This article contains the following:
1. Overview
2. How do I manually create custom sections?
3. How do I edit custom sections?
4. How do I delete custom sections?
5. How do I share custom sections
Overview
The Custom Sections feature allows district admins and School Tech Leads to create and manage sections manually within the Clever dashboard. This feature can be used to create sections for summer school, intervention groups, after-school programs, and more!
Custom Sections are created and managed from the Clever dashboard and behave just like sections from your SIS. Once the custom sections are created, districts can share them with applications through the same sharing permissions interface.
Please note: School Tech Leads are not able to view or edit Custom Sections created by other School Tech Leads or district admins.
How do I manually create custom sections?
You can create individual sections from your Clever dashboard.
Step 1: Add Section Info
To create custom sections, log in to the Clever and select Create Custom Sections
Next, select Add Custom Data > Sections
Begin by entering the name and school to be associated with the section. The following fields are required:
- Section Name
- School
- Subject
- Grade
Once all required fields are populated, you will be able to press Next to proceed. We recommend adding any information that may be helpful in identifying the section in Clever and connected applications.
Step 2: Add Teachers
Next, select the primary teacher to associate with the section. You can also add up to 9 co-teachers for each custom section. Clever has provided filters to assist with locating staff members by school.
Please note:Not all applications support co-teachers. We recommend checking with the application’s support team to confirm if co-teachers are a supported feature.
Step 3: Select Primary Teacher
Next, indicate the primary teacher for the section. If an application does not support co-teachers, this primary teacher will be the teacher that is connected to the custom section.
Step 4: Add Students
Next, select students to be enrolled in the section. Clever has provided filters to help locate students using school, grade level, etc.
Step 5: Preview
Review the custom section to confirm the section information, including teachers and students, are correct. When ready, select “Create.”
Step 6: Share with applications
The custom section will be available to share with connected applications following your district's next successful sync with Clever.
How do I edit custom sections?
To edit a section, click on the pencil icon under ‘Actions’. This will take you back to the custom sections wizard where you can make adjustments as desired.
How do I delete custom sections?
Sections can be deleted from Clever by clicking on the under Actions.
How do I share custom sections?
Custom sections are shared with applications through the same interface as sections from the SIS.
Once a custom section is created, we recommend reviewing the district's sharing permissions to ensure the section is shared as desired. You may need to adjust your sharing permissions to ensure it is included. For more information on sharing rules, see this article: How do I set my sharing permissions for applications? .