What’s New in Kriyo

This December release brings meaningful improvements designed to give schools greater control, clarity, and confidence in everyday operations. From smarter approvals to better planning and clearer reports, these updates help school teams work more smoothly—without adding complexity.

Smarter Activity Approvals with My Tasks

We’ve introduced My Tasks, a new way for schools to review and approve activities before they are shared with parents—bringing greater control, clarity, and accountability to everyday communication.

With My Tasks, activity updates follow a clear review process, ensuring that what reaches parents is accurate, complete, and aligned with school guidelines.

What’s new

  • Structured approval before parent visibility

    Activities created by staff are now submitted for review instead of being shared instantly, giving school leaders better oversight.

  • Clear ownership and responsibility

    Staff submit activities, while Centre Admins have final authority—creating a simple, well-defined approval flow.

  • Real-time status visibility

    Each activity clearly shows whether it is Pending, Approved, or Rejected, so everyone knows exactly where it stands.

  • Automatic sharing once approved

    Approved activities are shared with parents automatically, with optional auto-approval to ensure timely communication when reviews are pending.

How to set up and manage Activity Approvals

Schools can configure activity approval rules from Kriyo Web → Configurations → Approvals Setup.

From here, school leaders can:

  • Enable or disable approval requirements for specific activity types
  • Choose which activities must be reviewed before they are shared with parents

Granting approval permissions

To review and approve submitted activities, the appropriate permission must be enabled in the Staff Profile.

  • Only staff members with this permission can approve, edit or reject activities
  • This ensures clear control over who can take final action, while keeping the workflow structured and secure

Review and track activities using My Tasks

Once a teacher submits an activity for review, it becomes visible in:

  • History → School Activity Log for the teacher who submitted the activity
  • My tasks for the approvers or admins responsible for reviewing it

This shared visibility helps everyone stay aligned on what’s pending and what’s already been acted on.

Approvers and admins can use My Tasks to:

  • View activities that are Pending, Approved, Rejected, or Auto-approved
  • Review activity details
  • Approve activities or edit or reject them with comments
  • Filter activities by status or date range for easier follow-ups

Editing or deleting activities before approval

Until an activity is approved, the teacher who submitted it can still make changes if needed.

  • Teachers can edit or delete their submitted activity from the School Activity Log
  • Once the activity is approved, it is shared with parents and can no longer be edited

This gives teachers the flexibility to correct or refine updates, while ensuring that only approved content reaches parents.

Auto-approval for timely parent updates

To prevent delays in parent communication, schools can enable auto-approval:

  • Set a specific time or duration (in minutes or hours) after which pending activities are automatically approved
  • Ensure important updates are shared on time, even if a reviewer is temporarily unavailable

Track activity status and history

Once activities are submitted, teachers can track their status from the History → School Activity Log:

  • View whether an activity is Pending, Approved, Rejected, or Sent to parents
  • Track every activity’s audit trail via Actions → Tracker to see submission, approval, or auto-approval details.

Why this matters for schools

  • Prevents incomplete or incorrect activities from reaching parents
  • Improves coordination between staff and admins
  • Adds accountability without slowing teams down
  • Builds trust through consistent, well-reviewed communication

Flexible Working Days Configuration for Better Planning

We’ve added a new Working Days configuration at the school level, giving schools greater flexibility and consistency in how schedules and reports are managed.

Schools can now define their working days directly from the School Profile and apply them seamlessly across programs—reducing manual effort and ensuring alignment across the system.

What’s new

  • Set working days at the school level

    Configure official working days centrally from the School Profile.

  • Apply across all programs

    Ensure uniform schedules and consistent attendance calculations across programs.

Why this matters for schools

  • Ensures consistent schedules across programs
  • Reduces repetitive configuration work
  • Improves accuracy in attendance and operational planning
  • Makes school-wide reporting more reliable

Clearer Attendance Reports and Everyday Usability Improvements

We’ve made a set of thoughtful enhancements that make everyday tasks clearer, faster, and more informative for school teams.

What’s new

  • More complete attendance reports

    Children and staff attendance reports now include working days, holidays, and average hours, offering clearer insights.

  • More room for clear communication

    Notice and Calendar titles now support longer text (200 chars), making updates easier to understand at a glance.

  • Better visibility in expenses

    Filters in the Expenses Summary are now visible by default, helping teams find information faster.

  • Improved image clarity in albums

    Photos are displayed more clearly, enhancing the viewing experience for schools and parents.

Why this matters for schools

  • Attendance insights are more accurate and easier to interpret
  • Everyday actions require fewer steps
  • Information is clearer for both school teams and parents
  • Small refinements add up to a smoother daily experience

Stability and Reliability Improvements

Alongside new features, this release includes important behind-the-scenes improvements to ensure Kriyo continues to run smoothly and reliably. These updates help maintain consistent performance and a dependable experience across key workflows—supporting schools as their operations grow.