Staff Guide:
Your Command Center
Everything your lead monitors, mentors, and counselors need to know — in one interactive guide.
Your Staff Dashboard
The moment you log in, everything you need is right here.
Your dashboard shows 5 KPI cards at the top (My Youth, Check-ins, Courses Done, Needs Attention, Goals Done), an Activity Feed with high-signal events, and tabs for My Youth, Courses, Messages, Journals, and Moderation.
5 KPI cards at a glance
Activity Feed showing course completions, goals, badges, wins
"Message All" button for quick announcements
AI Insights analyzing your youth group
Youth Cards — Know Every Person
Each youth in your group has an identity-focused card with everything you need.
Cards show: name, avatar, interests (blue tags), school/worksite, career goals, points, workshop progress, and risk flags. Red border = needs immediate attention. Amber = watch. Filter by: All, Needs Attention, No Courses, Stalled.
Interests and career goals visible at a glance
Risk flags: inactive 7+ days, stalled courses, no goals
"Nudge This Group" button to message filtered youth
Click any card → opens their full Development Timeline
Youth Development Timeline
Click any youth card to see their complete journey — every milestone, chronologically.
The timeline shows: when they joined, goals set and completed, check-ins, courses started and finished, badges earned, wins posted. Workshop summary cards show Done, In Progress, XP, and Badges.
Chronological view of all milestones
Color-coded dots: green=completed, orange=in-progress, red=stalled
Workshop summary at top
"Generate AI Profile Report" button for instant analysis
AI Profile Reports
One click generates a comprehensive AI analysis of any youth — before every meeting.
The AI pulls from ALL platform data: interests, skills, goals, courses, workbook reflections, assessment scores, wins, check-ins. It generates: Summary, Strengths, Growth Areas, and Recommendations.
Uses GPT-4o analyzing 43+ data points per youth
Strengths identified from actual platform activity
Growth areas based on incomplete courses and goals
Specific recommendations for how to support them
Messaging & Communication
Direct messaging with youth, parent communication, Q&A, and must-read announcements.
The Messages tab combines: Youth Q&A questions (with "Add to FAQ" button), parent messages, and group messages. "Must Read" messages block the youth platform until acknowledged.
Youth ask questions → you answer → promote to FAQ
Parent messages with email notifications both ways
"Message All" sends to entire group
"Must Read" toggle forces youth to acknowledge before using platform
Workshop Analytics
See exactly which courses your youth are completing, stalled on, or haven't started.
The Courses tab shows: Total Completions, Courses Started, Youth Engaged, Stalled count. Per-course breakdown with completion bars. Per-youth workshop status grid.
13 interactive courses tracked per youth
Completion bars per course
Click any youth name to open their timeline
Identify who needs a nudge to finish stalled courses
Assessment Tracking
Track who completed their assessments, their scores, and growth over time.
View completion tracker for your cohort, individual scores and bands (Emerging → Advanced), and supportive flags for youth scoring very low.
Pre/post assessment comparison
Per-domain score breakdown (6 competency areas)
Supportive flags for at-risk youth
Data feeds into AI reports
Your Daily Workflow
What to do every day, every week, and before every meeting.
Morning: Check Activity Feed → respond to messages → review risk flags. Weekly: Review Courses tab → nudge stalled youth → generate AI reports. Before meetings: Click youth card → view timeline → generate AI report → walk in prepared.
Morning routine: 5 minutes to see everything
Weekly: identify who needs support
Before meetings: AI report gives you the full picture
All data auto-collected — you never enter anything manually
Ready to Support Your Youth?
Log in and everything is already set up for you.
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Contact
Newark, NJ
info@yasconnect.co
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