diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/factories.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/factories.py
index da8af6cecf..fa91d765fb 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/factories.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/factories.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 from uuid import uuid4
 
-from factory import Factory, Sequence, lazy_attribute_sequence, lazy_attribute
+from factory import Factory, Sequence, lazy_attribute_sequence, lazy_attribute, Faker
 from factory.errors import CyclicDefinitionError
 from mock import patch
 from nose.tools import assert_less_equal, assert_greater_equal
diff --git a/lms/envs/devstack.py b/lms/envs/devstack.py
index fb21fed0f1..74aa6a8e64 100644
--- a/lms/envs/devstack.py
+++ b/lms/envs/devstack.py
@@ -268,6 +268,22 @@ JWT_AUTH.update({
     'JWT_AUDIENCE': 'lms-key',
 })
 
+
+############## Settings for ACE ####################################
+ACE_ENABLED_CHANNELS = [
+    'file_email'
+]
+ACE_ENABLED_POLICIES = [
+    'bulk_email_optout'
+]
+ACE_CHANNEL_SAILTHRU_DEBUG = True
+ACE_CHANNEL_SAILTHRU_TEMPLATE_NAME = 'Automated Communication Engine Email'
+ACE_CHANNEL_SAILTHRU_API_KEY = None
+ACE_CHANNEL_SAILTHRU_API_SECRET = None
+
+ACE_ROUTING_KEY = LOW_PRIORITY_QUEUE
+
+
 #####################################################################
 # See if the developer has any local overrides.
 if os.path.isfile(join(dirname(abspath(__file__)), 'private.py')):
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/management/commands/setup_models_to_send_test_emails.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/management/commands/setup_models_to_send_test_emails.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc7c1813cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/schedules/management/commands/setup_models_to_send_test_emails.py
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+import datetime
+import pytz
+import factory
+
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+from student.models import CourseEnrollment
+from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.schedules.models import Schedule, ScheduleConfig, ScheduleExperience
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.schedules.tests.factories import ScheduleFactory, ScheduleConfigFactory, ScheduleExperienceFactory
+from student.tests.factories import CourseEnrollmentFactory
+from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory, XMODULE_FACTORY_LOCK
+from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.models import CourseOverview
+from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
+
+
+class ThreeDayNudgeSchedule(ScheduleFactory):
+    start = factory.Faker('date_time_between', start_date='-3d', end_date='-3d', tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
+
+
+class TenDayNudgeSchedule(ScheduleFactory):
+    start = factory.Faker('date_time_between', start_date='-10d', end_date='-10d', tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
+
+
+class UpgradeReminderSchedule(ScheduleFactory):
+    start = factory.Faker('past_datetime', tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
+    upgrade_deadline = factory.Faker('date_time_between', start_date='+2d', end_date='+2d', tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
+
+
+class ContentHighlightSchedule(ScheduleFactory):
+    start = factory.Faker('date_time_between', start_date='-7d', end_date='-7d', tzinfo=pytz.UTC)
+    experience = factory.RelatedFactory(ScheduleExperienceFactory, 'schedule', experience_type=ScheduleExperience.EXPERIENCES.course_updates)
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    """
+    A management command that generates schedule objects for all expected schedule email types, so that it is easy to
+    generate test emails of all available types.
+    """
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        courses = modulestore().get_courses()
+
+        # Find the largest auto-generated course, and pick the next sequence id to generate the next
+        # course with.
+        max_org_sequence_id = max(int(course.org[4:]) for course in courses if course.org.startswith('org.'))
+
+        XMODULE_FACTORY_LOCK.enable()
+        CourseFactory.reset_sequence(max_org_sequence_id + 1, force=True)
+        course = CourseFactory(
+            start=datetime.datetime.today() - datetime.timedelta(days=30),
+            end=datetime.datetime.today() + datetime.timedelta(days=30),
+            number=factory.Sequence('schedules_test_course_{}'.format),
+            display_name=factory.Sequence('Schedules Test Course {}'.format),
+        )
+        XMODULE_FACTORY_LOCK.disable()
+        course_overview = CourseOverview.load_from_module_store(course.id)
+        ThreeDayNudgeSchedule.create(enrollment__course=course_overview)
+        TenDayNudgeSchedule.create(enrollment__course=course_overview)
+        UpgradeReminderSchedule.create(enrollment__course=course_overview)
+        ContentHighlightSchedule.create(enrollment__course=course_overview)
+
+        ScheduleConfigFactory.create(site=Site.objects.get(name='example.com'))