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Group Administrator Guide

Version 1.1.004 — Review Edition

This guide is under active review. Procedures may be refined as administrator training and reviewer feedback continue.

Reviewers can see the suite's current status, review priorities, and next steps.

Printable references

The online guide is the current and authoritative version. For a focused handout, open the shared Accordion Agenda Quick Start or Final Publication Checklist and select Print this page. The print dialog can also save a PDF. We are considering prepared accessible PDFs for short references—not duplicate copies of every complete guide. Reviewer feedback about that approach is welcome.

On an iPad or iPhone, use the browser's Share button in the toolbar, then select Print. The How to print button displays this reminder.

Group Administrators manage the day-to-day work for the groups assigned to them. Depending on district policy and permissions, this usually includes:

  • maintaining the group home page;
  • viewing and managing group membership;
  • creating or cloning Accordion Agendas;
  • adding and updating agenda attachments;
  • publishing agendas and sending notifications; and
  • finding drafts and reusable templates.
  1. Review the Group home page.
  2. Review the conventions used in this guide, including mobile navigation.
  3. Confirm the correct group members.
  4. Understand edit locks and safe agenda editing before opening an agenda for editing.
  5. Use Drafts & Templates to clone an existing agenda whenever possible.
  6. Review the Best practices before publishing or revising an agenda.
  7. Use the FAQ when content or an agenda appears to be missing.
  8. Use the shared Accordion Agenda Guide for the complete agenda workflow and printable quick references.

Questions are encouraged

Ask for help whenever you are unsure. There are no stupid questions, and a quick question is often safer than trying to undo an avoidable change.