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”
- 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
- 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
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
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