Groups: Update Students' Default Groups

Every student in Kickboard must have one group that is marked as his/her default group. The student's default group appears on certain reports and analysis tools throughout Kickboard. You are also able to batch print student reports by default group.  For this reason, many schools choose to make all students' homeroom groups their default groups.

You can change students' default groups in several ways:

• Individually for a single student at a time via the student profile
• For all students in a particular group at once via the group edit page
• For multiple students in multiple groups at once via student roster upload

The instructions for each method are outlined below.

To Change an Individual Student's Default Group: 

• Go to Students > Roster
• Click the orange bar graph  next to the student's name.
• Click the Edit button.

• Click Change Default.

• Select the student's new default group from the dropdown.
• Click Set Default. 

 

To Set a Group as the Default Group for All Students in the Group:

• Go to Students > Groups.
• Hover over the Orange Cog Wheel to the right of the desired Group you'd like to Edit.

• Next, use the middle column to confirm which students are in this group.  (Remember to use the drop down arrows next to each grade level to expand to see individual students in each grade).
• To mark this group as the Default Group for every selected student in the group, check the Default Group checkbox at the bottom of the middle column.
• Click Save in the top right

NOTE: Changing the default group for the students does not remove them from the group that was previously marked as their default group.

To Update Multiple Student's Default Groups at Once Using Roster Upload Feature:

Alternatively, you can manually upload new Default Groups for your students:

• Go to Students > Roster.
• Click the green Add or Upload Students button.

• Click Download Student Roster Export. This will open your student roster in a .csv file in Excel.
• Next, change the group name in the Group column for each student whose default group you'd like to change:

Once you've made these changes, save your file as a .csv, then:

• Head back to Kickboard and go to Students > Roster.
• Click the green Add or Upload Students button.
• Click the Upload button.

• Click the Choose File button and select your saved file. 

• Leave the options set to Kickboard Export and Update Only. Don't worry, you’ll be able to review these changes before confirming them. 
• Click the orange Upload button. 
• You will see a list of all the changes you made on the spreadsheet. If everything looks good, click the green Confirm Changes button  at the bottom of the page. 

NOTE: Changing the default group for the students does not remove them from the group that was previously marked as their default group.