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[For All Staff] Learn how to use brightwheel's built-in Calendar to schedule program events

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Written by Dominique M.
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With brightwheel’s built-in calendar, there’s no need for separate tools to track important events—everything is organized by room and easy to manage in one place!

Staff can view, create, and manage calendar event, while Parent and Family contacts can view calendar events to stay connected.


Create calendar events

On the Web

  1. Login on the web

  2. In the sidebar menu, click My School > Calendar

  3. Select + New event or the specific day on the calendar

  4. Enter event details, then press Create

On the App

Creating a calendar event in the brightwheel mobile app depends on your permission level, so the steps will vary if you are an Admin or Teacher.

Admins

Teachers

  1. Tap Rooms to select the appropriate room

  2. Press Calendar on the bottom menu

  3. Select + New event

  4. Enter event details, then press Create

  1. If using iOS, press the menu icon in the top left corner, then select Calendar

  2. If using Android, choose the Calendar tab from your home screen

  3. Select + New event

  4. Enter event details, then press Create


Edit or delete calendar events

Once a calendar event is created, you can delete the event, or edit the title, rooms, date, time and description, as needed.

On the Web

  1. Login on the web

  2. In the sidebar menu, click My School > Calendar

  3. Click on the event, then Edit

  4. To make updates, edit the details then select Update

  5. To delete the event, press Delete

💡 Tip: If you want to add a Start and End time for an event that was previously All day, untoggle the All day option first.

On the App

Editing or deleting a calendar event in the brightwheel mobile app depends on your permission level, so the steps will vary if you are an Admin or Teacher.

Admins

Teachers

  1. Tap Rooms to select the appropriate room

  2. Press Calendar on the bottom menu

  3. Tap the event, then Edit

  4. To make updates, edit the details then select Update

  5. To delete the event, press Delete

  1. If using iOS, press the menu icon in the top left corner, then select Calendar

  2. If using Android, choose the Calendar tab from your home screen

  3. Tap the event, then Edit

  4. To make updates, edit the details then select Update

  5. To delete the event, press Delete


How families can view calendar events

Parent and Family contact types can view calendar events for their student's assigned rooms right in the mobile app.


Learn more in our View Calendar as a Guardian resource!

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