Invite Parents to Login

Once you've created profiles for your parents, you'll need to let them know about MC and how to login. It's also a good idea to share some information for them to view when they login for the first time. This can also serve as a way to confirm the parents have logged in successfully. To learn more about setting up the parents' first MC experience, please read Preparing the Environment of MC: Before Inviting Parents. But, for the purposes of this article, we are going to focus on the technical steps to inviting the parents. 

There are 2 ways you can go about this.

Option 1 - Send an automated invitation. This can be done by checking the box to "Send invitation email" when you create the parent's profile (if you chose to create each one manually). Or, you can opt to send out a batch of invitations to all your parents at once (or per classroom or individual parent). To do that, please follow these steps:

  1. Go to <More/Communication Center>. You will land on the Invitations Tab.
  2. Click in the box at the bottom of the page that says "Select Parent Users."
  3. Select a classroom or parent name from the dropdown list. The classroom group will include all parents attached to a child in that classroom.
  4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all the parents you wish to invite have been selected.
  5. Click the green "Send Invite" button.
The selected users will then receive the following automated email from us:

*Important Note: This automated email comes from a no-reply email address, and may get caught in your parents' spam filters. If this happens and a user does not receive the invitation, move on to Option 2.

Option 2 - Send a personal email from your regular email account with instructions on how to log in (or explain it to them verbally). 

  1. Go to www.montessoricompass.com/login.
  2. Enter your email address on file with the school as the username.
  3. Enter the default password of "password" and click "Login."
  4. Once logged in, please change your password to something personal by clicking the down arrow next to your name in the upper left corner and select "My Profile" from the dropdown options. Then click the "Change password" link in the upper right corner and create a new one.

You can copy/paste the text for this sample email message to get you started:

[SCHOOL NAME] has sent you an invitation!

Greetings [USERNAME],

[SCHOOL NAME] would like to invite you to join Montessori Compass. Please click on the following link to get started:

http://montessoricompass.com/login

Your username is the email address you have on file with the school and the default temporary password is "password". When you login for the first time, please click your name in the upper left hand corner and then click the "My Profile" link. Click the "Change Password" link to change your password to something private that you will remember. 

You may access Montessori Compass via the mobile app, available to both iOS and Android users. Please download via the App Store or Google Play. You may also access via the web at http://montessoricompass.com.


Send a confirmation message via Messaging to confirm parents have logged in. 

When you add a new user, you want to make sure they were successful in logging in, right? So, we recommend that prior to the invitations going out, you send all new users (especially Parents) a message within MC that will be waiting in their Inbox when they log in for the first time. Here you can briefly explain how your school will be using MC and launch the system on the right foot by getting the parents excited about the new dynamic way to see what their children are doing all day. This message will not only introduce MC to the families, but when each user opens the message you will be able to track who has opened it with the timestamped "read" status by opening the message in your own Sent Messages folder. This will let you know that they have successfully accessed their account and know how to utilize the messaging system.

Here's a sample message that you can copy or modify to suit your school's needs: 

Welcome to your Montessori Compass account! 

[SCHOOL NAME] has taken an important step towards bridging the communication gap between home and school. We will be utilizing the Montessori Compass parent portal to stay connected with parents throughout the school year - sharing messages, calendar events, photos, and progress reports. In addition, you will find educational resources about the Montessori Method, courtesy of Montessori Compass and the Montessori Foundation. 

To login to Montessori Compass in the future, we recommend installing the Mobile App on your iOS or Android device. You may also wish to bookmark http://montessoricompass.com/login on your PC or tablet. Your email address is your username and you can set your own private password. 

Please reply to this message to let us know that you successfully accessed your MC parent portal.

We look forward to hearing your feedback!

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