Help & How It Works

Quick guide to the Pip Jar teacher dashboard and class management.

The ⋮ Menu (Class Options)

Tap the ⋮ button in the top menu bar to open your class options. Here is what each action does:

Add new class — Create a brand new class and start fresh with new students.
Archive & save current — Save your current class data and clear the board to start a new one. Archived classes go to Class audit (see below).
Close class — Mark the class as closed. The class information stays for as long as you need. You can reopen it anytime.

Reopening a closed class: When a class is closed, select it from the class dropdown at the top of the page. You'll see "Reopen class" or "Start new class." Tap Reopen class — the class becomes active again and picks up where it left off. It stays in the dropdown until you archive or close it again.

Class Audit

Class audit is the section at the bottom of the page (shown as "Class audit (0)" or "Class audit (3)" etc.). It stores your archived classes—saved snapshots of classes you've archived.

Reopen — Restores an archived class as a new class in your dropdown. It does not replace your current class; it adds another option. The reopened class is active and ready to use.
Delete — Permanently removes a class from the audit. Deletion cannot be undone.

Closed classes (from Close class) stay in your dropdown; they don't go to Class audit until you archive them. Class audit only holds classes you've archived.

Archived Groups

Archived groups is the section at the bottom of the page (shown as "Archived groups (0)" or "Archived groups (2)" etc.). It stores groups you've archived from the group dropdown or Settings.

Restore — Puts the group back in your dropdown so you can use it again. It appears in the group selector at the top of the page.
Edit — Change the group name or which students are in it.
Goals — Manage the group's goals.
Delete — Permanently removes the group. Deletion cannot be undone.

Add Student

Tap + Add student in the Students section to add a new student to your class. You can enter their name, parent/guardian emails (optional), and optionally district and student ID to help match kids across classes (e.g. gym, music).

After adding, use Edit on their card to add a photo, more parent emails, or invite parents to connect via claim code.

Carrying Students to Next Year

To keep your students and their info for the next year:

Archive your class when you're done. The class (including all students, parent emails, and data) is saved to Class audit.
Reopen that archived class when you start the new year—students come back with their info intact.
Or create a new class and use Edit → Move to another class to move students from an old class into the new one.

Teacher Dashboard Overview

Class Jar — Shows the total Pips earned by the whole class. (Kids see their own individual jars; this is your combined classroom view!)
Class Goals — Set collective targets for the room (e.g., "Fill the jar to 100 Pips!"). Configure in Settings → Class goals. Goals can be class-wide or individual.
Groups — Create custom sub-groups to see kids from multiple classes in one focused view (perfect for reading groups, math groups, or special projects). Archive groups when you're done; they go to Archived groups.
Award Pips — Select a Pip type from the dropdown, choose students (or whole class), and tap "Award to whole class" or "Award to selected." Manage token types in Settings → Pip Library.
Kids — Your main hub to award Pips, add notes, and track progress. Tap a student's card to open their Progress page, or tap Edit to manage their profile. You can drag cards to match seating order.

Confidential Supports (Weekly Support)

Each student has a Progress page with a Weekly Support section for tracking behavioral focus areas, IEP-style goals, and staff notes. This is staff-only. Parents receive summaries only—not the full tracking data.

How to open it: Tap a student's card on the class dashboard, or go to Edit → "View progress & Weekly Support." You may need to enter a PIN or accept a disclaimer (optional PIN is set in Settings → Confidential Supports PIN).

Weekly Support includes:

Weekly focus areas — Choose which behaviors or skills to track (e.g., on-task, following directions, emotional regulation). Templates come from Settings → Templates.
Weekly progress grid — Mark each day as Met, Partial, or Not met for each focus area.
Shared notes — Add notes visible only to staff. Co-teachers can reply and collaborate.
Share with family — Optionally send a summary to parents. Parents see summaries only.

Do not share your screen when viewing Confidential Supports. It is intended for authorized educators only.

Student Progress Page

When you tap a student, you open their Progress page. Here you can:

See their reward summary and who awarded each Pip
View full report, copy report, or print report
Open Weekly Support (Confidential Supports) for focus areas and notes

Edit Student

Tap Edit on a student card to manage their profile:

Name, display name, photo
Parent emails and invite to connect home
District and Student ID (helps match kids across classes, e.g. gym, music)
Move to another class
Link to Progress & Weekly Support

Home-to-School Habits

Kids can share habits at home and earn rewards at school. Set up goals like "Return library book," "Read every day," or "Practice math facts." Parents link their home habits to your goals, submit a weekly check-in when the habit is completed, and you approve the classroom reward—no more signed papers!

How to set it up: Settings → Class → Home-to-School Habits. Add goals with target days per week and reward Pips. Parents with linked kids will see these goals and can connect their habits.

Where to approve: Edit a student → Home habit completions. Approve pending submissions to award Pips to the student's class jar.

Claim Codes & Connect Home

Claim codes let parents connect their Pip app to your class so they can see their child's rewards at home. Each class has a claim code (e.g. 59420d). Parents go to pipjar.app/claim-code and enter the code plus their child's initials (e.g. 59420dCR).

Configure the class claim code and points-per-Pip conversion in Settings → Goals. You can also invite parents by email from Edit student → Parent emails.

Co-Teachers & Sharing

Invite co-teachers, aides, SLPs, OTs, and classroom helpers to share your dashboard. They can award Pips and manage alongside you. Generate a share link in Settings → Sharing. The link expires in 24 hours. Co-teachers can also join by entering a code in Settings → Join class.

Co-contributors vs. parents: Co-contributors (this link) share your dashboard and award rewards. Parents get rewards via claim code and see a summary in their own Pip app—don't use the share link for parents.

Pip Library

The Pip Library is your list of reward types (tokens) you can award—e.g. "On task", "Helped a friend", "Great effort". Each has an emoji, label, and point value. Manage it in Settings → Pip Library.

Add custom Pips, edit values, or use the preloaded suggestions. The Pip Library is used when you select a Pip from the Award dropdown on the class dashboard.

Settings

Use the Settings link in the top bar. Key tabs:

Class — Add/edit classes, create groups, Home-to-School Habits
Pip Library — Token types and values
Students — Quick add students to a class
Goals — Class goals, claim code, points per Pip
Sharing — Co-teacher invite link
Templates — Focus area templates for Weekly Support
Account — Confidential Supports PIN, display name

Privacy & Contact

Support: Need help, spotted a bug, or have a suggestion? Email us at hello@pipjar.app.

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