What is an Event
Family engagement events may be a one-time event or meeting with students and their families OR it may be a series of meetings with students and their families. There are two types of Family Engagement “Events” that an SLS coordinator may create:
One-time Event
A Series of Events (e.g. a workshop or collection of meetings)
When tracking an event or series, the SLS coordinator will go to the Family Engagement section. From here a user can View the events that have been recorded or Add a new Event.
Creating (adding) a Family Engagement Event
Add allows the user to create a new event, assign students to the event, etc. See below for details on how to complete the New Event Form.
Name (required field): Type in the name of the event. Please be sure to use standard Event and Series names and capitalization.
Event Type: Select the event type from the drop down menu, pictured to the right.
Location: The location should be included as the school name/audience. For example, if the audience is middle school students and their families at Monroe Middle School, you would type Monroe Middle School. Note: In the file export, this field is called School.
Begin Date: (required field): For one time events, this is the date on which the event was held. For a series, this is the date of the first meeting in the series. Additionally, if this Event is a series of meetings - click “This is a series”.
How many people attended this event?: Type the number of people at the first meeting/event in the series. You can go back and edit this number at another time as well.