SchoolBridge App
📺 How to Add Account Profiles to the SchoolBridge App
To add another account, tap your initials in the upper right hand corner and tap ‘Add new Login’ Sign in as you did before and every account profile that is associated with your email address will be added your account. You can switch between profileFew readers📺 Add a PIN Code to the SchoolBridge App
You can set a pin code to prevent others from using your mobile device to access your account. To set a pin code, tap the More… option in the bottom menu and tap Set PIN Enter and verify your PIN code and tap Finish The next time you launch the app you will need to enter your PIN code before the it will open.Few readers📺 How to Sign Out of the SchoolBridge App
To sign out of the app tap the More… option in the bottom menu bar and then tap Sign Out Signing out will remove the account and then you can add your account again to sign back in. Click the 'More.." option in he bottom menu to sign out of the app (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6a8336078ab33000/more1xy9Few readersNo Keyboard When Submitting an Absence Report
Due to a rare hardware incompatibility, some caregivers may experience an issue where the on-screen keyboard does not appear, preventing them from submitting an absence report.Few readersSchoolBridge App Roll Out Guide
Giving your school access to the SchoolBridge App is a great way to make interacting with the services and information you provide more convenient for people to access and increase engagement.Few readers📺 Use the SchoolBridge App to Sign In on the Web
Caregivers can use the schoolBridge app to make signing in to the web version of schoolBridge faster by scanning a QR code instead of requesting a magic link.Few readersHow to Remove Account Profiles on the SchoolBridge App
You can quickly remove unneeded accounts profiles by clicking on the More option in the bottom bar.Few readers
Permission Slips
📺 Using Permission Slips & Self Start Student/Caregiver Forms
SchoolBridge Permission Slips & Student FormsFew readers📺 Working With Student Forms (Self-Start)
Working with Self-Start Student and Caregiver Forms Creating and Setting Options Creating a self-staFew readers📺 Permission Slips: Sending Reminders
Sending Reminders Automatic Reminders You can have reminders sent auFew readers
Staff Forms
Staff Forms for Administrators
Staff Forms in SchoolBridge is a flexible system that can be used to build staff form workflows for information gathering, request approvals and more. Workflows can consist of a single form or you can combine multiple forms for more complicated workflows.FeaturedStaff Forms
Staff Forms in SchoolBridge make it easy to find and submit the forms that you need to submit for approvals, requests, proposals, and more.FeaturedStaff Forms for Approvers
Staff Forms in SchoolBridge make it easy for administrative teams to work together to evaluate and approve form workflows.Featured📺 Using the the Form Builder
The form builder in SchoolBridge is easy to use to create simple forms and it also offers advanced capabilities that allow you create more user-friendly and interactive forms.Some readersUsing Staff Forms @Mentions
@Mentions When you @Mention another staff member it gives them access to the submission and all of its associated information as well as access to the submission's discussion area. It does not make them an approver. You can use this feaFew readersUsing the EOTC Streamline Templates and Testing Workflows
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Supporting Users with Sign-in or Account Issues
All Users Please be aware that when you add or make changes to student, caregiver or staff information or add new users it can take up to 24 hours for the change to be reflected in SchoolBridge or SchoolPoint. Caregiver Issues Caregiver can not sign in Check the data we have for them in SchoolPoint Student Search Details. Compare the email address to what sFeatured📺 Managing SchoolBridge Dashboards
Dashboards are your user’s homepage in SchoolBridge and they play an important role in how caregivers, students and staff engage with the services and information you provide.FeaturedManaging EOTC with SchoolBridge
EOTC management is one of the most challenging workflows that schools need to manage. Outdoor education events, academic field trips, sport events and work placement programs all require careful planning, caregiver consent and record keeping.FeaturedUsing the SchoolBridge Calendar
The SchoolBridge Calendar can be used as the central calendar for your School Staff, Students and Caregivers.Featured📺 Signing in / Logging in to SchoolBridge & SchoolPoint
SchoolBridge Sign In/ Log In Click the Sign In link on your school’s home page. Sometimes this button may be labeled “Login”, or “Portal” Look for the 'Portal' or 'Log In' link on the school homepage Depending on your school, you may see a public dashboard offering you quick access to links and information. Choose SiPopularForm Builder: Field Components
Form Builder Field Components Learn about the Form Components and the settings available within the Form Components. A Form component collects user data and serves as the display or user interface within the system. Form components define the type of widget that users will enter their data and will automatically add a property to the resource endpoint to interact with the Form component. Click here for info about the form builder layout components (https://inboxdesign.crisp.help/en-Popular📺 Log in/ Sign in to the SchoolBridge Mobile App
Install the app on your device by searching the app/play store for "SchoolBirdge" or CLICK HERE Once you have the app installed, tap the SchoolBridge icon from your home screen from, tap SIGN IN and then choose your account type. Student & Staff Sign In UPopularActivity Registrations- Settings and Managing Registrations
The Activity Registrations Site Extra, enables your school to organise registration and payment for extra curricular activities. You can create an unlimited number activities and organise them into categories to give you flexibility as to how the registrations display on your site. For example, you could have a separate page where you list sport registrations and another section where you list art classes etc. All student and caregiver information is checked against your existing KAMAR dataFew readersQuick Tip: Absence reporting in SchoolBridge
To submit an absence for a student, caregivers simply log into SchoolBridge and click the dashboard link. Caregivers can quickly and securely submit absences Because caregivers are required to login using their credentiFew readersXero Claims/ Reimbursements
Due to many requests from staff at various schools, we have now developed a module which is an extra add on to SchoolBridge. Here staff can create reimbursement/ claim requests which are submitted through to payroll/ the appropriate person for approval, and can easily be attached in Xero. Receipts can be attached in multiple formats as one claim. This includes mileage claims, and overnight claims. Reimbursement for Expenses Claim Form (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/6a83Few readersQuick Tip: How Submissions Get Named
Every submission needs a name by which it is referenced by, both within SchoolBridge and by your team. SchoolBridge gives you two options to define how submissions get named, so that they fit in with how you think about your workflow. The first option allows the submitter to name the submission, based on a prompt that you give them. This is good for things like EOTFew readersQuick Tip: Adding a Review Phase to Your Approval Workflow
When a submission has reached the final approval stage, the staff member assigned to that stage will have the option to add a review stage to the submission, when they approve it. The review form can be added at the conclusion of the approval process and gets sent to the submitter on the date of your choosingFew readersQuick Tip: Calendar View and Calendar Feeds
Any form that you create in SchoolBridge can have an optional overall date field that when set, requires the submitter to tag their submission with a date or date range. Typically this would be the date on which an EOTC event is proposed to occur or a day personal leave is requested etc. Permission slips alwFew readersForm Builder : Layout Components
Form Builder Layout Components Layout components are used to change the general layout of forms Click here for info on the form builder field components HTML Element An HTML Element component may be added to a form to display a single HTML Element. This is useful if you wish to quickly insert and configure some HTML in your form. All unsafe HTML is stripped before rendering to prevent cross-Few readersQuick Tip: Sibling Switcher
When a caregiver signs in to SchoolBridge, the system will detect if they are linked to other students and if they are, a switch icon will display on the caregiver dashboard and a persistent switch icon will display next to their name in the upper right hand corner. InsteaFew readersQuick Tip: How to ‘@ mention’ staff members during the approval process to ‘Keep them in the Loop’.
SchoolBridge Quick Tip: How to ‘@ mention’ staff members during the approval process to ‘Keep them in the Loop’.Few readers📺 Form Builder Data Grid Fix
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Setup In order to start using the Staff Planner we need to receive a week schedule of your school that indicates the starting and end time of each period for every day of the week. For example: Schedule Example Please email your schedule support@iFew readersHow to ‘@ mention’ staff members during the approval process to ‘Keep them in the Loop’.
When a request or form has been submitted and it starts going through your approval stages, you can notify any other staff member to keep them abreast of the submission. Mentioned staff members can view the submission and join in the discussion about it. You can @-mention staff members in two ways: Automatically as part of any of your approval stages: (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/websiFew readersExporting Student COVID Slips from SchoolBridge into KAMAR
To export Student COVID Slip data, view the slip, and see the list of students. On the top right, click the EXPORT button, and select COVID CSV Then open KAMAR. From the ADMIN menu, select COVID VACCINATIONS. You will see the ACTIONS button, click this and click IMPORT CUSTOM CSV (https://storage.crisp.chat/userFew readers📺 Import Absence Reports in to KAMAR
Few readersForm Builder: Copy Submission Date to Form
This form example uses JavaScript to copy the calendar date value that the user inputs in the initial submission creation step for using that value elsewhere in the form. This saves the user from having to enter the value again. Note: This will not work within Data-Grid fields.Few readersForm Builder: Calculate Fields Example
Calculated Data Example This form example uses JavaScript to perform a mathematical calculation of three user input fields. When creating the fields that need to be calculated, must give each field a unique ‘Property Name’ in the ‘API” tab of the field. Property names must follow JavaScript naming syntax. In this example, the fields have the property names of cost1, cost2, cost3. The field receiving the calculation must have the example JavaScript code added to the 'Data' tab in the 'CalculFew readersKa Pai Rewards System (PB4L) - All about it
Within SchoolBridge we now have a product called Ka Pai Rewards. This is our version of the PB4L rewards system many schools implement. The name of this system is fully customisable to suit your school. All staff have access to the Ka Pai rewards system, but a certain permission is needed (set within SchoolPoint) to be able to set up the rewards system, or access the rewards store to redeem on behalf of students. Rewards- Staff Permissions required (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/Few readersUsing SchoolBridge Alert Messages
The ability to send alert messages to your community is a major reason to use the SchoolBridge App and helps keep your community abreast of important news and information. Types of Alert Messages SchoolBridge allows you to send three different kinds of alert messages: free push notifications, SMS text messages, and emails. Free App Push Notifications These messages are free to send but only reach users that have the SchoolBridge App installed on their device. Alerts can be useFew readersHow to Reset a Permission Slip
Sometimes you may run into a situation where the recipient of a permission slip has entered incorrect information into the form or needs to make some other change. In SchoolBridge you can do this in two ways. First you can reset a permission slip on a case-by-case basis when a recipient contacts you to say they need to make a change on their form or approval decision for a form they have already submitted. To reset an individual form, you can use the search option to search for the name or stFew readers📺 Using the Sibling Switcher
Switching Between Your Students If you are a caregiver with multiple students at the same school, you can easily switch between your children’s accounts without having to sign out. Clicking the Switch Siblings icon allows you to quickly switch between the accounts for all of your children. You can also switch between accounts by clicking the student name that appears under your name in the upper right hand corner of the screeFew readersCreate a Google Account using an Existing Email Address
This video shows you how to create a new google account using an existing email address. Click the link below to go to Google and click "Create Account" to follow along with the video. https://accounts.google.com/Few readersSchoolBridge Digital ID Cards
Student ID Card Flags - Tapping the flip icon will reveal the back of the card which can display flags that can be used to grant special priviFew readersStaff Form linking to Permission Slips
This quick video is a quick summary about how to link your Staff Forms and Permission Slips. This means you can push permission slips through an approval process before staff can send them out to your community. You can bypass this by giving all staff the Send Permission Slips user permission.Few readersYour School Data Sync Needs to be Set Up Error Message
What do do when you see this message When you see this message is usually means that there was a brief period on unavailability between your KAMAR server and SchoolBridge. The message is only shown to staff users. To repair the connection, in KAMAR go to Setup Server Directory Services andFew readersForm Builder Conditional Components
Conditional Components The conditional component requires an API key to be configured to function correctly. Form components directly translate to a resource property on the API that is generated for the form. By default a property name is generated by camel casing the field title. You can change the property name by going to the API tab in the form component settings. 31 api path (https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/13321142/13097241/3053c5b0-d4e5-11e5-963e-8323f1e2db81.pngFew readersConnecting SchoolBridge to your school.kiwi portal
*if your staff, students or caregivers are logging in via SchoolBridge, but having trouble accessing the links to KAMAR via the Parent Portal, please follow the instructions below to resolve this. You will need to have SchoolBridge Administration access and 'setup' in KAMAR. Copy the following SchoolBridge API token from Settings Authentication Settings then login to your school.kiwi portalFew readersStaff Details & Next of Kin
Staff information is automatically synced to SchoolBridge from your Student Information System, but sometimes you may need to make adjustments to the data received.Few readersStaff Lockdown Module
SchoolBridge has a full featured Staff Lockdown alerting system. This guide explains the setup and use of the system. Note: This area is accessible by staff and is not visible to Students or Whānau. For public communication use our Site Alert system. Setting up for Lockdown Administrators If you have access to the Settings area, you will be able to see the Lockdown settings screen. Enter the following fields, and then add the "Staff LFew readersAdd a Calendar Feed to Google Calendar
On your computer, open Google Calendar. On the left, next to "Other calendars," click Add Add other calendars and then From URL. Enter the calendar's address. Click Add calendar. The calendar appears on the left, under "Other calendars." Tip: It might take up to 24 hours for changes to show in your Google Calendar.Few readersExporting Data from eTAP into SchoolBridge
The following process is for eTAP schools, exporting their staff, student and caregiver data from eTAP and into SchoolBridge. Staff Data Coming Soon Students and Caregivers These steps export a CSV file of student data, you can then import these file without modifying it into SchoolBridge. From your eTAP Dashboard, scroll down to the bottom of the left menu to School Wide Subgroups Click the Whole SchoolFew readers📺 Staff Permissions
Staff Permissions and Permission groups allow you to delegate responsibility for the different areas of SchoolBridge and SchoolPoint to your team.Few readersIntroducing SchoolBridge to your School
It is important to announce the introduction of SchoolBridge to your community so that they understand what it offers and how to sign in. Make a copy of the google doc below and customise the information to fit your school.Few readersStaff Login with different email addresses
When a staff member signs in, we match the email returned from both Google or Microsoft against the 'school email' field in your Student Management System. KAMAR Schools: There are three email fields that KAMAR Schools send to us and we then use to validation an active staff member against; School Email Google Email Microsoft Email Please note: We do not, and can not match against KAMAR's school.kiwi email address. Wonde/Other Schools: Wonde only provides the one school emaFew readersOnline Payments for Schools
Paying online makes life easier for your school community when they need to pay for things like uniforms, EOTC trip costs, tickets to events, make donations and more. Online payments also makes it much easier for your finance team to track and reconcile payments.Few readersStudent Metrics / Athlete Development Module
This Student Metrics Module is a great way to track your student's athletic progress and send details to external coaches etc. This is a paid extra add on in SchoolBridge and is currently $500 a year (charged monthly). Contact Inbox Design if you wish to have a browse through this module or add this on to your monthly subscriptions. Staff: Staff will need the Permission " Manage Student Metrics" Log in to SchoolBridge Settings Permission Groups Assign the group or staff member theFew readers