This userguide will cover all modules that are available to Parents & Guardians however the features and options that are available to you on the mobile app will depend on the Reach moduels that your school uses.
Home page cards
Firstly, as shown in the example images, your home screen is made up of several ‘Cards’ for fast access to the main features of Reach. The ‘Cards’ presented will differ with the type of login and active permissions that you have as a user.
Plus button Quick Access
The central PLUS button at the bottom of the screen will pop-up a list of Quick Access features that are available to you as a user.
These items are all about creation and each of the options will take you directly to a function to start new items including Leave Requests and Messages.
Menu Bar
The red menu bar across the bottom of the app provide quick links to the main dashboards in your Reach portal.
Metrics View / Home Screen
The Home Screen is your base Metrics View and launch point for the main functions of the Mobile App Portal.
You are welcomed to the App with a greeting, the background image of your school, and your school logo, or the Reach logo.
Also in the top right corner is the Reach: Now messaging icon for fast access to the Communications area of the App. Tap this to open the Reach: Now feature. More information on this section is detailed in the Communications section below.
Activity Metrics
This panel visualises your Total number of upcoming Pending and Approved Leave items.
Pending Leave – how many leave requests are waiting approval
Approved Leave – number of approved Leave items in the system
Create Leave button – will take you through a simple page-by-page process to create a new Leave Event quickly and easily.
KB ARTICLE: Parent App - Leave Request
Events
Via the Mobile App, this section is mostly an information-based area, however, the action of registering attendance can be done here.
The Parental login allows access, only to students with previously proven authority. In this case, the three sections detailing information for those Students that ‘can register’(Blue), ‘are registered’(Green), and ‘are waitlisted’(Yellow).
The Events section below details the functionality of this feature.
Communications
The Communications Card is your access to the Reach: Now feature, with ease of use via two methods; Direct Message Chat and viewing in Noticeboards.
The Communications section below details the functionality of this feature.
To Do’s
This Card is your access to the Reach Surveys feature.
If a daily survey has been created for your student to complete, a pop-up notification will appear once you login to the app.
Tap on the ‘Surveys’ button to access all surveys that have been created for you to complete, these may include General Health & Wellbeing. Follow the simple layout to complete and Submit.
Tap on the ‘Lists’ button to access the Lists that have been created by your school, these may include Daily Transport List, or Afternoon Activities. Follow the simple layout to complete and Submit a List.
The MORE section further details the functionality of Surveys And Lists within the Mobile App.