Q: What Is the Difference Between a Group Setting and the Global Customize Program Setting?

A: Global Customize Program settings apply to all students by default. Group settings override those globals for any student assigned to that group.

Think of it as two layers: the global layer covers everyone, and each group adds its own layer on top for its members. Students without a group always follow the global settings.

How the override works 

When a student belongs to a group, Book Taco loads the teacher's global settings first, then replaces them with the group's values. Only the settings explicitly configured in the group are overridden — the rest continue to come from the global level.

Settings that group configuration can override:

• Quiz Allowed Days
• Quiz Allowed Tries
• Passing Grade
• English and Spanish Quiz availability
• Book Goal
• Games Allowed Days
• Writing Prompts availability
• Active Vocabulary, Spelling, and Graphic Organizer modules

What groups cannot override 

The Book Quiz Required setting always comes from the global Customize Program level. Even if it appears in the group form, changes made there do not take effect — only the teacher-level value applies.

The IP Block (school-only quiz access) and the Override PIN are also teacher-level settings and cannot be configured per group.

Super User impact 

If your account has a Super User with block customization enabled, the Super User's settings replace your global Customize Program settings entirely. Group overrides still apply on top of those Super User settings for students assigned to a group.

Changes are not retroactive 

Whether you update a global setting or a group setting, the change only affects quizzes and activities that happen after it is saved. Completed attempts are not recalculated.