Department for Education - Set-up configuration options
To assist you to access the capability and features of EdSmart and determine how you wish to use it, we have prepared a series of questions that can guide your decision making.
Customisation
School Logo
- Department vs Individual school
- Globally set or allow each school to set
Email template branding - Colour of Header and Footer strips
- Department vs Individual School
- Globally set or allow each school to set
Slip/Forms branding - Colour of Header and Footer strips
- Department vs Individual School
- Globally set or allow each school to set
Key Role and tasks at the School
Who will be your key Administrator?
- Decided by Department or School
Who will create Templates?
- Decided by Department or School
- Administrator
- From Office
- Teacher
Who will create Slips?
- Decided by Department or School
- Administrator
- From Office
- Teacher
Who will send?
- Decided by Department or School
- Administrator
- From Office
- Teacher
Who will monitor returns?
- Decided by Department or School
- Administrator
- From Office
- Teacher
Who will export data and get it to the appropriate person(s)?
- Decided by Department or School
- Administrator
- From Office
- Teacher
User set up - Users/Permissions
User Levels need to be decided
- Department vs School decision?
- User - send a Slip and Form
- User with Template building access
- Administrator
Permissions
- Department vs School decision?
- Ability to work with a specific module
- Ability to see all Slips or Forms vs ability to only see Forms the staff member is involved in
- Ability to see all Year levels vs restricted to certain year levels
Configuration
Email message “from” name
- Department vs Individual school.
- Globally set or allow each school to set
SMS - text message “from” name
- Department vs Individual school.
- Globally set or allow each school to set
Modules to be available to different levels of schools
- Preschool, Primary, Secondary
- Would different subscription tiers be appropriate for different levels of schools
Form Templates
- Are there any department-designed Forms that are consistent or predetermined for all schools that we can build and load into all sites?