Renaissance: Beginning of the Year Procedures

At the beginning of the school year, a few tasks must be completed to allow students and faculty to use Renaissance products. These tasks include:

  • Assigning Products to Classes
  • Review Teachers
  • Assigning Team Teachers to Classes

Assigning Products to Classes
To assign products to classes expected to use products such as Accelerated Reader:

  • From the Home page, click your name in the upper right corner and choose Manage Apps & Users.
  • Click Classes & Courses.
  • Click Search to list all courses.
  • Check the box next to each class you want those products assigned to. (To select all classes, check the box next to the Course Name column heading)
  • Click the Assign Products button that pops up at the bottom of the page.

Review Teachers
To review teachers available in the database:

  • From the Home page, click your name in the upper right corner and choose Manage Apps & Users.
  • Click Users.
  • Click Personnel.
  • Click Search to list all teachers.
  • Review the list of teachers and ensure all Language Arts teachers are in the system. If a Language Arts teacher is not in the database, make note of that teacher’s name. E-mail the Coordinator of Library Media Services a list of teachers who need to be added to the system.
  • If needed, the password for a teacher can be changed using these steps:
    • Click the teacher’s name.
    • Change the password.
    • Optionally check the box next to “User must change password at next login.”
    • Click Save.

Assigning Team Teachers to Classes
To assign Team Teachers to a class:

  • From the Home page, click your name in the upper right corner and choose Manage Apps & Users.
  • Click Classes & Courses.
  • Click Search to list all courses.
  • Click the Class Name.
  • Click Add/Remove Teachers.
  • Search for the teacher, check the box next to the teacher name, and click Assign Teachers.
  • Verify the Lead assignment is correct.
  • Click Done.
  • Repeat these steps for all necessary classes.