{"id":30624,"date":"2024-09-06T13:22:50","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T18:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/?page_id=30624"},"modified":"2025-01-07T10:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T16:27:49","slug":"talking-points-student-messaging-implementation-parent-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/talking-points-student-messaging-implementation-parent-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Points Student Messaging Implementation Parent Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30624\" class=\"elementor elementor-30624\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1efd00 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1efd00\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"main-content\" 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elementor-element-dbcca0b\" data-id=\"dbcca0b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78058b4 elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"78058b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#messaging\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Student Messaging Feature<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#parents\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Information for Parents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#questions\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Have Questions?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/talking-points\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-times\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">TalkingPoints Information<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7836db2 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7836db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-486f654\" data-id=\"486f654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e021454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e021454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/talkingPoints.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29749\" alt=\"Talking Points\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/talkingPoints.png 597w, https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/talkingPoints-300x42.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 597px) 100vw, 597px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c97ea7 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c97ea7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"overview\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba3c7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9ba3c7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"overview\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As you may be aware, <a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/talking-points\/\"><strong>RISD has implemented TalkingPoints beginning this year to support student success<\/strong><\/a> and parent engagement. TalkingPoints allows RISD teachers and parents\/guardians to communicate directly through two-way text communication, in the language that you choose.<\/p><p>RISD is transitioning away from the variety of other text-based apps and messaging services recently in use across the district, such as Remind, SportsYou, ClassDojo, and Band.<\/p><p>Already this school year, RISD educators have collectively connected with thousands of parents\/guardians through the TalkingPoints platform \u2013 sending and replying to messages to\/from parents via contact cell phone numbers provided upon enrollment.<\/p><p>Instead of texting, parents may also <a href=\"https:\/\/talkingpts.org\/families\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>download and use the TalkingPoints for Families App<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to review or send messages to your child\u2019s teachers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p>Please note that TalkingPoints is an optional tool for RISD educators. Not all of your child\u2019s teachers, coaches, or sponsors may choose to use TalkingPoints and may instead communicate with parents through other methods like email.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/talking-points\/\">Learn more about RISD\u2019s implementation of TalkingPoints here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb3dac7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bb3dac7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"messaging\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Student Messaging Feature<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd367ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd367ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RISD is in the process of implementing the Student Messaging function in TalkingPoints that will allow for secure, direct text engagement between secondary (grades 7-12) students, teachers, and other campus staff like coaches or club sponsors. This feature is expected to be active in mid-September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a parent\/guardian, you may opt your grade 7-12 student out from participating in TalkingPoints if you choose. <a href=\"https:\/\/s.risd.org\/tp-optout\"><strong>To opt your student out, please complete this form<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your student has not been opted out, at the beginning of each semester, a unique email invitation will be generated to RISD secondary (grades 7-12) students district google address with instructions to sign up for TalkingPoints, if they choose. Students who have been opted out by a parent or guardian will not receive the unique email invitation necessary to participate in TalkingPoints.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8dbf482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8dbf482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"parents\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Information for parents to consider when making an opt-out decision:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7e486 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a7e486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n \t<li>Signing up to participate involves the student sharing their cell phone number with the Talking Points platform, not RISD.&nbsp;<\/li>\n \t\n<li>Students must be at least 13 years old and have a text-enabled cell phone to use the two-way texting service through TalkingPoints.&nbsp;<\/li>\n \t<li>RISD will not collect, store, nor have access to student cell phone numbers. Within the TalkingPoints platform, student cell phone numbers are anonymized and are not viewable nor accessible by anyone in RISD.&nbsp;<\/li>\n \t<li>A data privacy agreement is in place with TalkingPoints. This ensures that student (and parent) information remains confidential and is not shared with any entity not necessary to provide the TalkingPoints service. Anyone may opt out of receiving TalkingPoints messages at any time.&nbsp;<\/li>\n \t<li>As a safety and oversight feature, all TalkingPoints messages are securely archived, and viewable by RISD principals, Safety &amp; Security staff, and central supervisors. Parents may ask their principal to see messages to or from their student to a teacher\/staff member.&nbsp;<\/li>\n \t<li>As students choose to sign up, they may be assigned to groups that classroom teachers will access based on the student\u2019s schedule.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n<li>RISD secondary staff are reminded that TalkingPoints messages to <a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/studentservices\/cell-phone-guidelines\/\"><strong>students should not conflict with the district\u2019s student cell phone policy<\/strong><\/a>, nor should teachers expect that students can access TalkingPoints messages during the school day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0815baa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0815baa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"questions\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Have Questions?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bc91e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8bc91e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/talking-points\/\">Parents with questions may visit the district TalkingPoints webpage<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.risd.org\/home\/letstalk\/\">Contact RISD through Let\u2019s Talk<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.talkingpts.org\/hubfs\/Partner%20Success\/TalkingPoints%20Student%20Messaging%20Getting%20Started%20Guide.pdf\">TalkingPoints Student Messaging Getting Started Guide<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fabb971 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fabb971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29f3b05 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"29f3b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-4391\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-4391\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What if families don't have unlimited texts?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-4391\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-4391\"><p>For this exact reason, TalkingPoints has developed an optional, and free, Parent Mobile Application which they can use to receive messages, and bypass the texts. The Parent Mobile Application is available for download on both the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.talkingpoints.parents&amp;hl=en\"> Google Play Store<\/a><\/strong> and the<a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/talkingpoints-for-parents\/id1320244591\"><strong> Apple App Store<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Student Messaging Implementation Parent Information Text banner Student Messaging Feature Information for Parents Have Questions? TalkingPoints Information Overview: As you may be aware, RISD has implemented TalkingPoints beginning this year to support student success and parent engagement. 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