The SchoolCity Admin role includes all permissions by default; therefore, users with this role are able to determine permissions for all other roles according to what the specific user/user group needs to be able to do and view within the platform.
This document will review the default permissions for the School Role (users who are not attached to a roster of students and work at the school site/building level).
Where to Start:
- From the Top Menu Bar Grid icon, select the Admin tile to navigate to the Admin module.
2. Select the Roles tab.
3. Find the School role you wish to view, then click on the down arrow in the Functions column.
4. Select Edit to open the Edit Permissions table for the selected role.
When selecting / modifying permissions for a role, any changes made will apply to all users with the assigned role.
Default Permission Settings - Assessments
Descriptors for Assessments
- None = No Permission
- My = Only the User’s Assessments
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All = All Assessments
- Item Bank Assessments = Assessments made from a purchased Item Bank or an Item Bank created in a Work Space.
- Other Assessments = Answer Key Only, Express, ExamView, and Performance Based A+ Assessments)
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
- View: Allows user to view Teacher Assessments (My), Teacher Collections, School Assessments (All), School Collections, District Assessments (All), and/or District Collections.
- Create/Edit: Allows user to create and edit Teacher Assessments (My), School Assessments (None, My, All), School Collections, District Assessments (None, My, All) and/or District Collections. This permission also allows users to rescore Teacher, School and/or District assessments according to the create/edit permission. Please see the Help document, System Admin: Permission for Rescoring Assessments, for more details.
- Delete: Allows user to delete Item Bank and other Assessments, Collections, and PLC Assessments. Users with the Delete permission can also enable/disable Test Security for School, District and PLC Item Bank Assessments. When Test Security is enabled, Teacher users (and School level users for District assessments) cannot preview the assessment, view any associated test booklet/summary PDF files or view item level reports.
- Delete Scores: Allows user to delete student scores on Teacher (My), School (None, My, All), and/or District Assessments (None, My, All).
- Publish: Allows user to publish Teacher (My), School (None, My, All), and/or District Assessments (None, My, All).
- Administer: Allows user to administer Teacher (My), School (All), and/or District Assessments (All) to students.
- Score: Allows user to score Teacher (My), School (All), and/or District Assessments (All).
- Copy: Allows user to copy Teacher (My), Teacher Collections, School Assessments (None, My, All), School Collections, District Assessments (None, My, All), and/or District Collections.
- Lock: Allows user to lock items on an Item Bank Assessment so they are no longer available for use in the Item Bank.
- Embargo Students Only: Allows user to embargo results on Teacher Assessments (My), Teacher Collections, School Assessments (None, My, All), School Collections, District Assessments (None, My, All), and/or District Collections from students only.
- Resume Online Testing: Allows user to resume online testing for students who have submitted a Teacher (My), School (None, My, All), and/or District Assessment (None, My, All) for scoring in the Student Portal.
- Share: Allows user to share Teacher (My) and/or School Assessments (None, My, All).
- Bulk Activate Online Testing: Allows user to request activation for scheduled students of two or more Teacher (My), School Assessments (None, My, All) and/or District Assessments (None, My, All) at one time. Please see the Help document, Manage Assessments: Bulk Activate, for more details.
Default Permission Settings - Data View
Descriptors for Data View
- Item Details: Allows user to view item details for all student's on the Teacher's roster(s) on all Assessments.
- Summary Level Data: Allows user to view summary data for all students on the Teacher’s roster(s) on all Assessments.
- Student Level Data: Allows user to view student level data for all students on the Teacher’s roster(s) on all Assessments.
- Restricted Demographics: Allows user to view demographics that are flagged as restricted (highly sensitive) in the District Default Settings. If allowed, restricted demographics will display in Reports when filtering student results by demographics.
- Restricted Reports: Allows user to view reports that are flagged as restricted (highly sensitive) in the District Default Settings. If allowed, restricted reports will display in the Report Manager.
If a user has both the Item Details and the Summary Level Data checkboxes selected, they can see all of the Item Analysis report. However, if only the Summary Level Data check box is selected, the user will see the report with some of its contents hidden.
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
Default Permission Settings - Item Banks
Descriptors for Item Banks
- None = No Permission
- My = Only the User’s Banks/Items/Passages
- All = All Banks/Items/Passages
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
- View: Allows user to view School Item Banks, School-created Items (None, My, All), School-created Passages (None, My, All), School Work Space, District Banks (both purchased and district created) in the Item Bank module, District-created Items (None, My, All), District-created Passages (None, My, All), and the District Work Space.
- Create/Edit: Allows user to create and edit School Banks, School-created Items (None, My, All), School-created Passages (None, My, All), District Banks, District-created Items (None, My, All), and/or District-created Passages (None, My, All).
- Delete: Allows user to delete School Banks, School-created Items (None, My, All), School-created Passages (None, My, All), District Banks, District-created Items (None, My, All), and/or District-created Passages (None, My, All).
- Publish: Allows user to publish School-created Items (None, My, All), School-created Passages (None, My, All), District-created Items (None, My, All), and/or District-created Passages (None, My, All).
- Copy: Allows user to copy School Banks, School-created Items (None, My, All), School-created Passages (None, My, All), District Banks, District-created Items (None, My, All), and/or District-created Passages (None, My, All).
- Access: Allows user to grant access to the School Banks to other users who do not have permission to view, modify, use, and/or publish items and passages. This allows for collaboration in building School Banks.
Default Permission Settings - Parent Portal
Please see the Help document, Parent Portal: Parent Portal Permissions, for more details.
Descriptors for Parent Portal Registration
- View - Allows user to view parents who have requested an account for the Parent Portal.
- Validate - Allows user to validate a parent’s request for an account.
- Challenge - Allows user to challenge a parent’s request for an account.
- Decline - Allows user to decline a parent’s request for an account.
Descriptors for Parent Portal Challenges
- View - Allows user to view challenges to a parent’s request for an account for the Parent Portal.
- Validate - Allows user to validate (override the challenge and accept) a parent’s request for an account.
- Decline - Allows user to support the challenge and decline a parent’s request for an account.
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
Default Permission Settings - Rubrics
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
Default Permission Settings - Scoring Event
Descriptors for Scoring Event
None = No Permission
My = Only the User's Scoring Events
All = All Scoring Events
- View - Allows user to view School Level and District Scoring Events that have been created by other users in the Scoring Event Manager.
- Create/Edit - Allows user to create and edit School Scoring Events (None, My, All) and District Scoring Events (None, My, All) in the Scoring Event Manager. This permission also allows user to assign graders to a Scoring Event.
- Delete - Allows user to delete School Scoring Events (None, My, All) and District Scoring Events (None, My, All) in the Scoring Event Manager.
- Delete Scores - Allows user to delete student scores in School Scoring Events (None, My, All) and District Scoring Events (None, My, All) in the Scoring Event Manager.
- Publish - Allows user to publish School Scoring Events (None, My, All) and District Scoring Events (None, My, All) in the Scoring Event Manager.
- Grader - Allows user to be a grader for School Scoring Events and District Scoring Events in the Scoring Event Manager.
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
Default Permission Settings - Survey
Descriptors for Survey
- View - Allows user to view Surveys in the Survey Manager.
- Create/Edit - Allows user to create and edit Surveys in the Survey Manager.
- Delete - Allows user to delete Surveys in the Survey Manager.
- Publish - Allows user to publish Surveys in the Survey Manager.
- Copy - Allows user to copy Surveys in the Survey Manager
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
Default Permission Settings - System Admin
Descriptors for System Admin
- View - Allows user to view Roles, Users, School Default settings, and Templates (Accommodation Profiles, Demographic Profile Groups, Griddable Templates, Performance Level Templates, and School Abbreviations).
- Create/Edit - Allows user to create and edit Roles, Users, School Defaults, and Templates.
- Delete - Allows user to delete Roles, Users, School Defaults, and Templates.
- Copy - Allows user to copy Templates.
- Assume Identity - View permission allows user to assume the identity of another user for the purposes of support and problem-solving.
Descriptors for Statistics
- View - Allows user to view statistics on an Item Analysis Report for a District assessment.
- Update - Allows user to request statistics calculations for a School assessment.
Statistics can be created for closed School Assessments (AKO, Express, and Item Bank) of two or more items. In order to Update, the user must also have the View Statistics permission, as well as permission for School Summary Level Data View. The statistics can be calculated any number of times per assessment.
All permissions can be modified by an Admin role user.
Descriptors for Tags Management
- View - Allows user to view tags created by other users in the Tag Manager.
- Manage - Allows user to rename, archive, and delete tags in the Tag Manager.