Texting Notifications in AE-Connect (Parent Portal Guide for Parents)
Overview
AE-Connect offers the capability for parents and staff to opt-in to receive text messages and notifications in compliance with federal guidelines. Parents and staff are required to opt-in to this service.
Parents have an option for opting in for text notification through the Parent Portal, which allows them to register to receive emails and notifications via text. Due to federal guidelines we cannot allow any exceptions with this signup method.
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Parent Portal Sign up
Parents should log into the Parent Portal and update their user profile to select the email and or text notification preferences. They can choose to opt-in to receive messages (emails) and notifications via text and email. Once the parent selects their preferences and saves, they will need to confirm their choice through a pop-up and then a confirmation text will be sent to them. The parent must respond with YES to the text in order to start receiving text notifications.
PARENTS MUST EACH HAVE A UNIQUE NUMBER. PARENTS CANNOT SHARE NUMBERS IN THE CELL PHONE SECTION.
Notifications are by student in the Parent Portal. Parents will need to select the student and activate notifications for the student, then save and proceed to select the next student and edit the profile to enable text notifications for the other student. This process should be repeated for all students for whom the parent is responsible.
