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PASCO Portal is designed to allow users to directly connect to its content using only their organization email account, with no external tools required. However, in order for them to do so, the district admin must set up schools and associated instructor accounts for all instructors who will be using Portal.

Create schools in Portal

1. On the home page, select Admin, then select My District.

   

2. In the My District page, navigate to the Schools section, then select Create School.

   

3. In the School Details section, select the dropdown box underneath the district name, then select your school from a prepopulated list of options. Details such as the school ID, address, and grade level will automatically be filled in.

   Note

   If your school does not appear in the dropdown list, you can also select Other. You will need to enter the name, school ID, grade level, and address for your school manually.

4. Verify that the appropriate time zone is selected in the Time Zone box, then select Save.

   

5. Select Ok to confirm that the school was created successfully.

   

The school you selected will now be visible in the Schools section of the My District page.

Note

Once you have created the maximum number of schools covered by your subscription, you will be unable to create additional schools.

Create instructor accounts

Once you have created schools for your district, you will need to create instructor accounts for each school in order to allow teachers to log in to the Portal. There are two options for doing so: creating the instructor accounts manually, or setting up self-registration so instructors can create their own accounts. To create the accounts manually:

1. If you are a district admin, on the My District page, scroll down to the list of schools you have created and click the name of the school you would like to create instructor accounts for.

   

   Note

   You can also access this list from the School Listing page. To view this page, select Accounts in the toolbar at top of the page, then select Organizations and click Schools.

   If you are a school or college admin, simply select My School or My College (as applicable) from the toolbar.

2. On the page for the school, navigate to the Instructors section, then select Create Instructor.

   

3. Enter a first name, last name, and email address for the teacher.

4. Optional: Add a profile picture for the teacher.

5. Optional: If appropriate, check the boxes to add a school admin or district admin role to the teacher account. If you select the school admin box, you will need to select the name of the school for which this teacher is an admin.

6. Once all required information is entered, select Add User.

   

The instructor account will now appear in the list of instructors for the school, and the instructor will receive an email allowing them to log into Portal using the newly created account. The link in this email will expire after seven days.

Reset an instructor's password

As an admin, you can reset the password of an instructor within your school or district using the following procedure:

1. On the main page, select Accounts from the bar at the top of the page, then select User Roles and Instructors.

   

2. On the Instructors page, select the More Options button for the relevant instructor, then click Reset Password.

   

   Note

   As an alternative to this step, you can select the name of the relevant instructor, click Edit Profile, and click Reset Password.

   

3. Enter your own password for verification purposes, then select Reset.

   

The selected instructor will now receive an email with a link to reset their password.