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Permissions by User Role

Use this page to view the permissions for Administrators, Super Teachers, and Teachers.

Permissions at a Glance

The following permissions are available for selection when creating an Admin, Super Teacher, or Teacher role.

Permission Description Admin Super Teacher Teacher
Restrict to Campus

If enabled (checked), restrictions to only accessing students with the same campus IDs are enforced for the Super Teacher.

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Enable Dashboard Admin View If enabled, allows the Super Teacher to access the Admin controls on the Dashboard. N/A green-checkmark.png red-x.png
Student Maintenance Allows teachers to edit students. N/A green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Add Students

Allows teachers to add students.

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Add Parent Allows teachers to create a parent profile for all students. N/A green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Assign Courses Allows teachers to assign or unassign courses to students. N/A green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Create/Edit Courses Allows teachers to create and edit custom courses. N/A green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Manage Student Groups Allows teachers to create/edit/delete groups. N/A green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Change Password Allows teachers to change their own password. green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Change Grading, Pacing, and Assessments Allows teachers to change assignment type grade weights and pass thresholds and to monitor assessments. green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png
Skip Questions Allows teachers to skip or unskip individual questions. green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png green-checkmark.png

Permissions By Role – Detailed

An Administrator, Super Teacher and Teacher user role also determines the students the user can see and access.

User role Mode Permissions
Admin Admin Admin user has access to all features and functions and has built-in management permissions. These permissions include:
  • Managing teachers and other admin users.
  • Managing parent profiles and access.
  • Managing all school settings.
  • Performing all functions for all students.
  • Performing all group functions (create, edit, delete, view, change ownership) for groups owned by the admin user and other users.
  • Creating and editing custom courses and custom assignments.
  • Running administrative reports (Activity Reports) and generating and downloading Curriculum Reports.
  • Accessing the Dashboard tab and using the Admin controls on the Dashboard.

Allowed permissions at the individual level:

  • At the individual profile level, the Admin user can perform functions allowed by their enabled individual permissions, including:
    • Using an OASIS API key to make external requests using the OASIS API.
    • Changing their password.
    • Changing grading, pacing, and assessments settings for students and enrollments.
    • Skipping questions in student assignments.
Super Teacher Teacher A Super Teacher user can perform the following functions allowed by their enabled teacher permissions:
  • Add (register) students (see exceptions below).
  • Edit and manage students (see exceptions below).
  • Manage parents/guardians profiles and access
  • Assign courses (enroll students).
  • Create and edit custom courses.
  • Manage student groups (see exceptions below).
  • Change their password.
  • Change grading, pacing & assessments settings for students and enrollments.
  • Skip questions in student assignments.
  • Run administrative reports (Activity Reports) and generate and download Curriculum Reports.
  • Access the Admin controls for the Dashboard (Enable Dashboard Admin View).

Super Teacher permission exceptions at the individual profile level are as follows:

  • If the Restrict to Campus permission is enabled the Super Teacher is restricted to only viewing students with the same Campus IDs as the Super Teacher and students that have enrollments in which the Super Teacher is the Teacher of Record (TOR).
  • If the Manage Student Groups permission is enabled even if the Manage Student Groups permission is disabled at the school level, the Super Teacher can create groups, edit and delete their own groups, transfer ownership of their own groups.
Teacher Teacher Teacher user can perform the following functions allowed by their enabled teacher permissions:
  • Add (register) students.
  • Edit and manage students.
  • Manage parents/guardians profiles and access.
  • Assign courses (enroll students).
  • Create and edit custom courses.
  • Manage student groups (see exception below).
  • Change their password.
  • Change grading, pacing and, assessments settings for students and enrollments.
  • Skip questions in student assignments.
  • Run activity reports and generate and download Curriculum Reports.
  • Access the Dashboard tab (requires active enrollments where TOR).

Teacher permission exception at the individual profile level is as follows:

  • If the Manage Student Groups permission is enabled, even if the school Manage Student Groups permission is disabled, the Teacher can create groups, edit and delete their own groups, transfer ownership of groups they own, view groups.
Student Student A Student user can be enrolled in courses and can perform the following functions allowed by their enabled student permissions:
  • Review graded quizzes and tests.
  • See answer key for completed lessons.
  • See their performance (correct/incorrect) when pass threshold is not met.
  • Have the order of questions randomize on lessons, quizzes, and tests.
  • Allow message sending.

 

Use this link to view what student viewing rights are permissioned for each role. 

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