Updated Dashboard and clarified default states.

frontend/src/pages/Dashboard.svelte

@@ -4,13 +4,54 @@
 
   let { session } = $props()
 
-  const attendees = liveQuery(() => db.attendees.toArray())
+  const role = $derived(session?.user?.role ?? '')
-  const event = liveQuery(() => db.event.get(1))
+  const myDeptIDs = $derived(session?.user?.department_ids ?? [])
+  const isTicketing = $derived(['admin', 'ticketing'].includes(role))
+  const isStaffing = $derived(['admin', 'ticketing', 'staffing'].includes(role))
+  const isColead = $derived(role === 'colead')
 
-  const total = $derived(($attendees ?? []).length)
+  const event = liveQuery(() => db.event.get(1))
-  const checkedIn = $derived(($attendees ?? []).filter(a => a.checked_in).length)
+  const allTickets = liveQuery(() => db.tickets.toArray())
-  const remaining = $derived(total - checkedIn)
+  const allVolunteers = liveQuery(() => db.volunteers.filter(v => !v.deleted_at).toArray())
-  const pct = $derived(total > 0 ? Math.round((checkedIn / total) * 100) : 0)
+  const allShifts = liveQuery(() => db.shifts.filter(s => !s.deleted_at).toArray())
+  const allDepts = liveQuery(() => db.departments.filter(d => !d.deleted_at).toArray())
+  const allVS = liveQuery(() => db.volunteer_shifts.toArray())
+
+  // Ticket stats
+  const tickets = $derived($allTickets ?? [])
+  const ticketTotal = $derived(tickets.length)
+  const ticketCheckedIn = $derived(tickets.filter(t => t.checked_in_at).length)
+  const ticketRemaining = $derived(ticketTotal - ticketCheckedIn)
+  const ticketPct = $derived(ticketTotal > 0 ? Math.round((ticketCheckedIn / ticketTotal) * 100) : 0)
+
+  // Volunteer stats (scoped for colead)
+  const volunteers = $derived.by(() => {
+    const vols = $allVolunteers ?? []
+    if (isColead) return vols.filter(v => myDeptIDs.includes(v.department_id))
+    return vols
+  })
+  const volTotal = $derived(volunteers.length)
+  const volCheckedIn = $derived(volunteers.filter(v => v.checked_in).length)
+  const volLeads = $derived(volunteers.filter(v => v.is_lead).length)
+
+  // Shift stats (scoped for colead)
+  const shifts = $derived.by(() => {
+    const all = $allShifts ?? []
+    if (isColead) return all.filter(s => myDeptIDs.includes(s.department_id))
+    return all
+  })
+  const shiftTotal = $derived(shifts.length)
+  const shiftsFilled = $derived.by(() => {
+    const vs = $allVS ?? []
+    return shifts.filter(s => vs.some(a => a.shift_id === s.id)).length
+  })
+  const shiftFillPct = $derived(shiftTotal > 0 ? Math.round((shiftsFilled / shiftTotal) * 100) : 0)
+
+  // Department names for colead header
+  const myDeptNames = $derived.by(() => {
+    const depts = $allDepts ?? []
+    return myDeptIDs.map(id => depts.find(d => d.id === id)?.name).filter(Boolean)
+  })
 </script>
 
 <div class="page">
@@ -28,35 +69,115 @@
     </p>
   {/if}
 
-  <div class="stats">
+  {#if isColead && myDeptNames.length > 0}
-    <div class="stat">
+    <p style="margin-bottom:1.5rem;font-size:0.9rem">
-      <div class="stat-label">Total</div>
+      Your department{myDeptNames.length > 1 ? 's' : ''}:
-      <div class="stat-value">{total}</div>
+      <strong>{myDeptNames.join(', ')}</strong>
-    </div>
+    </p>
-    <div class="stat">
+  {/if}
-      <div class="stat-label">Checked in</div>
-      <div class="stat-value" style="color:var(--c-success)">{checkedIn}</div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="stat">
-      <div class="stat-label">Remaining</div>
-      <div class="stat-value">{remaining}</div>
-    </div>
-    <div class="stat">
-      <div class="stat-label">Progress</div>
-      <div class="stat-value">{pct}%</div>
-    </div>
-  </div>
 
-  {#if total > 0}
+  <!-- Ticket check-in (admin/ticketing) -->
-    <div class="card" style="margin-bottom:1rem">
+  {#if isTicketing}
-      <div style="height:8px;background:var(--c-border);border-radius:99px;overflow:hidden">
+    <h2 class="dash-section">Ticket Check-in</h2>
-        <div style="height:100%;width:{pct}%;background:var(--c-success);border-radius:99px;transition:width 0.4s ease"></div>
+    <div class="stats">
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Total tickets</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{ticketTotal}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Checked in</div>
+        <div class="stat-value" style="color:var(--c-success)">{ticketCheckedIn}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Remaining</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{ticketRemaining}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Progress</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{ticketPct}%</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+
+    {#if ticketTotal > 0}
+      <div class="card" style="margin-bottom:2rem">
+        <div style="height:8px;background:var(--c-border);border-radius:99px;overflow:hidden">
+          <div style="height:100%;width:{ticketPct}%;background:var(--c-success);border-radius:99px;transition:width 0.4s ease"></div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    {/if}
+  {/if}
+
+  <!-- Volunteer stats (admin/ticketing/staffing/colead) -->
+  {#if isStaffing || isColead}
+    <h2 class="dash-section">{isColead ? 'My Volunteers' : 'Volunteers'}</h2>
+    <div class="stats">
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Total</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{volTotal}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Checked in</div>
+        <div class="stat-value" style="color:var(--c-success)">{volCheckedIn}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Leads</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{volLeads}</div>
       </div>
     </div>
   {/if}
 
-  <p class="text-muted" style="font-size:0.85rem">
+  <!-- Shift coverage (admin/ticketing/staffing/colead) -->
+  {#if isStaffing || isColead}
+    <h2 class="dash-section">{isColead ? 'My Shifts' : 'Shift Coverage'}</h2>
+    <div class="stats">
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Total shifts</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{shiftTotal}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">With volunteers</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{shiftsFilled}</div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="stat">
+        <div class="stat-label">Fill rate</div>
+        <div class="stat-value">{shiftFillPct}%</div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+
+  <!-- Quick actions -->
+  {#if isTicketing}
+    <div class="dash-actions">
+      <a href="/import" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">Import CSV</a>
+      <a href="/participants" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">Manage Participants</a>
+      <a href="/settings" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">Settings</a>
+    </div>
+  {:else if isStaffing || isColead}
+    <div class="dash-actions">
+      <a href="/schedule" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">View Schedule</a>
+      <a href="/volunteers" class="btn btn-ghost btn-sm">Manage Volunteers</a>
+    </div>
+  {/if}
+
+  <p class="text-muted" style="font-size:0.85rem;margin-top:2rem">
     Welcome, <strong style="color:var(--c-text)">{session?.user?.username}</strong>
     · <span class="badge badge-role">{session?.user?.role}</span>
   </p>
 </div>
+
+<style>
+  .dash-section {
+    font-size: 0.82rem;
+    font-weight: 600;
+    text-transform: uppercase;
+    letter-spacing: 0.06em;
+    color: var(--c-muted);
+    margin-bottom: 0.75rem;
+  }
+  .dash-actions {
+    display: flex;
+    gap: 0.5rem;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
+    margin-top: 0.5rem;
+  }
+</style>

frontend/src/pages/Departments.svelte

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
   {#if ($allDepts ?? []).length === 0}
     <div class="empty">
       <strong>No departments yet</strong>
-      <p>Add departments to organize your volunteer teams.</p>
+      <p>Create departments to organize shifts and volunteer teams. Coleads are assigned to specific departments.</p>
     </div>
   {:else}
     <div class="table-wrap">

frontend/src/pages/ScheduleBoard.svelte

@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@
 
   {#if ($allShifts ?? []).length === 0 && !showAdd}
     <div class="empty">
-      <strong>No shifts yet</strong>
+      <strong>No shifts scheduled yet</strong>
-      <p>Add shifts to schedule your volunteers.</p>
+      <p>Create departments first, then add shifts here. Volunteers can self-select shifts via the kiosk.</p>
     </div>
   {:else}
     {#each board as { dept, days }}

frontend/src/pages/Users.svelte

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   }
 
   function roleLabel(r) {
-    return { admin: 'Admin', coordinator: 'Coordinator', ticketing: 'Ticketing', gate: 'Gate', volunteer_lead: 'Vol. Lead' }[r] || r
+    return { admin: 'Admin', ticketing: 'Ticketing', staffing: 'Staffing', colead: 'Colead', gatekeeper: 'Gatekeeper' }[r] || r
   }
 </script>
 
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
+  <p class="text-muted" style="font-size:0.82rem;margin-bottom:1.5rem;line-height:1.6">
+    <strong style="color:var(--c-text)">Roles:</strong>
+    admin — full access ·
+    ticketing — participants, tickets, import ·
+    staffing — volunteers, shifts, departments ·
+    colead — manage assigned departments only ·
+    gatekeeper — check-in only
+  </p>
+
   {#if loadError}
     <div class="alert alert-error">{loadError}</div>
   {/if}
@@ -187,7 +196,8 @@
     <div class="text-muted" style="padding:2rem 0">Loading…</div>
   {:else if users.length === 0}
     <div class="empty">
-      <strong>No users yet</strong>
+      <strong>No additional users</strong>
+      <p>The admin account was created at setup. Add users above to delegate access.</p>
     </div>
   {:else}
     <div class="table-wrap">

frontend/src/pages/Volunteers.svelte

@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
 
   const role = $derived(session?.user?.role ?? '')
   const canManage = $derived(['admin', 'ticketing', 'staffing', 'colead'].includes(role))
+  const myDeptIDs = $derived(session?.user?.department_ids ?? [])
+
+  // Auto-filter coleads to their department on mount
+  $effect(() => {
+    if (role === 'colead' && myDeptIDs.length > 0 && !filterDept) {
+      filterDept = String(myDeptIDs[0])
+    }
+  })
 
   const allVolunteers = liveQuery(() =>
     db.volunteers.filter(v => !v.deleted_at).toArray()
@@ -177,7 +185,7 @@
   {#if ($allVolunteers ?? []).length === 0}
     <div class="empty">
       <strong>No volunteers yet</strong>
-      <p>Add volunteers manually.</p>
+      <p>Add volunteers manually above, or enable public signup in Settings.</p>
     </div>
   {:else}
     <div class="table-wrap">