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At Orah, we recognize that the beginning of a new school year can be a particularly demanding period. To assist you in preparing for the upcoming school year with ease, we have thoughtfully crafted a checklist and provided linked articles below.

- <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313310-managing-the-student-database">Deactivate non-returners</a>
- <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5276923-importing-your-students-into-orah">Import new students and update existing students via CSV</a> If you aren't updating students via a CSV, <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313310-managing-the-student-database">reassign houses</a> and year levels where applicable
- Assign a <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6497452-setting-default-locations">default location</a> to each student profile
- Import student profile images -<a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5380369-bulk-upload-student-photos"> in bulk!</a>
- Send invitations to <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313538-importing-and-managing-contacts">new parents</a> and <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313310-managing-the-student-database">students</a> to create Orah accounts
- <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5276671-inviting-staff-members-and-updating-permissions">Invite new staff members</a> to create an account
- <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/81145-edit-or-delete-a-tag-previously-school-groups">Update tags</a> ​

- Setting up <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5976521-mood-checks">Mood checks</a> 
- Creating <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6602262-what-are-conversational-surveys">Conversational Surveys</a>

- Setting up <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5352254-event-passes">Events</a>

- Ensure you have all <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5344755-daily-roll-checks">roll checks</a> configured correctly
- <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5344434-passes">Setting up passes for the new school year</a> 
- Now you can also set <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6700863-what-are-recurring-passes">recurring passes</a> on Orah

- <a href="https://www.orah.com/connect" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.orah.com/connect</a>

- Creating <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6876744-how-to-create-a-workflow-for-bullying-reports-and-student-of-concern-reports-follow-up">Workflows</a> for the new year 
- Creating <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5318170-forms">Forms</a> to collect information from staff, students &amp; parents

- Admin:
 - <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313310-managing-the-student-database">Deactivate non-returners</a>
 - <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5276923-importing-your-students-into-orah">Import new students and update existing students via CSV</a> If you aren't updating students via a CSV, <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313310-managing-the-student-database">reassign houses</a> and year levels where applicable
 - Assign a <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6497452-setting-default-locations">default location</a> to each student profile
 - Import student profile images -<a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5380369-bulk-upload-student-photos"> in bulk!</a>
 - Send invitations to <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313538-importing-and-managing-contacts">new parents</a> and <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5313310-managing-the-student-database">students</a> to create Orah accounts
 - <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5276671-inviting-staff-members-and-updating-permissions">Invite new staff members</a> to create an account
 - <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/81145-edit-or-delete-a-tag-previously-school-groups">Update tags</a> ​
- Student Care (Nurture)
 - Setting up <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5976521-mood-checks">Mood checks</a> 
 - Creating <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6602262-what-are-conversational-surveys">Conversational Surveys</a>
 
- Activities (Coordinate)
 - Setting up <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5352254-event-passes">Events</a>
 
- Attendance (Supervise)
 - Ensure you have all <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5344755-daily-roll-checks">roll checks</a> configured correctly
 - <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5344434-passes">Setting up passes for the new school year</a> 
 - Now you can also set <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6700863-what-are-recurring-passes">recurring passes</a> on Orah 
 
- Communications (Connect)
 - <a href="https://www.orah.com/connect" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.orah.com/connect</a> 
- Unify
 - Creating <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/6876744-how-to-create-a-workflow-for-bullying-reports-and-student-of-concern-reports-follow-up">Workflows</a> for the new year 
 - Creating <a href="https://success.orah.com/en/articles/5318170-forms">Forms</a> to collect information from staff, students &amp; parents

Contact <a href="mailto:support@orah.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">support@orah.com</a> if you have had a change in staff and/ or require any help with staff training.

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