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Getting Started on Coach Digital Compass - Administrators

Getting Started on Coach Digital Compass - Administrators

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Last updated: Mar 13, 2025 by Jeff Gregson
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Managing School Settings

Administrators can access the school Settings from the drop-down menu in the top right corner.

Getting Started page. The Settings option is highlighted in the My Account dropdown menu.

From here, Administrators can allow teachers to:

  • Add, edit, and delete student users,

  • Assign students to classes,

  • Add, edit, and delete parent users.

Manage Settings page. The settings allow teachers to add, edit, and delete students and parents, and assign students to classes. The Yes radio button is selected for each setting.

Managing Teacher and Student Accounts and Classes 

Administrators can create teacher and student accounts for their schools and classes for teachers. These three tasks can be completed in bulk by formatting and importing Excel files or individually by manually adding accounts and creating classes. Administrators should choose the appropriate option in the drop-down menu in the top right corner to add, edit, and manage accounts.

A table lists classes with details like name, subject, grade level, students, co-teachers, and groups. The Class_21st March row is highlighted.

Coach Digital Compass Content 

After selecting Content, administrators will find books, lessons, assessments, Catch-up with Coach, placement tests, and other materials for the classroom. Administrators can browse for this material by choosing the grade and subject. Administrators have access to all the same instructional material as teachers. Begin by selects Content from the top toolbar.

Library 

Under the Library, you will find all of your program titles. You can browse through our courses or filter by standard. The books and lessons available will appear at the center of the page, and additional instructional material can be found on the left-hand toolbar. If you want to see the kinds of titles we have in this program, please see the workbook lists in the linked files (these are for titles within grades 1 to 8).   CDC Math Titles, CDC ELA, and Reading Titles

Content, Catch Up with Coach highlighted. The Lesson Planner is displayed for Math, Grades 2 and 3.

Catch up with Coach

Identifies student learning gaps, then addresses those gaps through specific lessons and practice suggested by prescriptive reporting. The resource will provide you and your teachers with a grade-level screener, pre-/post- unit tests, and lessons corresponding to those units. 

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Content, Catch Up with Coach showing. The Lesson Planner is displayed for Math, Grades 2 and 3.

Digital Assessments

Your teachers can assign digital stand-alone Placement Tests and Digital Assessments, which contain both summative and formative assessments. 

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Content, Digital Assessments highlighted. Available options are Placement Tests and Digital Assessments.

Teacher Resources provides Print-Only Assessments, Assessment Answer Keys, Teacher Guide and other Tools and Glossaries.

Content, Teacher Resources showing. Available options are Print-Only Assessments, Assessment Answer Key, Instructional Material, Teacher Guide, and Tools and Glossaries.

Assigning Instructional Material 

Administrators can assign lessons and tests to classes and individual students for teachers.

From the Content page, search for the Lesson you wish to assign by selecting the criteria at the top. Once you have the chosen the Lesson, click Assign.

Library page for Grade 5 ELA. The Coach, ELA, and Grade 5 filters are highlighted in red boxes. An arrow points to the Assign button for Lesson 1, Support Your Ideas within Practice Coach Plus.

On the Create Assignment page, select a teacher, a class. Give the Lesson Assignment a name, Start and End date and click Assign.

Create Assignment page. Options available Select a Teacher, Select a Class, give lesson a name, Start and Expiration date. The Assign button is highlighted in red, indicating the user is about to assign a lesson.

Administrators can manage all assigned Lessons under Manage > Assignment List. Although administrators can assign material, the teacher must still grade it.

Manage tab selected, Assignment List view. The list displays four assignments with details like name, assigned date, expiration date, status, participation, and reports. The Manage tab and Assignment List submenu are highlighted.

Assessment Builder Administrators can build unique assignments through the “Assessment Builder” in the top toolbar. With the Assessment Builder, administrators can select questions from our Question Bank and build assignments for their classrooms.

  1. To create customer assessments, from the top toolbar, click Assessment Builder > Question Bank,

Assessment Builder dropdown menu open. Question Bank highlighted.

  1. Using the Question Bank Filters, choose a Product (if applicable), Subject and Grade(s). You can also choose the Question Type, Depth of Knowledge Level or Standard,

  2. Scroll through the Question Bank list and drag and drop the questions you like into the Assessment Preview on the right-hand side of the page,

Assessment Builder page, Question Bank view. A red box highlights a button with a paperclip icon next to a question. A callout box explains that dragging from here will add all linked questions to the test.

  1. Give your assignment a name and type directions to your students,

  2. Select Save and Preview or Save when finished.

All the assignments you build with the Assessment Builder will be stored in the “Custom Assessments” tab under “Assessment Builder” in the top toolbar.

Assessment Builder, Custom Assessments highlighted.

Administrators can share these custom assignments with the teachers in their school by choosing Actions > Release on the Custom Assessments page.

Assessment Builder, Custom Assessments view. The Actions dropdown menu is open for the assessment, Actions drop down menu showing options like Assign, Edit, Delete, Release (highlighted), and Copy.

Reporting Tab

Administrators can track student progress and activity from the Reporting Tab. To see what reports are available, hover cursor over Reporting in the top toolbar. The reporting tool will give you a breakdown of student proficiency and recommendations based on student learning gaps. Select Cumulative Standards Report to track student mastery across skills. Select “Assignment Reporting” to view student assignment data by test or lesson.

Reporting tab. The User Login Reporting option is highlighted in the dropdown menu.

Administrators can also track user activity for their school by viewing the Product Usage and User Login reports, which are listed under the Reporting tab.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule a webinar walk-through of the program, contact your Educator Success team at success@epslearning.com.

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