Getting Ready for a New School Year (Checklist)
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1. Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Set up student groups These can be based on STAR Math test results if students have taken the test but if you want to use test results to automatically group students wait until one day after the testing to go to the Accelerated Math 2 0 student groups page 1 Click Accelerated Math 2 0 2 Click Student Groups at the top of the page 3 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 4 Create and change groups as necessary then click Save Set up a Learning Schedule for the groups in each class This sets 1 Click Accelerated Math 2 0 the grade or math subject the class dates the number of days in 2 Click Learning Schedule at the top of the page each Assignment Plan and the skills in each Assignment Plan 3 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 4 Choose the groups that will use the Learning Schedule Choose the remaining settings and click Create Learning Schedule Use the Assignment Plan page to adjust the assigned skills and subskills for each group if necessary 1 Click Accelerated Math 2 0 2 Click Assignment Plan at the top of the page 3 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 4 Select a group to work with The group will receive assignments for checked skills and subskills Make adjustments in the table at the bottom of the page as needed Changes a2. If you see STAR Early Literacy click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Early Literacy Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Screening Dates If necessary select a school from the drop down list Edit the dates if necessary Teachers cannot edit dates Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 13 User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page Ifyou want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set up student groups if necessary Groups carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes 1 If you see STAR Early Literacy click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Early Literacy Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click Manage Groups Click Create Group or click Add Remove Students for an existing group C Set Growth Expectations based on Student Gr
3. on demand video training session that shows you how to do the task Note If you are using Firefox and do not see this icon in the rest of the document click the Open With Different Viewer button at the top of the page to open this document in a different PDF viewer Renaissance Learning P O Box 8036 Wisconsin Rapids WI 54495 8036 800 338 4204 www renaissance com All logos designs and brand names for Renaissance Learning s products and services including but not limited to 2Know Accelerated Math Accelerated Reader Accelerated Reader 360 AccelScan AccelTest AR AR 360 ATOS Core Progress English in a Flash KeyWords Learnalytics MathFacts in a Flash NEO Progress Pulse Renaissance Home Connect Renaissance Learning Renaissance Place Renaissance U STAR STAR 360 STAR Custom STAR Early Literacy STAR Math STAR Reading STAR Reading Spanish STAR Spanish Successful Reader Subtext and UClass are trademarks of Renaissance E A R N N G Learning Inc and its subsidiaries registered common law or pending registration in the United States and other countries All other product and company names should be considered the property of their Accelerating learning for all respective companies and organizations www renaissance com 2015 Renaissance Learning Inc Renaissance Place Setting Up the Data Checklist for District Administrators School Administrators and Non Teaching Staff For
4. On the Home page click Users Click View Students ae E a mee a Search for specific students or choose a school grade and or class to see a group 4 Ifyou need to change a student s information or characteristics click the student s name then click the tab that requires the changes Transfer students from one school to another as needed and unenroll those who aren t returning to your school s 1 Onthe Home page click Users 2 Click Edit Multiple School Enrollments 3 Select a school search for the students check the ones who need changes and choose the desired settings on the left Add new students 1 Onthe Home page click Users 2 Click Add Student Check your course list to see if any need to be added for the new school year Add courses if necessary Courses stay in the list from one year to the next 1 Onthe Home page click Courses and Classes 2 Choose a school if necessary 3 If courses need to be added to the list for the school click Add Course If your classes are similar to those from the previous school year copy your previous classes if they are available When you do this you can choose whether to copy the assigned teachers assigned products and enrolled students Usually you should not copy enrolled students since class enrollments change from year to year Class preference settings will also be copied Check your school marking periods after you copy c
5. more information about the tasks below click Help or then Help on any Renaissance Place page or see the following the Renaissance Place Software Manual the Renaissance Place Tips for Getting Started the Renaissance Place Tips for Consolidated Reports and the Dashboard To find these documents click on the Home page then Manuals or click Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in Renaissance Place These tasks can be performed by district administrators district staff school administrators and school staff unless otherwise noted gt Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Add the new school year start and end dates must be done by 1 On the Home page click School Years a district administrator or district staff member When the Click Add School Year new school year begins it will be the year that all users are working in automatically when they log in Add the marking periods for each school used for goals and 1 Onthe Home page click School Years reports You can also copy the marking periods from the 2 If the school year is still in the future click Work ina previous school year Different School Year and choose to work in that school if you copy last year s classes see the next page your class year This isn t necessary if the new school year is the current marking periods will also be copied so you do not need to add ae the marking periods 3 Click Add Edit Mar
6. of any other page in the software These tasks can be performed by all users Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Print a Student Progress Chart for each student Click English in a Flash then Resources Click Forms and Charts Click Student Progress Chart Print the number of copies you need When class starts use Teacher Mode to demonstrate how the program works oe ae ae e ee I Click English in a Flash then Teacher Mode Choose a school from the drop down list if necessary Click a library then a chapter and then a lesson KeyWords Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before this task so that your classes are available for KeyWords see page 2 For more information about the task below see the NEO User Manual which is installed with NEO Manager You can find the manual in the Windows Start menu or in the Macintosh program folder Task How to Start the Task Reset the KeyWords students on NEOs to remove previous students and their work 1 Connect either individual NEOs or a SmartOption Mobile Lab to a computer with NEO Manager software installed In NEO Manager click the Setup menu and choose Reset KeyWords Students Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 11 Q User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click V
7. of other pages in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set up groups if necessary for each class Groups allow some 1 Click Accelerated Math then Assignment Book students to work on objectives that the class as a whole is not 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if working on necessary 3 Click Create Group C Check the objective lists available to make sure you have the 1 Click Accelerated Math then Libraries ones you need for your classes and groups 2 Click Manage Objectives 3 Click View Edit Lists 4 Review the available objective lists To see the objectives in any one objective list click View in the row for that list a C Create add new objective lists if necessary Click Accelerated Math then Libraries 2 Click Manage Objectives 3 Click Create New List Then enter the information and choose the objectives C Select assign an objective list for each class and group 1 Click Accelerated Math then Assignment Book 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary If you re choosing a list for a group select the group 3 Click Manage Objectives 4 Click Select Copy Existing List You can click Create New List if you need a new list C Assign objectives to students in ea
8. of the school year and then leave the preference as is throughout the school year 3 For each subject Reading Math and Science choose a progression to use Checklist for Technology Computer Coordinators To open the instructions or documents listed in the third column below click the links Task How to Start the Task Where to Get More Information C Check for required supporting software on any new or updated computers that will be used with the Renaissance Place software Make sure that you check both teacher and student computers You must be logged in to each computer with the rights required to install software for all users Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 1 Before logging in to Renaissance Place click Check Software Requirements on the Renaissance Place welcome page OR after logging in on the Home page click Product Administration then Download Supporting Software Click Downloads on the left side of the page or the top and view the tab for your operating system If you will use an AccelScan scanner with Accelerated Math 2 0 or Accelerated Math Live on this computer click Download for AccelScan and install the program If you will use Renaissance Responders or NEO 2s with a Renaissance Receiver and Accelerated Math 2 0 or Accelerated Math Live on this computer click Download for Renaissance Responder and install the program If you are using
9. pind thepaseorsearch resolts thal you areviewina dick Prini Spanish class This preference sets the monitor password 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists Page f you want to print all results and choose how to group and requirements If you copied last year s classes in Renaissance if necessary sort them click View PDF instead Place the preference settings were copied with the classes 3 To change the preference click Edit under Classroom Preferences C Set the student preferences for each STAR Reading Spanish class 1 Click STAR Reading Spanish then Preferences You can use these preferences to set an Estimated Spanish 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists Instructional Reading Level or an extended time limit for if necessary students who need them If you choose extended time limits these carry over for the students from one year to the next 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Student Preferences Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 19 R53163 1508
10. programs that require the Renaissance Place Print Plug In click Download for instructions Make sure all required Third Party downloads are installed If any software is not installed click Download for e Complete steps in the help Checking Software Requirements e For Accelerated Math 2 0 e AccelScan software instructions e Renaissance Responder software instructions e For Accelerated Math Live e AccelScan software instructions e Renaissance Responder software instructions instructions Supporting Software Updates This is also a good time to recheck computers that have had supporting software installed in case they need updates or additional software You may also want to take advantage of updated technologies with better built in security features such as newer browser versions R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task Where to Get More Information To prevent students from working from home restrict the computers that can access Renaissance Place 1 Onthe Home page select Product Administration 2 Select Set Security Options for Students and Parents 3 Inthe Restrict Student Workstations field enter the external IP addresses of computers that students can use to access Renaissance Place You can use ranges or individual IP addresses as shown on individual computers you can click Add to List to add the computer s IP address 4 Click Done Settin
11. school anda single class from the drop down lists classes if necessary 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Classroom Preferences Register students for testing if registration is required 1 If you see STAR Math click the icon then Preferences If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then Preferences 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Click Edit under Classroom Preferences 4 Click the Yes option if necessary then click Register Students Then check the students to register and click Save You can also click the No option in the preference if you don t want to require registration Set the student preferences for each STAR Math class You can 1 Ifyou see STAR Math click the icon then Preferences use these preferences to set an Estimated Math Instructional If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then Level or an extended time limit for students who need them you Preferences can also choose whether each student will hear audio for test 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists questions and set the type of test that each student will receive if necessary Enterprise Algebra or Geometry If you choose extended time 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Student 4 these carry over for the students from one year to the pie E next Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 15 User Names and Passw
12. Getting Ready for a New School Year RENAISSANCE PLACE Perform these tasks to get ready to use your Renaissance Place products in the next school year You do not need to wait for the old school year to end you can simply choose to work in the new school year before you follow these steps No matter which products you have your school or district needs to perform the Renaissance Place tasks that start f NOTICE FOR RDI CUSTOMERS on page 2 l If you have the Renaissance Data Integrator RDI service After that you can find the tasks for each product on these pages your Renaissance Place database is automatically linked Accelerated Math Live cccececcccecs 6 MathFacts ina Flash cccccceccccees 12 to your student information system SIS data Do not follow the steps in this document instead contact your H TM Accelerated Math 2 0 ccccccccccccceeeee eS STAR Early Literacy 6s ssasesesesesesssscornvee 13 Ea a miotcemen Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Reader 360 9 STAR Math 2sse0eenastacsessonsusescen arand school year English in a Flash 6 ccieiscst catensasseesnevees 11 STAR Raging ss66c0420 sta wawste not seeecwesa dT KeyWords M irens irere EA aaa LL STAR Reading Spanish ccccececcveeeee 19 Video Training on School Year Setup Tasks Sample con not linke re Within this document wherever you see the video icon shown to the right you can click it to go to an
13. carry over from one school year to the next these settings do not 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if carry over either unless you have copied classes from the necessary previous school year so you need to set preferences for this year s classes 3 To change a preference click its name C Generate the students first assignment 1 Click Accelerated Math then Assignment Book 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary If you re generating assignments for a group select the group Q Renaissance Home Connect and Enterprise If you are using Renaissance Home Connect for Enterprise subscriptions this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance 3 Check the boxes next to students who need assignments Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print 4 Click Generate Practice Generate Exercise or Generate Informational Letters for the parents of your Accelerated Math Diagnostic students Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year T R53163 1508 Accelerated Math 2 0 Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for Accelerated Math 2 0 see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click then Help on any Accelerated Math 2 0 page These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted
14. cessary 1 Ifyou see Accelerated Reader click the icon then Record Books and Goals If you see Accelerated Reader 360 instead click Independent Reading then Record Books and Goals 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 3 Click Reading Practice Certifications Set up Successful Reader student groups if necessary These settings automatically carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes 1 Ifyou see Accelerated Reader click the icon then Successful Reader If you see Accelerated Reader 360 instead click Independent Reading then Successful Reader 2 Click Create Group or Add Remove Students Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 10 Q Renaissance Home Connect If you are using Renaissance Home Connect this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print Informational Letters for the parents of your Accelerated Reader students R53163 1508 English in a Flash Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for English in a Flash see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any English in a Flash page or see the English in a Flash Software Manual and the English in a Flash Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner
15. ch class and group 1 Click Accelerated Math then Assignment Book 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary If you re assigning objectives for students in a group select the group For Accelerated Math for Intervention you do not assign objectives until after each student s first diagnostic test 3 Check the boxes next to the student names 4 Click Assign Click Done Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 6 gt User Names and Passwords If you use online assignments be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page To print all of the results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set goals for students You can also set up teams from the 1 Click Accelerated Math then Teams amp Goals Teams amp Goals page 2 Choose a school if necessary 3 Click Manage Goals 4 f necessary click Select Class Marking Periods to choose the goal time periods before setting the goals a C Check preference settings Since classes do not automatically Click Accelerated Math then Preferences
16. ch for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page f you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead If students will be practicing math facts offline on Renaissance Responders or using the MathFacts in a Flash Offline SmartApplet on NEO 2 be sure to note the NEO 2 Responder PIN as well so students can send the practice history to Renaissance Place Q Renaissance Home Connect and Enterprise If you are using Renaissance Home Connect for Enterprise subscriptions this is also a good time to make sure Renaissance Home Connect is activated for your schools and to print Informational Letters for the parents of your MathFacts in a Flash students You will find the links for these tasks when you click Renaissance Home Connect on the Home page R53163 1508 STAR Early Literacy Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Early Literacy see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Early Literacy page or see the STAR Early Literacy Software Manual and the STAR Early Literacy Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in the software These tasks can be perf
17. e Manual e Accelerated Reader Software Manual MathFacts in a Flash Software Manual If you will be using the Accelerated Reader for iOS app or the AR 360 app on iPad iPhone or iPod touch or STAR for iOS on iPad e Download the app on each device e Connect the app to Renaissance Place e Set up all classes teachers and students in Renaissance Place sce the table that starts on page 2 You can get the app for each device in the app store To establish settings connect to Renaissance Place on one device then share those settings with all of the other devices e ForAccelerated Reader Before Students Quiz on a Mobile Device e For STAR Early Literacy Using an iPad with STAR Early Literacy e For STAR Math Using an iPad with STAR Math e For STAR Reading Using an iPad with STAR Reading e For STAR Reading Spanish Using an iPad with STAR Reading Spanish Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year R53163 1508 Accelerated Math Live Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for Accelerated Math see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any Accelerated Math page or see the Accelerated Math Software Manual and the Accelerated Math Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner
18. e subscriptions only click one of the tabs to choose whether to view the School District or state benchmarks If you are viewing the school benchmark select a school if necessary For school and district benchmarks you can do the following e To change the cut scores click Edit Cut Scores e To change the benchmark structure click Edit Benchmark Structure district administrators and district staff only For state benchmarks to set cut scores for grades with no benchmark data click Edit Non Linked Grades C Set screening dates administrators and nonteaching staff only If you see STAR Reading click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Screening Dates If necessary select a school from the drop down list Edit the dates if necessary Teachers cannot edit dates C Set up student groups if necessary Groups carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes ie ae IS If you see STAR Reading click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click Manage Groups Click Create Group or click Add Remove Students for an existing group C Set Growth Targets based on Student Growth Percen
19. erated Reader 360 instead click Independent Reading then Preferences Click a preference link under School Preferences Use the drop down list to choose a school if necessary Review the current preference settings If any need changing click the Edit link Repeat steps 2 4 for each school preference category Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year Q User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page f you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Check classroom preference settings Since classes do not automatically carry over from year to year these settings don t carry over either unless you have copied classes from the previous school year so you need to check and set preferences for this year s classes If students will take Other Reading Quizzes be sure to set the Other Reading Series preference If this preference is not available students automatically have access to all series Note Individual Student Settings do carry over from one school year to the n
20. es If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments then Preferences 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Click Edit under Classroom Preferences 4 Click the Yes option if necessary then click Register Students Then check the students to register and click Save You can also click the No option in the preference if you don t want to require registration C Set the student preferences for each STAR Reading class You can 1 If you see STAR Reading click the icon then Preferences use these preferences to set an Estimated Instructional Reading If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments Level or an extended time limit for students who need them If then Preferences you choose extended time limits these carry over for the 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists students from one year to the next if necessary 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Student Preferences Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 17 R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set up benchmarks administrators and nonteaching staff 1 If you see STAR Reading click the icon then Screening only Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Benchmarks For Enterpris
21. ext regardless of the student s school or class enrollment However it is a good idea to check these with each new school year in case some settings are no longer appropriate 1 Ifyou see Accelerated Reader click the icon then Preferences If you see Accelerated Reader 360 instead click Independent Reading then Preferences 2 Click a preference link under Classroom Preferences 3 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 4 Review the preference settings If any need changing click the Edit link s 5 Repeat steps 2 4 for each classroom preference category Select the marking periods for Reading Practice goals and set the goals for students in your new classes if necessary Note For Reading Practice goals to carry over from one marking period to another you must have those marking periods selected before each one starts Select all marking periods for the entire school year at the beginning of the year 1 Ifyou see Accelerated Reader click the icon then Record Books and Goals If you see Accelerated Reader 360 instead click Independent Reading then Record Books and Goals 2 Use the drop down lists to choose the school and class if necessary 3 Click Reading Practice Goals 4 Click Select Marking Periods Select the marking periods that will be used for goals then click Save 5 Set the goals and click Save Set Reading Practice certification goals if ne
22. g Security Options for Students and Parents Make sure each computer or tablet that will be used with the Renaissance Place software has a shortcut or favorite set up that points to the current Renaissance Place address 1 Follow the instructions for your computers operating system and or browser If you are using AccelScan scanners with Accelerated Math 2 0 or Accelerated Math Live make sure they are connected to the computers where they will be used and make sure those computers have the AccelScan Scanning software installed 1 Using the cable provided connect each AccelScan to the computer where it will be used 2 If you are using an 1100 USB scanner install the AccelScan drivers e AccelScan Setup instructions that came with the scanner If you will be using either NEO 2s or Renaissance Responders with Renaissance Place software Accelerated Math 2 0 or Accelerated Math Live Accelerated Reader MathFacts in a Flash and KeyWords make sure the Renaissance Receivers are connected to the correct computers 1 Using the cable provided connect each Renaissance Receiver to the computer where it will be used 2 Using the Renaissance Wireless Server Utility set the Network Name and set the Renaissance Place address if necessary e Connecting a Renaissance Receiver e NEO 2 Quick Guide e 2Know Classroom Response System Setup and Resource Guide e Accelerated Math Live Softwar
23. iew Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page Ifyou want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 1508 MathFacts in a Flash Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for MathFacts in a Flash see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any MathFacts in a Flash page or see the MathFacts in a Flash Software Manual and the MathFacts in a Flash Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C For each class check the levels and add or remove levels as 1 Click MathFacts in a Flash then Assignment Book needed 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Click Add Remove on the left to begin viewing the available levels Set starting levels for any students who need to start ata higher 1 Click MathFacts in a Flash then Assignment Book level than 1 Addition of 1 0 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if necessa
24. king Periods If you want to use the marking periods with the Reading and Math Dashboards be sure to choose Marking Period for the Type Add the days off during the school year for each school used for 1 On the Home page click School Years report calculations You can also copy the days off from the 2 Ifthe school year is still in the future click Work in a previous school year Different School Year and choose to work in that school year This isn t necessary if the new school year is the current year 3 Click Add Edit Days Off Set reporting periods for Consolidated Reports district 1 On the Home page under Dashboards and Reporting click administrators or school administrators only Consolidated Reports 2 Click View Reporting Periods 3 On the View Reporting Periods page click Add Reporting Period to add new reporting periods or use the Edit or Delete links to make changes to existing reporting periods as needed Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year Qg Summer School For tips on using your Renaissance Place Programs during summer school see Knowledge Base article 7901571 at http support renlearn com techkb techkb 7901571e asp f Importing Data Files You can also import student personnel class and course information including updates to student enrollments and personnel assignments if you have a properly formatted file from another source such as a student information sy
25. lasses the dates for copied marking periods may need to be changed 1 Onthe Home page click Courses and Classes 2 Click the Copy Edit Classes link Add additional classes as needed As you add classes choose the primary teacher select the products the classes will use and add students to the classes You can also add and remove team teachers for each class from the list of classes in a course On the Home page click Courses and Classes Choose a school if necessary Click the course name Click Add Class Cn ne nn Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year Q Adding or Transferring Students If district level personnel will be adding students or transferring them from one school to another school personnel should wait until this is done before adding their students to avoid adding the same student more than once R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Set the Learning Standards preference to choose which Learning 1 On the Home page click Product Administration 4 Click Save Progression to use with STAR Math STAR Reading STAR Custom 2 Click Set Learning Standards Accelerated Math 2 0 the Math Dashboard and the Reading Dashboard This is necessary if you want to use something other than your state Learning Progression To keep the skills and Learning Progression used by your classes consistent set this preference at the beginning
26. n then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Screening Dates If necessary select a school from the drop down list Edit the dates if necessary Teachers cannot edit dates C Set up student groups if necessary Groups carry over from year to year but you may need to make changes ie ee If you see STAR Math click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click Manage Groups Click Create Group or click Add Remove Students for an existing group C Set Growth Targets based on Student Growth Percentile scores district administrators only For more information see the help or the STAR Math Software Manual If you see STAR Math click the icon then Set Growth Expectations If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then Set Growth Expectations Set the targets for each STAR product Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 16 R53163 1508 STAR Reading Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Reading see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Reading page or see the SIAR Readi
27. ng Software Manual and the STAR Reading Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in the software eer A ET These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Beprepaed tw fala stud eneswithusernamesand pasewords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page f you want to print all results and choose how to group and Set the preferences for each STAR Reading class Preferences set 1 If you see STAR Reading click the icon then Preferences sort them click View PDF instead the monitor password requirements and test registration If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments requirements If you copied last year s classes in Renaissance then Preferences Place the preference settings were copied with the classes 2 Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 To change the preferences click Edit under Classroom Preferences C Register students for testing if registration is required 1 Ifyou see STAR Reading click the icon then Preferenc
28. ords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page f you want to print all results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set up benchmarks administrators and non teaching staff only 1 If you see STAR Math click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Benchmarks For Enterprise subscriptions only click one of the tabs to choose whether to view the School District or state benchmarks If you are viewing the school benchmark select a school if necessary For school and district benchmarks you can do the following e To change the cut scores click Edit Cut Scores e To change the benchmark structure click Edit Benchmark Structure district administrators and district staff only For state benchmarks to set cut scores for grades with no benchmark data click Edit Non Linked Grades C Set screening dates administrators and non teaching staff only If you see STAR Math click the ico
29. ormed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C Set class preferences for each STAR Early Literacy class to set the monitor password requirements and options for the demonstration video and hands on exercise If you copied last year s classes in Renaissance Place the preference settings were copied with the classes 1 If you see STAR Early Literacy click the icon then Preferences If you see STAR 360 instead click Early Literacy Assessments then Preferences Choose a school and a single class from the drop down lists if necessary To change the preferences click Edit under Classroom Preferences C Set up benchmarks administrators and nonteaching staff only If you see STAR Early Literacy click the icon then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention If you see STAR 360 instead click Early Literacy Assessments then Screening Progress Monitoring amp Intervention Click View Benchmarks Click one of the tabs to choose whether to view the School or District benchmarks If you are viewing the school benchmark select a school if necessary To change the cut scores click Edit Cut Scores To change the benchmark structure click Edit Benchmark Structure district administrators and district staff only C Set screening dates administrators and nonteaching staff only
30. owth Percentile scores district administrators only For more information see the help or the STAR Early Literacy Software Manual If you see STAR Early Literacy click the icon then Set Growth Expectations If you see STAR 360 instead click Early Literacy Assessments then Set Growth Expectations Set the targets for each STAR product Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 14 R53163 1508 STAR Math Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Math see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Math page or see the SIAR Math Software Manual and the STAR Math Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Set the classroom preferences for each STAR Math class 1 Ifyou see STAR Math click the icon then Preferences Preferences set the monitor password requirements and test If you see STAR 360 instead click Math Assessments then registration requirements If you copied last year s classes in Preferences Renaissance Place the preference settings were copied with the 2 Choose a
31. re saved as they are made Start the students assignments for the first Assignment Plan This generates the first practice for the first subskill in each group s Assignment Plan After that practices are generated automatically until the Assignment Plan ends Tests can be generated as needed on the Progress Dashboard page 1 Click Accelerated Math 2 0 2 Click Progress Dashboard at the top of the page 3 Use the drop down lists to choose the school class Learning Schedule and Assignment Plan if necessary 4 Choose whether students will use online or paper assignments next to the drop down lists 5 Click Start Assignment Cycle A message will confirm when assignments have been generated Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year Q User Names and Passwords Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords so they can log in to work on practices and tests To find the information on the Home page click Users then click View Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to print the page of search results that you are viewing click Print Page To print all of the results and choose how to group and sort them click View PDF instead R53163 1508 Accelerated Reader and Accelerated Reader 360 Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classe
32. ry 3 Check the boxes next to students who need changes 4 Click Set Level on the left and choose the starting levels C Change mastery times for students who need longer or shorter 1 Click MathFacts in a Flash then Assignment Book times than two minutes 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if necessary 3 Check the boxes next to students who need changes 4 Click Edit Mastery Time on the left and make your changes C Check preference settings Since classes do not automatically 1 Click MathFacts in a Flash then Preferences carry over from one school year to the next these settings do not 2 Choose a school and class from the drop down lists if carry over unless you have copied classes from the previous necessary school year so you need to set preferences for this year s classes 3 To see the settings for a preference and to make changes if necessary click the preference name C Check benchmark settings for the school Administrators can 1 Click MathFacts in a Flash then Preferences make cha nges if Necessary 2 Click Benchmarks 3 Choose a school from the drop down list if necessary 4 Make changes to the target date and grade level benchmarks as needed Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 12 y User Names Passwords and PINS Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Students Sear
33. s are available for Accelerated Reader see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any page or see the Accelerated Reader Software Manual and the Accelerated Reader Tips for Getting Started To find these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in the software These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page C If you use the Date and Time Restrictions preference to restrict student quizzing before and after specified dates check this preference for each school and set your new school year dates 1 a ae e D If you see Accelerated Reader click the icon then Preferences If you see Accelerated Reader 360 instead click Independent Reading then Preferences Click Date and Time Restrictions under School Preferences Use the drop down list to choose a school if necessary Click Edit Date and Time Restrictions Change the settings as needed make sure the Before Date and After Date settings are up to date Click Save Repeat these steps for other schools if necessary C Check the settings of the other school preferences and make changes if necessary These settings carry over from year to year except for Monitor Override If you see Accelerated Reader click the icon then Preferences If you see Accel
34. stem For more information see the Renaissance Place help or the Renaissance Place Software Manual R53163 1508 Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Review the list of personnel to see if any need to be added or changed Edit personnel information or school assignments if necessary You may also want to check capabilities for personnel Although the default capabilities will work well for most users you can add or restrict capabilities for certain groups or individuals See http doc renlearn com KMNet R003394901GF7B2E pdf 1 Onthe Home page click Users 2 Click View Personnel 3 Search for specific personnel or just click Search to see the full list 4 Ifyou need to change a person s information or school click Select next to the person s name Then click one of the links on the next page to edit information or school assignments Add personnel if necessary Be sure to give each person the user name and password that you assign On the Home page click Users Click Add School Personnel or Add District Personnel Review the list of students to see if any need to be added or changed Edit student information or characteristics if necessary This is also a good time to look for duplicate student records and merge them if necessary You do not need to change students grades students are automatically promoted to the next grade in the software when a new school year starts
35. tile scores district administrators only For more information see the help or the STAR Reading Software Manual If you see STAR Reading click the icon then Set Growth Expectations If you see STAR 360 instead click Reading Assessments then Set Growth Expectations Set the targets for each STAR product Renaissance Place Getting Ready for a New School Year 18 R53163 1508 STAR Reading Spanish Do the Renaissance Place setup tasks for the school year before these tasks so that your classes are available for STAR Reading Spanish see page 2 For more information about the tasks below click Help on any STAR Reading Spanish page or see the SIAR Reading Spanish Software Manual and the SIAR Reading Spanish Tips for Getting Started To tind these documents click on the Home page or Manuals in the upper right corner of any other page in the software Q User Names and Passwords These tasks can be performed by district administrators school administrators and teachers unless otherwise noted Be prepared to help students with user names and passwords To find them on the Home page click Users then click View Task How to Start the Task from the Home Page Students Search for your students In the search results click the Passwords tab to see user names and passwords If you want to C Set the Testing Password preference for each STAR Reading 1 Click STAR Reading Spanish then Preferences
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