Post your district or school's Teacher Communications policy in Settings > Global Settings so all teachers can see the guidelines for appropriate message use, privacy expectations, and communication standards.
💡Quick answers
- What is the Teacher Communications policy? A district-posted statement of messaging guidelines — covering appropriate use, privacy and monitoring, parent access, expected behavior, and etiquette standards.
- How do I add or update the policy? Go to Settings > Global Settings, expand the policy section, type the policy text, and save.
- What topics do districts typically include? Appropriate use for school issues only, no personal business, privacy and monitoring disclosure, parent access to messages, expected behavior, and examples of unacceptable conduct.
Let your staff know where the district stands.
You can post your school or district Teacher Communications policy for all teachers to view. Create a statement of goals or standards for teachers to follow when sending message.
What are standard policies districts and schools post for message usage?
Many districts post policies that include the following topics:
- Messages must be to communicate with students, parents, and staff concerning school issues only.
- No operating personal business with messaging system.
- Privacy requirements and monitoring of any messages.
- Any access parents might have to student messages.
- Expected behavior and examples of unacceptable conduct.
- Additional guidelines and best practices for message etiquette.
Add the policy
- From the Communications HQ interface menu, select Settings > Global Settings.
- In the policy section, select Show to expand the text box.
- Type in the district or school's policy for Teacher Communications.
- Select Save when finished.