Groups and Security
Overview
Mileposts groups are a quick and very intuitive way to manage permissions for groups of users. Mileposts Security Groups have a set of authorizations associated with them. Any user assigned to a group will inherit that set of authorizations. Those authorizations consist of both permissions and securables as the following diagram depicts.
Mileposts Groups
Mileposts comes with a set of groups already defined with a set of authorizations that are well accepted across most school districts. The following table outlines these groups and a high level overview of the authorizations that are associated with each group.
The following groups are configured in the initial setup. These groups can be modified by our clients services to meet district needs. Note: The permissions outlined below may not reflect what you currently have in your district.
| Group | School Scope and Authorizations |
|---|---|
| District Administration | The users in this group are generally given full historical school scope to all schools and have permission to view and manage student data for all students within their scope. |
| Mileposts Domain Administrator | The users in this group can manage users and passwords. |
| Mileposts Domain Master | The users in this group can manage all aspects of Mileposts setup and administration. |
| School Counselors | The users in this group are generally given full historical school scope to their school. The permissions associated with this group will give them view access to all students within their scope. |
| School Principal | The users in this group (Principals) will generally be given Full Historical School Scope for their school. The permissions associated with this group will then give these users complete oversight and access to all student data at their school. |
| Special Services / Special Ed Staff | The users in this group are generally given full school scope to their school if they do not have classes assigned to them. The permissions associated with this group will give them view access to all students within their scope. |
| Teacher | The users in this group will generally be given Limited School Scope to their school which limits their scope to students in their classes. The permissions associated with this group will allow them to manage plans, interventions, behavior incidents, progress monitors and assessments for students they have scope to. |
| Test Coordinators | The users in this group are given permission to manage special testing accommodations and designated support across their scope. |
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