Professional User Roles in Sirius Online (041223)

Professional User Roles in Sirius Online (041223)


 

Sirius Online supports professional roles including Teacher, Co-teacher, School Administrator and District Administrator.


Teachers

The Teacher role is intended for the main classroom teacher with one or more classes of students. Teachers receive access to the following modules in their account:

 

  • Classes  - Teachers create classes at self reg districts; rostered districts sync classes via Clever, ClassLink, or EdLink.

  • Courses - Teachers assign content to students from the courses they add to their classes

  • Assignments - Teachers manage assignments and review scores, performance, usage, and engagement in the scorecard

  • Roster- List of students currently enrolled in an online course

  • Class Settings - Includes registration codes for students at self registration districts, or co-teachers at self reg or rostered districts

  • Accommodations - Teachers control accommodations and UDL settings for assessments and practice work; Co-teachers do not have this functionality

  • Group Management - Teachers create instructional groups for targeted assignments; Co-teachers do not have this functionality

  • Class Reports - Teachers view Course and Standards reports that include performance, usage, engagement, and progress based on the classes they teach as well as how individual students perform on assignments and standards

  • Support - Access to the knowledge base, community, and method for contacting Tech and Customer support

  • Notifications - Access to special notices that appear in Sirius Online

  • Profile Settings - General settings and the location of Switch Roles for teachers who perform multiple roles in Sirius Online

Onboarding

  • Self-registration: access codes provided by Sirius Operations or Tech Support (OR)

  • SSO/Rostering Partner: Clever, ClassLink, Edlink. Accounts automatically provisioned and managed based on data synced from district SIS



Co-teachers

The co-teacher role is designed for secondary teachers and aides. Co-teachers receive access to the following modules in their account:

 

  • Classes  - Co-teachers access self reg or rostered classes via Clever, ClassLink, or EdLink.

  • Courses - Co-teachers are able to assign content to students from the courses they add to their classes

  • Assignments - Co-teachers are able to manage assignments and review scores, performance, usage, and engagement in the scorecard

  • Roster- Co-teachers can view the list of students currently enrolled in an online course

  • Class Settings - Includes registration codes for students at self registration districts, or co-teachers at self reg or rostered districts

  • Class Reports - Co-teachers can view Course and Standards reports that include performance, usage, engagement, and progress based on the classes they teach as well as how individual students perform on assignments and standards

  • Support - Access the knowledge base, community, and method for contacting Tech and Customer support

  • Notifications - Access to special notices that appear in Sirius Online

  • Profile Settings - General profile settings 

Onboarding

  • Self-registration: access codes provided by Sirius Operations or Tech Support (OR)

  • SSO/Rostering Partner: Clever, ClassLink, Edlink. Accounts automatically provisioned and managed based on data synced from district SIS; OR Co-teachers can self register for one or more classes, but will need a separate account for each class they co-teach.

District and School Administrators

District Administrators have access to all schools using Sirius Online in their district, with the ability to view reports at all schools.


School Administrators have access to only those schools to which they are assigned. This role is often used by school superintendents, principals, curriculum specialists, and other instructional/administrative staff who require access to content as well as detailed student performance reports at the school building or campus level.


Although there are some similarities in the user interface, District and School Administrators have access to:


  • Schools - DA’s/SA’s access the schools or campuses they are assigned to

  • Users - DA’s/SA’s review active and deactivated accounts, create breakouts, edit/verify student accommodations

  • Content - DA’s/SA’s access and review Sirius Online program content used in their district or school

  • Classes - DA’s/SA’s access and review currently active classes, rosters, and can set up breakout pullouts using Classes functionality

  • Reports - Higher level district and school building rollups; ability to drill down to individual classes or students as needed by Course or by Standards, including performance, usage, engagement, and progress.

  • Support - Access to the knowledge base, community, and method for contacting Tech and Customer support

  • Notifications - Access to special notices that appear in Sirius Online

  • Profile Settings - General settings and the location of Switch Roles for district admins who perform multiple roles in Sirius Online, including use of Make Me a Co-Teacher (temporary for rostered admins at rostered districts; duration at the discretion of administrators who self register)


Onboarding

  • Self-registration: access codes provided by Sirius Operations or Tech Support (AND)

  • SSO/Rostering Partner: Clever, ClassLink, Edlink. Accounts automatically provisioned and managed based on data synced from district SIS


Note: Sirius Online allows either Self-Registration or SSO rostered, or a combination thereof.


Questions or Issues Regarding User Access?

Contact Tech Support at Support@SiriusEducationSolutions.com

Feature Overview by Role


Function

Teacher

Co-teacher

Admin

Classes

X

X

DA’s - District; SA’s by Building

Course

X

X

Access to view and review in “Content Tab”

Assignments

X

X

Forthcoming: Ability to view scorecards (read only)

Roster

X

X

Admins view rosters in “Classes”

Class Settings

X

X

Admins view Class Settings “Classes”

Class Reports

X

X

Admins review district and school summaries, then drill into classes

Accommodations

X

Admins can review/reset Accommodations in Classes

Group Management

X

Support

X

X

X

Notifications

X

X

X

Profile

Includes ability to switch role

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Includes ability to switch role