after signing into their respective SiD portal (student, staff or volunteer). Student portal: https://sid.mnabe.org/studentportal.

This article explains how to write and send the same message to all active staff, students, and volunteers with SiD records at an ABE site.

How to create a site-wide message

1. From the Admin tab, click the Site-Wide Messages link
   
2. The Log Date indicates when the message will appear in the recipient's portal. It defaults to today's date; highlight to type a different date.
3. In the Message field, type the desired information.
4. Type a Hide Date - a date after which the message will no longer be visible.
5. Click the Send button.