Staff Shout Outs

Last Update
01/12/2024

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.

Post Install Setup:

  • After installing the plugin, go to District Management > District Setup > Staff Shout Outs Settings 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.

 

Version History

1.3 - Reworked how line breaks save in shout outs. Which in turn fixed a bug causing both email and display trouble. 
1.2.2 - Fixed a bug preventing the "My Staff Shout Outs" link from displaying in the new navigation.
1.2.1 - Was able to hide the My Staff Shout Outs page in the new nav for any unchecked schools. Thank you Eric!
1.2 - Support for the "Enhanced Navigation" in PS 23.5. Must be on on PS version 22.5 or later to install.
1.1 - Added the highlights option. Fixed a display bug that occurred if guidelines were not entered. Fixed the anonymous option not showing when editing. Other minor improvements.
1.0 - Initial release.

Screenshots
Download
Attachment Size
Staff_Shout_Outs_1_3.zip 48.43 KB