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Room Management

Room Management Overview

Rooms are a fundamental part of how brightwheel works! Check out this collection of articles to learn how to take full advantage.

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Managing Rooms

Learn how add, edit and delete rooms on the web or in the app! Keep organized by assigning students and teachers/staff to specific rooms.

Written by Tyson Jones
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Room Ratios and Capacity

Set your room capacity and desired ratio for each room at your program to avoid going over and keep staffing levels where they need to be.

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Room Feed and Approval

Edit and delete activities that have been logged as well as approve staff only posts in bulk, all from the web through the Room Feed!

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Room Settings

Room Device Mode

Empower multiple staff members to use the same device to record activities & send messages while selecting the person performing the action.

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Enrollment Status Filters

Filter for certain students according to status in the app

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Room Settings

Use room settings to choose how your students are shown and sorted within a particular room.

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Staff & Student Schedules

Enter student schedules by room to determine your staffing needs and when you might be above or below your desired ratio in any given room.

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Student Management

Student Management Overview

Your guide to creating and managing student profiles!

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Adding Students & Profiles

Create student profiles to log activities & track progress. Set schedules, status, profiles pictures, set room assignments, and much more!

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Student and Staff Profile Attachments

Administrators can attach documents to specific students and staff members from within their profile and report on expiring documents.

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Assign Students to Rooms

Assign students to rooms created within your school to keep track of their whereabouts. Set a Homeroom to simplify the check-in process.

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School Details Panel

View and edit School Details in a Student's profile for internal use by the School. Set student status, schedule, and meal type for tracking

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
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Tracking Medications and Allergies

Add allergy badges and keep record of student's medications directly within the student's profile.

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Immunization Tracking and Reporting

Keep student's immunization records up to date and report on overdue and upcoming doses in accordance with the CDC recommendations.

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Adding/Editing Profile Pictures

Add or edit the profile picture for any student as a parent, staff, or administrator and add a personal profile picture to your account.

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
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Archive Students via Enrollment Status

Use the student's enrollment status to archive students from view rather than delete them from your system to maintain data integrity.

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Student Contact Management

Contacts Types: Parents, Family, Approved Pickups, and Emergency Contacts

The differences and privileges for contacts listed for students. Learn how to best set up contact lists for your students.

Written by Katie Talwar
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Add Student Contacts

Add Parents, Family, Approved Pickups, and Emergency Contacts to student profiles from the web or app.

Written by Tyson Jones
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Invite Student Contacts to brightwheel

Learn how to invite Parents, Family, and Approved Pickups to create their own brightwheel account via email, SMS, or 10-digit code handout.

Written by Tyson Jones
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Staff Management

Staff Management Overview

Learn about how to add, manage, and remove Staff and Teachers within brightwheel

Written by Claire Lee Lyall
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Add Teachers and Staff Profiles

Manage your staff on the web or from the app anytime! Assign rooms and even grant staff members administrative access.

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Invite Teachers and Staff to brightwheel

Invite teachers and staff that have already been added to brightwheel so that they can create their own account. Allowing them to check-in.

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Assigning Staff to Rooms

Assign staff members to specific rooms to track hours, ratios, and limit visibility into other classrooms.

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Staff Certifications & Professional Development Hours

Keep track of your staff's certifications, continuing education, and training right from the Staff Profile.

Written by Tyson Jones
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Staff or Teacher Sign-up

How to create your Staff/Teacher Account

Written by Katie Talwar
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Removing Staff Members

How to delete or remove staff members from your account

Written by Katie Talwar
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