ADMINS | TalkingPoints vs ISD 518

The TalkingPoints for Admins app helps admins stay connected to their school community while on the go. Through this app, you can send messages and announcements from your school inbox or personal inbox and receive replies from families. TalkingPoints will continue adding to and improving the mobile app to maximize effective engagement for our on-the-go administrators. With the TalkingPoints for Admins app, you can: • communicate with families through 2-way messaging, with automatic translation in 150+ languages • quickly send messages to one parent, a group of family contacts, a class, or the entire school • engage with families in an equitable way by sending messages that arrive via text message or the TalkingPoints for Families app • attach pictures, videos and files to your messages TalkingPoints for Admins is for school administrators whose school or district partners with TalkingPoints.

Introducing the brand new app for ISD 518. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.