Select Communication Recipients

The method of selecting recipients is the same for all forms of communication (message, email or letter).

When you have selected the required recipients, the message can be composed and sent. For more information, go to Compose Parent Communications.

  1. Select Community Reach > Send Communication.
  2. The Community Reach page is displayed. Select recipients from the one of the following panels: 

Dynamic Groups

Dynamic groups are automatically created by IRIS Reach, providing the option to select recipients from a list.

  1. In Dynamic Groups, select Pick From List.
  2. The Community Reach - Send Communication Send Step 1 of 3. Enter the message details. For more information, go to Select Communication Recipients.

Custom Groups and Contact Groups

Custom groups are groups you have created of specific contacts. For example, a group France Trip Teachers or Year 7 Teachers etc. These groups are displayed in the Custom Groups panel along with the total number of members per group. For more information, please see How to - Add, Edit and Delete Community Reach Groups.

Contact groups are groups you have created for contacts such as Teaching Staff, Non-Teaching Staff, Governors etc. These groups are displayed in the Contact Groups panel along with the total number of members per group. For more information, please see How to - Add, Edit and Delete Community Reach Contacts.

  1. In Custom Groups or Contact Groups, select the required Group Name.

  2. The Community Reach - Send Communication Send Step 1 of 3. Enter the message details. For more information, go to Select Communication Recipients.

Automatic MIS Staff Contacts

The Automatic MIS Staff Contacts panel allows you to select staff members from a list that is automatically pulled from your Management Information System (MIS). This list is updated every week with staff member details, and any who have left are automatically removed based on their leaving date.

To activate the system to extract this information, it is required for the KKS User to be added with the Personnel Officer permission in your MIS. For more information, go to Set Up Automatic MIS Staff Contact Details Sync.

  1. In Automatic MIS Staff Contacts, in Staff select Automatic MIS Staff Contacts.

  2. The Community Reach - Send Communication Send Step 1 of 3. Enter the message details. For more information, go to Select Communication Recipients.