Permission

Definition

Access to Messages
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Inclusive of all permissions below

View all messages in the district
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Access to 'Messages' and the ability to view all messages exchanged across the district.
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Send district messages [add-on feature]
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Ability to send district messages, including audio, video, or email as enabled. Requires purchase of Admin Family Connect.
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View all polls in the district [add-on feature]
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Access to Polls and the ability to view all polls sent within the district.
Requires purchase of Admin Family Connect.
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Send district-wide polls [add-on feature]
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Ability to create and send district-wide polls. Requires purchase of Admin Family Connect.
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Download messages in the district
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Ability to download messages and conversation history across the district.
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Student Management
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Inclusive of all permissions below
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View the full student roster
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Access to 'Students' and the ability to view all students and contacts in the district.
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Download student lists within the district
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Ability to download student lists such as Invalid numbers, Unsubscribed contacts, and Added manually reports.
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Invite students 13 years old or older to TalkingPoints
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Ability to invite students to TalkingPoints platform* (*part of student messaging when the feature has been enabled and data shared).
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Edit student information
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Ability to set the home language and change phone numbers for confirmed students aged 13 years old or older as part of student messaging or edit student information for manually added students.
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Edit contact information
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Ability to set the home language for contacts or edit contact information for manually added contacts.
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Manually add additional contacts to the student
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Ability to manually add additional contacts to a student profile within TalkingPoints.
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Remove contacts from students
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Remove manually added contacts from student profiles within the district.
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Remove manually added students from the district
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Ability to delete manually added students from the district.
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Unsubscribe contacts from TalkingPoints
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Ability to unsubscribe SMS family contacts from TalkingPoints.
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Group Management
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Inclusive of all permissions below
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View all school and district groups
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Access to Groups and the ability to view all school and district groups within the district.
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Create and manage district groups

Ability to create, manage, and remove district groups.
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Manage school groups within the district
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Ability to remove staff from school groups, rename group or delete school group entirely.
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Staff Management
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Inclusive of all permissions below
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View the district staff roster
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Access to 'Staff & Roles' and ability to view all staff within the district.
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Invite staff to TalkingPoints
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Ability to invite staff to the TalkingPoints platform.
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Manually add staff to the district
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Ability to manually add staff to the district and assign them to specific schools.
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Remove manually added staff from the district
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Ability to delete manually added staff from the district.
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Change your own role assignment
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Ability to change one’s own role assignment(s).
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Change staff role assignments
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Ability to add, modify, or remove staff role assignments.
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Make other staff members admins in the district
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Ability to add, modify, or remove admin role assignments from staff.
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Download staff roster
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Ability to download staff roster from TalkingPoints.
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Analytics
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Inclusive of all permissions below
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View district analytics
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Access to Analytics and ability to drill into district analytics and insights.
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Download district analytics
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Ability to download district analytics reports.
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School management
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Inclusive of all permissions below
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View schools in the district
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Access to Schools and the ability to view information on all schools within the district.
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Manage schools in the district
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🔒 Highest-level access. Ability to view all school data, access and download staff and student rosters, add staff or students to a school or freeze all access to the school.
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View and configure district settings
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Access to 'Settings' and the ability to configure district-wide settings.
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Roles & Permissions Management
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Inclusive of all permissions below
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Set sync mapping rules for staff role assignment*
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*does not apply to .csv uploader and TalkingPoints Connector partners

Ability to access the Sync Mapping tab within Staff & Roles and set automatic rules for staff role assignment during nightly data sync.
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Create and manage district-level roles and permissions
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Ability to create and manage custom district-level roles and permissions.
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Create and manage school-level roles and permissions
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Ability to create and manage custom school-level roles and permissions.
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Create and manage teacher-level roles and permissions
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Ability to create and manage custom teacher-level roles and permissions.
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