Here you will learn how to make changes to students' names after they are added to Merit.
Start by looking up the student on the Students tab. Use the Search box to locate the student and then click on the Edit link on the bottom of their card:
This will allow you to make changes to the student's Merit profile. Edit their first, middle and last names as needed and then scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save:
This will take you to a summary of the student's Merit page, which now displays their updated name. If their previously earned achievements used their outdated name, you will want to click on the Edit link under each achievement to make changes:
This will open up a lightbox with the text of their individual online story and a list of their relevant contacts in Merit. Click anywhere in the body of the story to make any necessary changes to the student's online story, and then click the Update Story button when you're done:
If you need to notify the media about the change, take note of the newspapers listed on the right side of this page. Merit will not automatically alert newspapers about your edits. Instead, you will want to reach out to each of them directly at the email addresses listed there: