====== Creating a Form Letter ======
**NOTE:** //Do NOT modify the Generic Form Letters since these are used at ALL of the schools throughout the District.//

When a mass mailing is needed for the students or staff, creating a Form Letter can be the more efficient method. For a standard letter, please communicate with the IS department to share your letter format or ask if another school has a similar form already created. \\
**NOTE:** //Form letters are used for single page formats. An object report is needed for multiple pages.//

**Possible Subjects for Form Letters**
  * Welcome
  * Tardy
  * Unexcused Absences

**To Create a Form Letter:**
  - Select **System Report**s under //Reports//
  - Click the **Setup** tab
  - Click **Form Letters**
  - Click **New** {{ :powerschool:powerschool:form_letters.png |}}\\
  - Click **Report Body** to format the text of the letter {{ :powerschool:powerschool:edit_form_letter.png |}}
  - Compose the letter intended for an individual while replacing the personal information with tags for PowerSchool values
  - HTML tags are optional and can be used to format the text of the letter
  - PowerSchool data tags are used to pull the individual values for each student:
      * school name = ^(schoolname)
      * school address = ^([039]schooladdress)
      * student's firstname = ^(first_name)
      * student's lastname = ^(last_name)
      * student's mailing address = ^(mailing_street), ^(mailing_city), ^(mailing_state) ^(mailing_zip)
      * current date = ^[letter.date]
      * school principal = ^([039]Principal)
      * school assistant principal = ^([039]AsstPrincipal)
 **Note:** If the values are not accurate, update them within PowerSchool. 

====== Sample Form Letter Format ======
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**Sample Correspondence**
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{{:powerschool:powerschool:generic_3day_letter.png|}}