Reading Plus Educator Dashboard: Create a New Administrator or Teacher Account (Administrators)

This article walks through how to create a new administrator or teacher in the Reading Plus educator dashboard. 

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Need to create a large number of staff members in Reading Plus at one time? We recommend using our Import tool. Click here to learn more. 

Creating a Staff Member

  • From the sidebar, click the Manage button, select the Staff tab, and then select Create Staff.

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Note: Depending on your district or site settings, you may not see the Create Staff button in your dashboard. Please reach out to the district staff member  who coordinates Reading Plus rosters.

 

  • Type the email address, first name, last name, and username for the new staff member. 

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Support Icons_Tip Box_50px.png  We recommend making staff members' email addresses their usernames.

 

  • Click the Role dropdown arrow and select either Site Administrator or Teacher. The ability to assign the staff member to a site and class or group will appear.

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  • Click Assign to Site. The Assign to a Site window opens. 

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  • From the Assign to a Site window, click the checkbox next to the name of the site/s the staff member should be associated with and then select Add to Assigned Sites. Click OK to save your changes.

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  • If the staff member should be associated with a Class or Group, click Assign to Class / Group and follow the same steps above. 

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  • Click Create to save your changes and create the new staff member. 

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Creation Confirmation & Staff Email Notification

After you click Create, a banner will confirm the staff member was created and an email was sent to the new staff member's email address.

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The email will include a link to set their password. After setting their password, the educator will be able to sign in to their Reading Plus account.

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  • Click here to learn more about how educators sign in to Reading Plus.
  • Click here to open instructions on what educators should do if they forget their username password.

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