# Staff Guide

## The Admin Panel

After signing in, staff land on `/admin`. The sidebar on the left contains navigation links to every section. The sections you can access depend on your [role and permissions](/user-docs/roles-permissions.md).

| Section                  | Path                            | What it's for                                         |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Students                 | `/admin/students`               | View, add, edit, and remove students                  |
| Staff                    | `/admin/staff`                  | View, add, edit, and remove staff members             |
| Courses                  | `/admin/courses`                | Create and manage courses                             |
| Schedules                | `/admin/schedules`              | View the full schedule grid and per-student schedules |
| Rosters                  | `/admin/rosters`                | Manage which students are enrolled in each course     |
| Attendance — Daily       | `/admin/attendance/daily`       | Run and review daily check-in/check-out sessions      |
| Attendance — Per Course  | `/admin/attendance/per-course`  | View attendance broken down by course                 |
| Attendance — Per Student | `/admin/attendance/per-student` | View attendance broken down by student                |
| Invite                   | `/admin/invite`                 | Generate invite links for new users                   |
| Roles                    | `/admin/roles`                  | Create and manage permission roles                    |

## Managing Students

Go to **Students** to see a searchable table of all students in your institution.

* **Add a student**: click the **+** button in the top-right corner.
* **Edit a student**: click the pencil icon on any row.
* **Delete a student**: click the trash icon on any row and confirm.

You can filter the list by typing in the search bar at the top of the table.

## Managing Staff

Go to **Staff** to see a table of all staff members.

* **Add a staff member**: click the **+** button.
* **Edit a staff member**: click the pencil icon (name, email, assigned role).
* **Delete a staff member**: click the trash icon and confirm.

## Managing Courses

Go to **Courses** to see all courses.

* **Add a course**: click the **+** button and fill in the name, location, and instructor.
* **Edit a course**: click the pencil icon.
* **Delete a course**: click the trash icon and confirm.

## Schedules

Go to **Schedules** to view the full schedule.

* **Everything** view shows all courses laid out on a weekly grid.
* **Per Student** view lets you look up an individual student's schedule.

The schedule can be printed directly from the browser.

## Rosters

Go to **Rosters** to manage course enrollment.

1. Select a course from the left-hand panel (or on mobile, tap the menu icon).
2. The roster table on the right shows all students currently enrolled.
3. Click **Add student** to enroll someone, or the trash icon to remove them.

> Staff who are assigned as instructor or support staff for a course can edit its roster even without the `manage_courses` permission.


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