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Family & Pets theme, Picnic celebration kit, and more! πŸŽ‰

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

  • πŸ‘¨β€πŸ‘©β€πŸ‘§β€πŸ‘¦ September theme: Family & Pets
  • πŸŽ‰ Picnic celebration kit
  • πŸ“š Expanded Math: Hands-on activities
  • πŸŽ“ New Professional Development
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Streamline enrollment through your first day of school with brightwheel Paperwork

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Hi there,

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

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 πŸŽ₯

⭐️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 πŸŽ₯

⭐️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!

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New tools & tips for a strong Back-to-School! πŸŽ‰

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

  • πŸ“ NEW: Easily plan events & activities with family Sign-ups
  • πŸ—ƒοΈ NEW: Prebuilt state form templates
  • 🀩 NEW: Easily download all Form & Packet responses in a CSV file for quick reporting
  • πŸ“‹ New family orientation checklist
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Are you ready for Back to School? Take our readiness quiz!

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

  • πŸ§ͺ August theme: Science Lab
  • 🧠 Register for our Science of Reading webinar
  • πŸ“‹ Take the Back-to-School Readiness Quiz
  • πŸ“ˆ Coming Soon! New Assessments Product
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What's new in brightwheel to support Enrollment season? πŸŽ‰

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

  • πŸ†• Tuition Agreements
  • πŸ”— Let forms update student info for you
  • ✍️ Drawn signatures in Fillable Documents
  • πŸ“š Assessments launching this summer!
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Your new Forms experience is here!

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Hi there,

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

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 πŸŽ₯

⭐️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.

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Leverage Newsletters to keep families informed! πŸ—žοΈ

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

  • 🎨 July's theme: Art Studio
  • πŸ†• What's New for 2025/26 Curriculum
  • πŸŽ₯ Back to School Webinar with our CEO, Dave Vasen
  • 🩡 Father's Day Celebration Kit
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Drawn signatures in Forms & staff time off in brightwheel! 🀩

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

  • πŸ†• Now available: Drawn signatures in Forms
  • πŸ“† Log staff time off in brightwheel
  • πŸŽ“ Graduation ceremony ideas
  • πŸ“£ Share a local event that the brightwheel team should attend
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Upcoming webinar for 2025/26 updates, A to Zoo theme, and more! 🀩

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This month's Experience Curriculum Newsletter is here! Check out what's new:

  • πŸ¦“ June's theme: A to Zoo
  • πŸŽ₯ Experience Curriculum customer webinar announcing exciting updates
  • β˜€οΈ Stop the summer slide
  • ⭐️ Marketing materials to retain & attract new families
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Easter party kit, May's theme: Bubbles, Boats & Floats, and more!

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Check out the latest updates and resources in the Experience Curriculum Newsletter:

  • ⛡️ May's theme: Bubbles, Boats & Floats
  • πŸ“š More Math & Literacy for Kindergarten readiness
  • 🐰 Easter Celebration party kit
  • πŸ†• Digital Spanish teacher guides are now available for Baby & Toddler