Staff Shout Outs

Let's celebrate some co-workers!
This plugin is my answer to, "How can we eliminate our current carbon-paper-based system of staff officially praising other staff?"
Like a good vibes log for staff... with email notifications.

Features:

• Link off the admin/teacher home called "My Staff Shout Outs" that is the central hub to create new Shout Outs and view all the Shout Outs you have sent/received. In the new navigation the admin link can be found in People > Staff.
• Email notification to the recipient includes the shout out itself. No need to login to PS.
• "Staff Shout Out List" report in System Reports for school leaders to check things out. Includes a random picker to facilitate prize giveaways!
• Optional "Highlights" block so everyone can see recent good vibes being shared among staff.
• Fully translatable.
• Many options to customize the plugin in District > Staff Shout Outs Settings. In the new navigation, District Management > District Setup > Staff Shout Outs Settings.

Options:

• Allow Shout Outs between all staff in the district, or within the same school?
• Allow entering Shout Outs for staff without an email address?
• Allow the Shout Out date to be modified?
• Allow users to edit/delete Shout Outs they have sent?
• Allow users to send Shout Outs anonymously?
• Maximum character length for a Shout Out.
• Subject for Shout Out email messages.
• Enable Shout Outs for specific schools.
• Custom guidelines for staff entering a Shout Out.
• Option to turn on the "Highlights" block, how many entries to show, and how many weeks back to consider.

Setup:

After installing the plugin, go to the Staff Shout Outs Settings page and edit options as you like.
You may also want to set page permissions on System Reports > Staff Shout Out List.
Note: The email notifications will use the recipient's email_addr field, and your PowerSchool's default from address for sending system-generated email.