Add Instructor Dashboard release note

source/community/release_notes/verawood/feature_release_notes.rst

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    ai_extension_framework
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    verawood_lti_cert
    copyright_acceptance
 

source/community/release_notes/verawood/new_instructor_dashboard.rst

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+.. _New Instructor Dashboard Experience:
+
+New Instructor Dashboard Experience
+####################################
+
+The Instructor Dashboard has been rebuilt using modern web technologies, enabling
+dynamic pages and cleaner designs. Along with the visual and technology changes,
+some tools have been reorganized or renamed for clarity.
+
+.. figure:: /_images/release_notes/verawood/instdash_new.png
+   :alt: A screenshot of the home tab of the new Instructor Dashboard, featuring course information at a glance (course name, start date, and enrollment numbers)
+   :align: center
+
+
+Sortable, Searchable Tables
+****************************
+
+Many Instructor Dashboard pages now use visually improved tables that let you
+filter or search through all entries to find what you need. Many tables also
+include row-level actions for editing specific entries.
+
+.. figure:: /_images/release_notes/verawood/instdash_tables.png
+   :alt: The "Enrollment Management" table has columns for Username, Name, Email, Course Track (eg "Audit"), Beta Tester status (True or empty), and Actions (here, "Unroll" is the available action)
+   :align: center
+
+   The new Instructor Dashboard uses searchable, sortable tables to quickly display the data you need
+
+Page-Level Actions
+******************
+
+The most important actions are now placed at the top right of most pages. These
+include primary actions (such as adding a learner or a grading exception) and
+links to related external views. Less critical actions appear in an overflow
+three-dot menu.
+
+.. figure:: /_images/release_notes/verawood/instdash_page_actions.png
+   :alt: On the "Enrollment Management" tab, page-level actions are "Add Beta Testers" and "Enroll Learners", represented as buttons on the top left of the tab
+   :align: center
+
+   Page level actions highlighted in red
+
+Content Grouping
+*****************
+
+Some tools use tabbed navigation to group related actions. On the **Data
+Downloads** page, for example, report generation tools are now grouped by report
+type — such as **Enrollment Reports** or **Problem Response Reports** — rather
+than listed together on a single flat page.
+
+.. figure:: /_images/release_notes/verawood/instdash_data_downloads.png
+   :alt: The Data Downloads tab has a sub-table with the header "Generate Reports". A tabbed view groups available reports into categories: "Enrollment Reports", "Grading Reports", "Problem Response Reports", and "Certificate Reports".
+   :align: center
+
+   An example of content grouping on the Data Downloads page
+
+Renames and Reorganizations
+****************************
+
+Several tools have been renamed and some functionality has moved to ensure that
+related actions stay together:
+
+- **Membership** is now split into two separate tools: **Course Team** and
+  **Enrollments**.
+- **Student Admin** is now **Grading**. Enrollment-related actions that
+  previously lived here have moved to the new **Enrollments** page.
+- **Extensions** is now **Date Extensions**.
+
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`Verawood Product Notes` (reference)
+
+   :ref:`Verawood Dev Notes` (reference)
+
+
+**Maintenance chart**
+
++--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
+| Review Date  | Working Group Reviewer        |   Release      |Test situation                  |
++--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+
+| 2025-07-30   | Schema                        | Verawood       | Pass                           |
++--------------+-------------------------------+----------------+--------------------------------+