---
title: Terminology cleanup (June 2026)
category: releases
order: 2
lastUpdated: 2026-06-09
featureAvailability: GA
roles: [admin, facilitator, teacher, district-admin]
---

## What changed

We standardized terminology across the platform so the same word never means
two different things.

| Old label | New label | Where you'll see it |
|---|---|---|
| Primary teacher (students) | **Classroom teacher** | Students list & detail, intake forms |
| Reporting teacher (cases) | **Classroom teacher** | Case detail |
| Assigned teachers (students) | **Portal access** | Students list |
| Assign teacher(s) (bulk) | **Grant portal access** | Students bulk bar |
| Assignee (cases list, filter) | **Facilitator** | Cases list, filter, group-by |
| Assign (cases bulk) | **Assign facilitator** | Cases bulk bar |
| Request student assignment | **Request portal access** | Teacher Portal sidebar |
| Faculty name / Faculty email | **Your name / Your email** | Public staff intake form |
| Faculty & staff referral | **Staff referral** | Public staff intake form heading |

## What did NOT change

- Database columns, server functions, CSV column names, and API payloads
  are unchanged — only display labels were updated.
- Role names (`admin`, `facilitator`, `teacher`, `district-admin`) are unchanged.
- Existing saved views, filters, and CSV exports continue to work; only the
  human-readable column names in new exports use the new labels.

## Why

See the updated [Glossary](/help/getting-started/glossary) for the full
"Teacher vs Classroom teacher vs Portal access vs Facilitator" reference table.