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Staff management

Manage your school’s teachers and administrative staff from the Staff section.

Viewing staff

  1. Go to Staff in the admin sidebar
  2. View all staff members across your organizations
  3. Use filters to sort by role or organization

Adding staff

Inviting a new staff member

  1. Go to Staff
  2. Click Add Staff Member
  3. Enter their details:
    • Email address - They’ll receive an invitation here
    • Name - Display name in the system
    • Role - Teacher, Admin, or Owner
    • Organization - Which school they belong to
  4. Click Send Invitation
The staff member will receive an email with instructions to set up their account.

Staff roles explained

RoleCan doCannot do
TeacherView assigned students, send announcements, manage assessments, view reading logsAccess organization settings, manage other staff, view billing
AdminEverything teachers can do, plus: manage organization settings, add/remove staff, view all studentsAccess billing, change owner settings
OwnerFull access to everything including billing, global settings, and email managementN/A

Assigning classes

Teachers need to be assigned to classes to see their students:
  1. Go to the teacher’s profile
  2. Click Assign Classes
  3. Select the classes they should manage
  4. Click Save
Teachers will only see students in their assigned classes.

Removing staff

  1. Find the staff member in the list
  2. Click the menu icon (three dots)
  3. Select Remove
  4. Confirm the removal
Removing a staff member immediately revokes their access. Any announcements or comments they made will remain in the system.

Resetting passwords

If a staff member forgets their password:
  1. They can use the “Forgot Password” link on the login page
  2. Or you can send a password reset from their profile

Transferring ownership

To transfer Owner role to another admin:
  1. Contact Reading Steps support
  2. Provide verification of your identity
  3. Specify the new owner’s email address
Ownership transfers require manual verification for security purposes.