diff --git a/app/Views/assessments/forms.php b/app/Views/assessments/forms.php
index 66c0d07..72b8cfa 100644
--- a/app/Views/assessments/forms.php
+++ b/app/Views/assessments/forms.php
@@ -10,6 +10,18 @@
     </div>
   </div>
   <?= $this->include('assessments/_alerts') ?>
+  <div class="card border-primary-subtle shadow-sm mb-3">
+    <div class="card-header bg-primary-subtle"><strong>How to use assessments</strong></div>
+    <div class="card-body">
+      <div class="row g-3 small">
+        <div class="col-md"><span class="badge bg-primary me-1">1</span><strong>Questions</strong><div class="text-muted mt-1">Add or reorder questions in the shared <a href="<?= site_url('administrator/assessments/pools') ?>">Question Pool</a>.</div></div>
+        <div class="col-md"><span class="badge bg-primary me-1">2</span><strong>Create</strong><div class="text-muted mt-1">Create a form, choose its school year and questions, then publish it.</div></div>
+        <div class="col-md"><span class="badge bg-primary me-1">3</span><strong>Assess</strong><div class="text-muted mt-1">Open <a href="<?= site_url('administrator/assessments/students') ?>">New Students</a>, assign a form, and enter responses. Changes save automatically.</div></div>
+        <div class="col-md"><span class="badge bg-primary me-1">4</span><strong>Complete</strong><div class="text-muted mt-1">Add the student-specific Education Committee Note and complete the assessment.</div></div>
+        <div class="col-md"><span class="badge bg-primary me-1">5</span><strong>Review</strong><div class="text-muted mt-1">Review responses and edit the committee note at any time. Assessments are not scored.</div></div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
   <div class="card shadow-sm"><div class="card-body"><div class="table-responsive">
     <table class="table align-middle no-mgmt-sticky" data-no-mgmt-sticky>
       <thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>School Year</th><th>Pool</th><th>Education Committee Note</th><th>Status</th><th>Questions</th><th>Assignments</th><th>Actions</th></tr></thead>
diff --git a/tests/app/Config/AssessmentFeatureIntegrityTest.php b/tests/app/Config/AssessmentFeatureIntegrityTest.php
index e53b1e5..e25bcf2 100644
--- a/tests/app/Config/AssessmentFeatureIntegrityTest.php
+++ b/tests/app/Config/AssessmentFeatureIntegrityTest.php
@@ -141,4 +141,15 @@ final class AssessmentFeatureIntegrityTest extends CIUnitTestCase
         $this->assertStringContainsString("site_url('administrator/assessments/students')", $results);
         $this->assertStringContainsString('Back to My Assessments', $results);
     }
+
+    public function testAssessmentLandingPageIncludesAdminGuide(): void
+    {
+        $forms = file_get_contents(ROOTPATH . 'app/Views/assessments/forms.php') ?: '';
+
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('How to use assessments', $forms);
+        foreach (['Questions', 'Create', 'Assess', 'Complete', 'Review'] as $step) {
+            $this->assertStringContainsString("<strong>{$step}</strong>", $forms);
+        }
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('Assessments are not scored.', $forms);
+    }
 }