PLS Onboarding Guide for Teachers

PLS 4 Teacher Training 

Pre-Work for Teacher PLS-4 Training  

• Log into your Teacher EMail and locate the Welcome Email from School Pathways 
• Click the hyperlink in the email to create your password for your School Pathways SIS 
• Bookmark the PLS Dashboard to your computer

          Bookmark/Change Password User Guide

• Create a shortcut to your desktop if desired 

Bookmark/Change Password User Guide

• Log into our Knowledge Base to get familiar with the content

           User Guides Knowledge Base Click here

• Watch the video on “PLS Overview” 

PLS Overview/Video Click here

• Navigate to your PLS Dashboard and click around 

PLS Dashboard User Guide Click here

Agenda:

• Logging in - PLS/Changing Password
• Features of the Student Roster Page 

• Classes - Add New and Copy to Other Students 

• Creating Master Agreements/Archiving

• Signed Document Compliance Report
• Archive Compliance Report

*If Possible, bring a laptop or be in front of a dual monitor during the training so you can log into our system and click around as we go through the training 

Post Training “Work to Complete” 

• Optional to Resource for Teachers to complete the Scavenger hunt user guide labeled “PLS 3 Scavenger Hunt” 
• Locate the Learning logs, write down the logs your students will be using

PLS 5 Teacher Training 

Pre- Work for Teacher PLS-5  Training

•  Navigate to the Student Portal to get familiar with what your students/parents will see

         Student Portal navigation for Teacher View User Guide

•  Ask Your Admin if AWRs/WS are required for your school program

         AWR Report User Guide

•  Ask  Your Admin if Attendance and Contemporaneous Learning Logs are required by your school 
• Locate where to Upload a Work Sample

        Uploading Work Sample User Guide

        How Students Upload a Work Sample/Assignment User Guide

        How a Teacher Approves an Uploaded Work Sample/Assignment User Guide

• What is the meaning of Archiving in School Pathways ? 
• What Gets Archived for Your School?
• How often do you archive items for your school?

Agenda:

• Gradebook (Assigning & Grading)

• AWRs/WSRs

• Learning Logs/Activity Log

• Parent/Student Portal - Log Access

Post Training “Work to Complete”

• Optional for your teachers to complete the Scavenger hunt user guide labeled “PLS 4 Scavenger Hunt”

• Locate the Compliance Section and get familiar with the three reports you can pull 

        Compliance Reports User Guide

PLS 6 Teacher Training 

Pre- Work for Teacher PLS-6 Training 

• Log into your School Pathways PLS
• Locate Master Agreement invitations/Signing Page

         MAs Signing/Archive User Guide

• User Guide

        Pending Documents that need to be Signed by you or Others

 Only do below if your school is using our Gradebook

• Ask your Admin if your school gradebook setting is already set up

• Navigate to your Gradebook/Attendance page and click around

       Claiming Attendance for ALL Students User Guide

• Locate the Reports tab and click through the different reports

        Attendance Reports User Guide

Agenda:

• Tiered Re-engagement
• Work Samples (Teacher & Student Driven)
• Engagement Logs, Calendar, Dashboard
• Attendance

Post Training “Work to Complete” 

• Optional for Teachers to complete the Scavenger hunt user guide labeled PLS 5
• Create MAs for Students/Parents
• Assign Curricula to your students 

      This might already be complete in your system, but if you would like to adjust them:

• Set up your Gradebook settings