administrator start up guide
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Putting Your Dashboard to Work
Set Up Your Site
Check Monthly Progress
Support Success!
A D M I N I S T R A T O R
S T A R T- U P G U I D E
ADMINISTRATOR START-UP GUIDE 2
Set Up Your Site
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Teachers can start using Reading Plus with students once you have set up your site.Log in to your Administrator Dashboard at login.readingplus.com.
Enter Staff NamesPress the Staff tab
• Press +Add Teacher• Enter the name of the staff member• Enter the staff member’s email
address, and create a username and password (Recommended: Use email as the username)
• Press Save• Press Back
Create the ClassesPress the Classes tab
• Press +Create Class• Enter a name for the class
(Recommended: Teacher name and class period. For example, Lerner P5) and press Save
• Press +Assign • Select teacher to assign by
pressing the name of the teacher• Press X to close• Press Back to return to Classes tab
to create another new class
Print Staff Usernames and Passwords
• Press the Reports tab• From the dropdown on the
Site Reports tab, select Staff Usernames & Passwords Report
• Press Print Preview
Ensure Students Were ImportedPress the Students tab to ensure that student names appear on your Student Roster. If you did not import your students, visit www.readingplus.com/imports for instructions about preparing your student import file so your students' names can be imported into your site’s Student Roster.
ADMINISTRATOR START-UP GUIDE 3
Expect ProgressCheck your Site Instructional Summary Report regularly to ensure that students in all classes are making expected or significant progress. Students make expected progress when they earn Combos (two consecutive SeeReader lessons with comprehension scores of 80% or higher) according to typical success measures.
Set Assignment Exception WeeksYou can define school-wide assignment exception weeks for any weeks that all students are not expected to complete Reading Plus assignments. These are weeks such as vacation or testing weeks.
• Press the Site tab• Press Calendar Settings• Press the Set Weekly Assignment
Exceptions link to access the assignment exceptions calendar
• Scroll to find the week you will define as an exception
• Press on the week• Add a description to note the reason for
the exception week• Press Apply• To remove a week, press Reset
Check Overall ProgressMost students should be making
Significant Progess
Expected Progress
If Insufficient Use ( ) is detected, view bar graphs below to identify classes needing additional support.
Make Sure All Classes are SuccessfulView the number of students active in the SeeReader program, alongside the percentage of students within each class making significant or expected progress.
If a class displays insufficient use, the teacher may need support with his or her implementation. Press on the class name to view more detailed class data.
Insufficient Use
Provide Appropriate SupportIdentify classes that show insufficient use on the Site Instructional Summary Report and provide the teachers of those classes with appropriate support.
Possible Explanations
Insufficient UseStudents are not completing all of their assigned SeeReader lessons.
Teacher does not make adequate time for Reading Plus
Help teacher find time for Reading Plus in his or her weekly schedule
Teacher and students are not prioritizing SeeReader
Teachers can remind students to work in SeeReader first whenever they log in
Require students to complete all assigned SeeReader lessons
Enrolled students are no longer using Reading Plus or have left the class
Remind teacher to unenroll students who are not using the program
Teacher is not logging in to Teacher Dashboard to complete weekly monitoring
Encourage teacher to log in to the Teacher Dashboard at least once per week to monitor lesson completion
Students and teacher are not held accountable
Ask teacher to submit Class Expected Progress Report every two weeks
Review Reading Plus during weekly staff meetings
Computer technology is insufficient or malfunctioning
Ensure teacher has enough computers to serve all Reading Plus students
Contact school tech support or Reading Plus tech support
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