Beginning of School Year Checklists

First-time District Setup Checklist

If you are using Typing Agent for the first time as a district administrator, here are some great things to start out with:

• Schedule/Participate in District Administrator Training Webinar's

• Set Time Zone (School Management > Time Settings)

• Review Permissions for School Admins and Teachers ( School Management > Permissions) District Administrator help

• Specify School Start and End Dates (affects reporting) Help Settings

• Review Grade Settings and Grade-level Targets. Make modifications, if necessary
  District Settings Help School Administrator Help

• Review Gradebook Settings ( School Management > Grade Book > Select Grade Level ) and make modifications, if necessary
  Gradebook District Administrator Help Gradebook School Administrator Help

• Review your account with your Account Rep to ensure you have enough student licenses. ( Click Profile Name ( top right) > Account ). Account rep name and contact is on this page.

• Choose rostering method with your preferred technology for this year

1. Classlink Rostering

2. Clever Rostering

3. CSV Files Schools, Staff, Classes & Student Uploads

4. Google Class Rostering for School Admin and Teachers

5. Manual Rostering

6. Self Registration (Teachers and/or students)

• Setup Teacher Guide and best practice training for teachers by webinar.

• Setup Student Expectations per grade at the district level if different than defaults. Target Settings

• Review Gradebook and make modifications, if different than defaults.

• Setup Scheduled Test (Optional if you want additional data points to show progress for your students)

First-time School Administrator

If you are using Typing Agent for the first time as a school administrator, these are some great things to start out with:

• Schedule/Participate in School Administrator Training Webinar (Optional)

• Set Time Zone (School Management > Time Settings)

• Review Permissions for School Admins and Teachers ( Admin > School Management > Permissions) School Administrator help

• Specify School Start and End Dates (affects reporting) Help Settings

• Review Grade Settings and Grade-level Targets. Make modifications, if necessary
  District Settings Help School Administrator Help

• Review Gradebook Settings ( Admin > School Management > Grade Book > Select Grade Level ) and make modifications, if necessary
  Gradebook District Administrator Help Gradebook School Administrator Help

• Review your account with your Account Rep to ensure you have enough student licenses. ( Click Profile Name ( top right) > Account ). Account rep name and contact is on this page right side.

• Choose rostering method with your preferred technology for this year

1. CSV Files Staff, Classes & Student Uploads (Preferred)
   Student Rostering with ADSM ( Automatic District Student Management) Nightly CSV uploads.

2. Google Class Rostering for School Admin and Teachers

3. Manual Rostering

4. Self Registration (Teachers and/or students)

• Setup School Administrator Orientation and Training (internal and/or external)

• Setup Teacher Orientation and best practice (internal and/or external)

• Setup Student Expectations per grade

• Setup Scheduled Test As School Admin (Optional if you want additional data points to show progress for your students)

Returning District and School Administrator:

If you know your way around, here's some good things to do at the beginning of the year:

• Schedule District Administrator training/webinar for program updates and modifications - https://typingagent.com/webinars

• Confirm Time Zone is correct (School Management > Time Settings)

• Approve Permissions for District Admins, School Admins and Teachers

• Review District Portal Settings

• Ensure data from last school year was archived and your database reset
  1. District Admin School Reset
  2. School Admin School Reset

• Verify subscription with your Typing Agent Account Rep to ensure you have enough student licenses

• Renew Method of rostering with your preferred technology for this year with your account rep.

• Setup School Admin Orientation and Training - https://typingagent.com/webinars

• Setup Teacher Orientation and best practice training (internal and/or external)

• Setup Student Expectations per grade level for Star Settings Students, Target Settings.

• Review Student Gradebook and make modifications, if necessary
  Grade Book settings District, Grade Book Settings School Admin, Grade Book Settings Teacher.

• Setup Scheduled Test (Optional if you want additional data points to show progress for your students)