[App] Target Lists Are Now Groups - Redesigned and Easier to Use

Overview Target Lists has a new name and a whole new look! Meet Groups - the same contact lists you rely on for Mass Communications, now with a cleaner design, a guided creation flow, and reachability insights you've never had before.

Your existing lists are already there First things first: every Target List you've created has automatically become a Group. Nothing was deleted, nothing needs to be rebuilt, and everything works exactly as before in Mass Communications. The only thing you need to do is get used to the new name.

Why the change "Target Lists" never quite described what these really are - groups of people you communicate with. Beyond the name, the old creation flow gave you little guidance, and there was no way to tell whether a list was actually reachable before you sent to it. Groups fixes all of that.

What's new

Guided three-step creation: Building a group now walks you through a clear flow: Group Info, Add Members, then Permissions. Add members by searching for specific people, setting up dynamic filter rules, or adding additional contacts directly - all in one experience.

Know your group is reachable before you send: Every group now displays color-coded reachability badges. Green means you're in good shape, amber means partial coverage, and red flags a problem - so you'll never again send a communication to an empty or unreachable list.

Visual identity for every group: Give each group an avatar using initials with a color theme, a custom icon, or an uploaded photo. Add an optional description so anyone managing your groups knows exactly what each one is for.

Detailed group insights: Click into any group to see its own detail page with reachability statistics by channel, a member summary broken down by identity type (Student, Staff, Family, Community), and a searchable, filterable member table.

Where you'll see the change The rename appears throughout the product:

• People menu: Target Lists is now Groups, with a new icon
• Mass Communications: Groups is the recipient selection step when composing messages
• Visibility settings: "Visible only to" selectors across Directories, Calendars, Classrooms, and more now say Groups

Nothing to do on your end When you log in, a quick banner will introduce the change, and a one-time walkthrough appears when you visit the Groups page. Your lists, your permissions, and your workflows all carry over automatically.

Same powerful targeting, better experience, and a name that finally makes sense.