Hi there,
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Since you last tried brightwheel PD, we’ve rolled out some exciting upgrades!

• ✅ Take courses right in brightwheel
  No extra websites or passwords needed. Just open the Training tab to get started instantly.
• 👥 Automatic staff access
  When new team members join or leave, their access updates automatically — no manual setup required.
• 📚 Dozens of new courses
  From Sensory Play to Healthy Routines, we’re adding CDA- and NAEYC-aligned courses every month.
• 📈 Automatic hour tracking
  Your team’s training hours track directly in brightwheel, and in many states, post right to registries.
• 🎥 See what’s new in 3 minutes
  ​Watch the video overview →

We’re excited to share the latest tools and updates in the Product Spotlight Newsletter!

• 📋 Share Sign-Ups directly in brightwheel
• 💵 Easily record and manage Check Deposits
• 🗓️ Set due dates & expiration dates for Forms & Packets
• 📚 Enhance learning with Experience Assessments

September's Experience Curriculum Newsletter is here! Take a look at what's new:

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 September theme: Family & Pets
• 🎉 Picnic celebration kit
• 📚 Expanded Math: Hands-on activities
• 🎓 New Professional Development

Hi there,

We recently released big updates to brightwheel Paperwork just in time for the new school year 🎉

Here’s what’s new:

⭐️Sign-ups that streamline parent coordination

• Coordinate events, parent-teacher conferences, and volunteers in minutes. Brightwheel Sign-Ups makes it easy to keep families engaged without any hassle.
• Check out this Loom to learn more 🎥

⭐️Tuition agreements that drive stronger family commitment

• Tuition Agreements help set clear expectations with families by outlining billing plan rates, due dates, and school payment policies. They reduce confusion, provide evidence during disputes, and make payment collection smoother.
• Easily apply them to both existing and new billing plans in brightwheel – check out this Loom to see how easy it is to get started 🎥

⭐️State form fillable document templates that save you time

• To see what templates are available, go to Forms & requests, click Create new, and select Fillable document

⭐️CSV downloads of approved form responses for better data tracking

• To access CSV downloads, select your form, click Select an action, and select Export all approved. You’ll be emailed PDFs of your forms and a CSV file with the direct responses!

We hope these bring value to your program! Be on the lookout for more enhancements coming in the future!

We're happy to share the newest tools in brightwheel in the Product Spotlight Newsletter!

• 📝 NEW: Easily plan events & activities with family Sign-ups
• 🗃️ NEW: Prebuilt state form templates
• 🤩 NEW: Easily download all Form & Packet responses in a CSV file for quick reporting
• 📋 New family orientation checklist

August's Experience Curriculum Newsletter is here! Take a look at what's new:

• 🧪 August theme: Science Lab
• 🧠 Register for our Science of Reading webinar
• 📋 Take the Back-to-School Readiness Quiz
• 📈 Coming Soon! New Assessments Product

Leverage brightwheel's tools to take Enrollment season paperwork off your plate. Check out our resources in June's Product Spotlight Newsletter!

• 🆕 Tuition Agreements
• 🔗 Let forms update student info for you
• ✍️ Drawn signatures in Fillable Documents
• 📚 Assessments launching this summer!

Hi there,

We recently released big updates to Forms & requests in the Paperwork tab, just in time for enrollment season. 🎉

Here's what has been released so far: ⬇️

⭐️New field types to help you build exactly what you need in custom and fillable documents

• On Custom Forms: Drawn signatures, single select dropdowns & multi select dropdowns
• On Fillable Documents: Drawn signatures, multiple signatures, single select dropdowns & checkboxes

⭐️Enhanced field linking with student profiles that saves you time maintaining student information

• When families complete a form, you can instantly update student profile information with just one click
• We’ve expanded the available field mappings to include: Custom student profile fields, emergency contact information, additional student information like gender, medication, and notes
• Learn more in this video 🎥

⭐️Keyboard shortcuts to streamline the creation of Fillable documents, like copy, paste, delete, and enter

We hope these bring value to your program! Be on the lookout for more enhancements coming in the future.

July's Experience Curriculum Newsletter is here! Take a look at what's new:

• 🎨 July's theme: Art Studio
• 🆕 What's New for 2025/26 Curriculum
• 🎥 Back to School Webinar with our CEO, Dave Vasen
• 🩵 Father's Day Celebration Kit

We're excited to share new updates to brightwheel in May's Product Spotlight Newsletter!

• 🆕 Now available: Drawn signatures in Forms
• 📆 Log staff time off in brightwheel
• 🎓 Graduation ceremony ideas
• 📣 Share a local event that the brightwheel team should attend