Here you will learn how to add any omitted students to a previously published achievement. This feature will automatically create online achievements for these students and also allow you to notify the media about the omissions.
Start by locating the achievement on the Achievements tab and choose the Add Students option:
This will prompt you to add students to your achievement. You can choose between uploading a spreadsheet of students or adding them manually. Use either the Uploading a spreadsheet link or the Search feature to locate and add your students:
When uploading a spreadsheet, you will see a popup window prompting you to make sure the column headers in your spreadsheet are identical to the ones from your original document. Use the Download a Template link to obtain a blank copy of your spreadsheet with matching headers:
Your newly added students will appear in the online view. Click Next to advance:
If your original story was sent to the media, you can choose to notify newspapers about these new additions:
Your original press release will appear here automatically, but you can make any necessary changes:
Note: Any changes made here will NOT affect your previously emailed press releases. These edits will ONLY apply to your newly added students' stories.
Here you can also add an optional note for the media. This note will appear at the top of your press release. We recommend using it to explain that the student was left off the original press release. Click Preview after making the necessary changes:
You will advance through the same previews as Merit's achievement workflow. If you opted to send your story to local media, you'll see a press release preview before publishing:
Click Publish Now when you're ready.