Teacher First-Time Onboarding

0 Before you start

Have these ready:

• The email address the school used for your teacher profile (usually the one in your welcome message)
• Your password (temporary password from the school, or a password you already set)
• About 10–15 minutes on a laptop or tablet (phone works; wider screen is easier for rosters)

1 Log in the first time

1. Open the Teacher login page.
2. Select Teacher (not Parent).
3. Enter the email on your teacher profile and your password.
4. Click Sign In. You should land in the Teacher Portal.

2 Confirm your dashboard

On a successful first login you should see:

• A welcome line with your name
• A Semester dropdown — leave it on the current / open term (e.g. Fall 2026)
• One or more class cards for classes where you are the assigned teacher
• Optional: pay summary cards (hidden for some church-staff roles)

3 Week-one checklist

Complete these once before (or right after) the first class meeting. Print this page if a paper checklist helps.

• Open each class roster — names and stages look right; note any missing students and tell the school administrator.
• Copy parent emails (Emails on the class card) if you will send a welcome note from your own email.
• Submit your syllabus link — paste a shareable Google Drive (or similar) link; it goes to admin for approval before parents see it.
• Sign your instructor agreement — orange banner at the top of the Teacher Portal. Flow: handbook (Code of Conduct) → waivers → contract (name/classes pre-filled) → electronic signature.
• Practice Log Attendance once (even for a past dry-run date if needed) so first Thursday is smooth — then correct via View History if you used a test date.
• Find Assessments tab so you know where grades/mastery go mid-semester (you do not need to enter anything yet).
• Bookmark the login link and the full teacher guide in your browser.

4 If you also parent at Proclaim

• One login can hold both Teacher and Parent roles
• After sign-in, use the header Portals switcher to open Parent Portal for enrollments and balance
• Teacher pay applied to tuition only works when the school has linked your teacher record to your family
• Do not share logins — each adult should have their own account

5 After onboarding — ongoing use

This page is the first-time path. For day-to-day detail (pay cards, attendance history, assessments, troubleshooting), use:

Teacher Portal how-to guide

Inside the Teacher Portal header you will also see How-to guide anytime you are logged in.

? First-time troubleshooting

I never got a password

Teacher accounts are created by the school. Contact the school administrator; do not use “Create account with family code” unless you are also registering as a parent with a family code.

Login says no account / wrong password

Confirm email spelling and that you chose Teacher. Ask the school to verify your Auth user exists and that your teacher profile email matches.

I get in but see “no teacher profile for this email”

Your login may have the teacher role without a matching teachers record email. The school administrator needs to align them.

Classes missing or wrong semester

Change the semester dropdown. If still wrong, your name may not be set as teacher on those class records yet.

I need the full feature walkthrough

Open the Teacher Portal User Guide (rosters, attendance, syllabus, assessments, pay).