Place Course Sections

The Staff Board is the most efficient way to place course sections or schedule staff. Use the Staff Board to view multiple staff members at once, schedule staff planning time, assess potential course conflicts and build the best school day possible. 

Placing Sections

1. Navigate to the Staff Board

2. Click on the orange << on the top-right side of the board to expand the list of Unplaced Sections

3. Click on the name of the course section you would like to schedule 

4. The Conflict Bar updates to show the number of potential student conflicts by period to help you decide the ideal period for that section - periods with zero conflicts are highlighted but you can still place the course section anywhere on the board

5. Drag and drop the course section to the staff on the board that you want to assign during the desired period, ideally one with the fewest potential student conflicts. The course section no longer appears on the list of Unplaced Sections because it has a term, staff member, and period assigned to it.

6. Drag and drop the course section to reassign it to another staff member or period

7. Click on the course section to see the Section Inspector and make any needed changes.

Use Bright Ideas to Track Progress

1. Navigate to the Staff Board

2. Click on the Bright Ideas icon in the upper right corner

   1. Sections Assigned per Staff: See (and share!) staff schedule completion by department and a table with the number of assignments by staff member

   2. Student Load per Staff: View the average student load by department and by individual teacher to ensure that you are adhering to your school’s requirements

   3. Staff Dashboard: View a department-level overview of open period assignments, percent of staff members with assigned prep, and staff utilization