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CTeen Phoenix: questions to develop the program

Open items as of Oct 18, 2026

17 open1 answered18 total

Decisions for Gabriel or the rabbi

Only you or the rabbi can decide these.

  1. 1

    Event team leaders: who are they?

    Open

    They get the date-based reminders for each step of an event.

  2. 2

    Fourth admin: what can they do, and when does access end?

    Open

    Full admins: the rabbi, his wife, Gabriel.

  3. 3

    What makes an event successful: turnout, cost, feedback, or the rabbi's rating?

    Open

    This drives the past-event history and lessons learned.

  4. 4

    How a mitzvah is credited: teen claims and an admin approves, or an admin enters it?

    Open

    Sets up the approval queue for points.

  5. 5

    Leaderboard: private levels only, or public top 10 boys / top 10 girls? Show under-13s?

    Open

    Default is private levels; public boards would use first names and parent opt-in.

  6. 6

    Gifts: what's in the catalog, who buys, pickup or shipping?

    Open

    Needed to build the points catalog and stock counts.

  7. 7

    OK to make a copy of the CTeen draft for the new features (original untouched)?

    Open

    The current draft stays exactly as it is.

  8. 8

    Launch the current site first while the new features are built?

    Open

    The current draft passed its punch list and is ready to publish.

  9. 9

    Reminder channel: email with parent copied, texts, or both?

    Open

    Parents stay included on every message to a minor.

  10. 10

    AI provider: a specific one, or let us pick?

    Open

    Powers the event-planning guide.

  11. 18

    Keyword auto-points: should posts that mention a mitzvah earn points automatically, or be suggested for one-tap admin approval?

    Open

    Recommended: app suggests, admin approves; optionally auto-award small daily mitzvahs capped once a day.

Confirm with CTeen or a lawyer

Outside answers needed before teens go on the system.

  1. 11

    Is CTeen a registered nonprofit?

    Open

    Affects kids' privacy rules.

  2. 12

    Can minors use the platform?

    Open

    Its terms say users must be 18+.

  3. 13

    Parent consent form wording, and whether it needs a signature.

    Open

    The form clears each teen before any messages go out.

Setup still needed

Technical steps on our side.

  1. 14

    Text-message carrier registration

    Open

    Required before any texts go out.

  2. 15

    Stripe for CTeen payments

    Open

    Not set up yet for this site.

  3. 16

    Safe student feed

    Open

    The platform's group can't turn off private messages, so plan is to build the feed into the custom app.

  4. 17

    Courses for points

    Answered

    Checked, not a fit (each lesson counts once, no leaderboard). Custom app recommended.