(School Login) School Info > School Events
(District Login) School Info > District Events
If you are logged in at the school level, only the School Events page is available. If you are logged in at the district level, only the District Events page is available. The School/District Events page allows schools or districts to create calendar events that are displayed to users on their homepage in the Calendar Widget, including teachers, parents, and students. Events are only displayed if the Calendar Widget is added to the user's homepage; the Calendar Widget is added by default, but users have the option to remove the Calendar Widget from their home page. The Calendar Widget displays any events with a Start Date or End Date within the next 60 days. Users can also add personal calendar items using the Calendar Widget. See Calendar Widget. |
Steps
The page title District Events or School Events depends on whether you are logged in a the district or school level.
Add, update, or delete a district or school event
- Click Add to add an event, or click Change to update an existing event.
The event fields are displayed.
- Enter or update the following:
Title The event title which will be displayed in the widget Start/End Date (Required) The beginning and ending dates for the event
The Calendar Widget will only display events with a Start Date that is within 60 days of the current date.
Both dates are required.Start/End Time (Optional) The beginning and ending times for the event
If both are blank, the event will be listed as "All Day" in the Calendar Widget.
If only the Start Time is entered, the event will be listed as a one-hour event in the Calendar Widget (e.g., 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM).Description Any additional information about the event
In the Calendar Widget, only the first lines of the description are visible by default. The user can click Show More to view the entire description. - Click Insert if adding the event.
Or,click Update if modifying the event. - Click Delete to delete the event.
You are prompted to confirm that you wish to delete the event. Click OK.
Tables & Security
If logged in at the district level, you can add district-wide events.
If logged in at the school level, you can add school-wide events.
| Table | Permission | Description |
|---|---|---|
| School/District Events (EVT) | Read | View the School Events or District Events page |
| Update | Modify calendar events | |
| Insert | Add calendar events | |
| Delete | Delete calendar events |
NOTE: All users (including teachers, parents, and students) can add personal calendar items using the Calendar Widget on their homepage; no specific permission is needed.