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At Focus, we are committed to providing continued support for enhancements to the Communication Module. Our new features aim to elevate usability and consistently deliver a superior experience for our users. We kindly invite you to explore the latest updates through the links below.Â
At Focus, we are committed to providing continued support for enhancements to the Communication Module. Our new features aim to elevate usability and consistently deliver a superior experience for our users. We kindly invite you to explore the latest updates through the links below.Â
Tip: You can click on any weekly update title to open a detailed document with more information about the changes included in that week's release.
Weekly Releases
Weekly Releases
Catch up on this week’s updates, view the full release notes or a quick summary below.
Feature Spotlight ✨Â
Feature Spotlight ✨Â
This section highlights a major new feature now available in Focus. Explore what’s new and how it can be used.
- Preferred Contact Language Field Added to Communication [FOCUS-57535]
- Communication: Add Percent Absent Field [FOCUS-57654]
- Add HTML Edit Options for Teachers [FOCUS-57390]
- Communication Report: Embedded Video Display Fix [FOCUS-57062]
- Communication: Add Co-Teachers to 'Teachers Of' Student Messaging Option [FOCUS-57215]
- Communication Compose Screen Send Confirmation Update [FOCUS-56028]
- Communication Report: Cancel Pending Messages [FOCUS-55421]
- Override Call Window Permission [FOCUS-56222]
- Show Admin Awarded Positive Behaviors [FOCUS-56043]
- Inbox, Send, and Archive Performance Improvements [FOCUS-55757]
- Improved Support for Email Responses [FOCUS-55956]
- Communication: 'View Original' Updated to Show Original Subject [FOCUS-55990]
- Communication: Support New App Reenrollment Forms for Reenrollment Preferences [FOCUS-54909]
- Communication: Hide Inactive Sections for Class Announcements [FOCUS-55834]
- Communication: Enforce Preferred Delivery Time for Email Digest Settings [FOCUS-55737]
- Communication Breakdown: Change to Horizontal Bar Graphs [FOCUS-55407]
- Select Days When Scheduling Recurring Messages [FOCUS-54001]
- Email Digest Permission for Parent Profiles [FOCUS-55129]
- Require Send Date When Scheduling a Message [FOCUS-55345]
- Communication Reports: View Message Attachments [FOCUS-55256]
- Add CC Validation to Report Cards, Progress Reports, and Print Letters [FOCUS-54589]
- Add Title Tooltips to Lists [FOCUS-55014]
- Support Attachments in Email Replies [FOCUS-49729]
- Add Setting for Teachers "Enable Allow Replies by Default" [FOCUS-54905]
- Feature Spotlight: Threats
- Add Editable Subject Field in Reply Box [FOCUS-53064]
- Linking SMS Messages to the Focus Community App [FOCUS-51772]
- Rename "Message" Button to "Communication" [FOCUS-54726]
- Exclude 'Second' School Enrollments Update [FOCUS-54835]
- Teachers Always Default to Allow Replies [FOCUS-54463]
- Communication Report: View Users' Scheduled Messages [FOCUS-54294]
- Parent Digest Option for Emails [FOCUS-53151]
- New Communication Defaults and Print Preference Settings [FOCUS-53445]
- Feature Spotlight: Parent Digest
- Communication Breakdown Report Enhancements [FOCUS-52244]
- Add Second School Exclusion Enhancement [FOUCS-53454]
- Caller ID Phone Numbers Limit by Profile [FOCUS-52904]
- SMS Character Limits for Languages [FOCUS-53817]
- Class Announcements: Update Section Titles for Teachers [FOCUS-53881]
- New Allow Replies Permission for Teachers [FOCUS-53260]
- New Hide Recipient List Permission [FOCUS-53135]
- Link to Uploaded Images in SMS Messages [FOCUS-53223]
- Positive Behavior: New Option to Control Inbox Messaging [FOCUS-52770]
- Message Button Added to Detention List [FOCUS-53732]
- Student Attendance Alerts: New 30-Minute Grace Period Option [FOCUS-53587]
- Add Email Subject to Inbox/Sent and Add Parent or Student Names to Email Replies Job [FOCUS-52019]
- Enhanced Email Validation for CC Field [FOCUS-53604]
- Communication: Clickable Student Name in Inbox/Sent [FOCUS-53188]
- Once Per Family Functionality for Polls and Signups [FOCUS-51451]
- Improved Tracking for Multiple Attendance Alerts [FOCUS-53046]
- Attendance Thresholds: New Daily Attendance Option [FOCUS-51866]
- Communication Report: Change Last Update to Delivery Time [FOCUS-53032]
- Send to Excluded Schools Permission [FOCUS-52030]
- Caller IDs in Attendance Call Setup [FOCUS-53150]
- Communication: Send Copy Self Emails from No-Reply Address [FOCUS-52923]
- Communication Reports: Display School Instead of District for Daily Attendance Messages [FOCUS-52544]
- Communication Reports: School Permissions Updates [FOCUS-52888]
- Improvement to Looking up Devices to Send Push Notifications [FOCUS-52781]
- System Preference for Prior-Year Teacher Replies Expanded to K-12 and Parents [FOCUS-52431]
- New Message Button for Student and User Groups [FOCUS-52548]
- Inbox and Sent Performance Improvements [FOCUS-52626]
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