Teacher Communications has been designed specifically for educators, enabling them to efficiently communicate with individual students, entire classes, multiple classes, or parents. This system allows teachers to send regular or pre-made messages via email, text/SMS messages, and if turned on for your district, phone messages.
This article provides Teachers with a comprehensive overview of how to engage with students and families and manage the Teacher Communications area of Messages XR Enterprise efficiently.
This platform offers great benefits for teachers including:
- a selection of pre-crafted messages organized into teacher-specific categories, allowing targeted communication based on the message subject.
- the flexibility to create personalized messages to best suit their needs.
- class rosters automatically available in the recipients area to allow for immediate sending of communication.
Create and send messaging
For educators using the Messages area, this space empowers you to send timely, student-focused communications via email, text, or voice—with full control over content and audience. Whether drafting your own message or choosing a ready-made option, you’ll have flexible tools to reach students and families with clarity, speed, and purpose. Message delivery times follow the settings established by your school or district.
- Create a message from scratch or choose a pre-made option
- Add a title and subject line for your message
- Select recipients manually or through file upload
- Write and format message content for email, SMS/text, or voice
- Customize delivery channels with text styling, images, files, and preview options
- Use pre-made messages created by Finalsite or your administration
- Auto-save drafts as you work—return anytime to finish
- Manage reply-to settings and ensure accessibility with alt-text for images
Learn more in the article, "Teacher Communications: Create and send a message."
Manage and select recipients
- Start by choosing recipients in the To field when sending a message
- Choose from three options:
These options ensure confident messaging—whether reaching a single parent or your whole class. Learn more in the article, "Teacher Communications: Manage and select recipients."
View message reporting
Teachers can run reports to track messaging history and delivery status, helping them stay informed on what’s been sent, to whom, and how successfully. The Reports area includes two key tools—Message Tracking and Teacher Messaging—each offering targeted insights and easy ways to filter, drill down, and export your data.
Message Tracking Report
- View message status (sending, scheduled, completed)
- Analyze delivery outcomes with progress icons and colored bars
- Filter by message type, school, date range, or delivery method
- Drill into message details, preview content, and export data
Teacher Messaging Report
- See summaries of messages you’ve sent
- Review number of students and families contacted
- Filter by school and date range
- Access limited student details (based on district permissions)
Learn more in the article, "Teacher Communications: View message reporting."