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academy:parent_alerts_setup
III. Set up attendance and/or grade alerts.
ASCENDER Parent Portal > Alerts
❏ Click or tap Set Alerts.
Alert preferences must be set for each student on your account.
Notification Type
| How would you like to receive alerts? |
Indicate if you want to receive alert notices at your email address, sent as text messages to your cell phone, or not sent. This field is only displayed if the district has set up notification services.
Email - Receive alert notices by email. This option is only available if you have successfully registered your email address on the My Account page.
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There are three categories of alerts: attendance, class average, and assignment grades.
Attendance Alerts
Attendance alerts allow you to be notified if your student is marked late or absent.
For each type of absence (Excused, Unexcused, and Tardy), indicate when you want to be notified:
No alert - Select if you do not want to be notified of your student's absences.
First occurrence only - Select if you only want to be notified of an absence for the first period the student is absent.
All occurrences - Select if you want to be notified of all absences for all periods of the day.
Class Average Alerts
Class Average alerts allow you to be notified if the student's grade average in a class falls below a specified grade. By default, you will receive an alert any time the student's grade average in a class falls below failing. You can change the alert by specifying another grade.
| Set Custom Average Threshold? |
Yes - Change the grade average that triggers an alert. |
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| Custom Average Threshold | If you selected Yes, type a numeric grade (0-110). Any time your student's average falls below this grade, you will receive an alert. |
Assignment Grade Alerts
Assignment Grade alerts allow you to be notified if the student receives an assignment grade below a specified grade in any class. By default, you will receive an alert any time the student receives a failing assignment grade in any class. You can change the alert by specifying another grade.
| Set Custom Assignment Threshold |
Yes - Change the assignment grade that triggers an alert. |
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| Custom Assignment Grade Threshold | If you selected Yes, type a numeric grade (0-110). Any time your student receives an assignment grade below this grade in any class, you will receive an alert. |
| Incomplete Assignments |
Yes - Receive an alert when the student's assignment is marked as incomplete. |
| Missing Assignments |
Yes - Receive an alert when the student's assignment is marked as missing. |
academy/parent_alerts_setup.txt · Last modified: 2022/10/11 18:52 by apape