Admin Feature Controls

Feature Access is the account-level control, found under My School, that sets a feature for every student in the school rather than class by class. Each feature has three states:

• On: available to everyone.
• Off for all: unavailable, and no teacher can turn it back on.
• Off by default: the decision stays with the teacher, who can turn it on through Teacher Feature Controls.

When a feature is unavailable, students are told why, and teachers can see which admin set it.

• Off by default leaves the decision with the teacher rather than taking it away, which is the difference between a policy and a block
• Districts can meet assessment and acceptable-use policy without disabling tools students depend on
• Students are told why a feature is unavailable, instead of assuming it is broken
• Teachers can see which admin set it, so the conversation goes to the right person

MTSS:

• Tier 1: A consistent baseline of tools across the institution
• Tier 2/3: Teachers retain the ability to enable tools for the students who need them

UDL Principles:

• Multiple means of engagement: decisions made close to the student where possible

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