This document outlines the key steps and provides useful information for getting your school set up to have access to mCLASS for the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) K–3 Literacy Screener.
Additional resources are available on the Louisiana mCLASS site.
Table of Contents
Step 1. Set your password
Check your email inbox for the subject “Set your password for LDOE K-3 Literacy Screener” from noreply@learning.amplify.com, and follow the instructions to set your password.
Please check your spam and junk folders, and add the following addresses to your contacts list:
If you have not received the email to set your password, contact your District Test Coordinator (DTC) to activate your Login Link.
More information about setting your password.
Step 2. Log in to Amplify’s Admin Portal
Amplify's Admin Portal provides educators visibility into their rosters and gives STCs the ability to manage staff, students, and classes exclusively for use with K–3 mCLASS Literacy Screener. Access to Admin Portal features is determined by the permissions granted. STCs are set up with Enrollment Access Permissions.
In a supported web browser, navigate to my.amplify.com/login/louisiana.
Under the “State Administered K-3 Screener” tab, select Staff Login.
Log in with the credentials you set in Step 1.
Educator Home displays. Click the first recommendations card, for Admin Portal.
In the Admin Portal, you should see:
The Rosters Homepage with links to all sections of the site
Help articles specific to the K–3 Literacy Screener implementation
Student data provided by the LDOE
More about the Admin Portal for District and School Test Coordinators
More about Educator Home
Step 3. Review documentation
Peruse the Help Articles provided in the Admin Portal. Useful links include:
Step 4. Create accounts for your staff administering assessments
All staff accounts must be connected to a genuine email inbox for the staff to set their own passwords.
In the Admin Portal, navigate to the Staff List.
Follow the instructions to create a single staff member or many staff members
Step 5. Roster your students and staff in classes
In order for students to be assessed in mCLASS, staff and students must be rostered in a class together. For the K–3 Literacy Screener, Amplify recommends students rostered in only one class. Each class supports up to 80 students without impacting performance.
Any class with no subject, “English/Language Arts,” or “Other” subject in Grades KG, 01, 02, or 03, will be synced to mCLASS.
In Admin Portal, navigate to the Students list.
Follow the instructions to add students to a new class.
After saving the class with students, add at least one staff member as the Primary Teacher in the class.
New classes will appear in mCLASS within 24 hours.
If your district has signed the data-share agreement with LDOE, you will be able to add a missing student into the Admin Portal for access. Follow the student enrollment instructions to add a student who is missing from the LDOE data feed. Please note:
To add the student, you must have the student’s 10-digit state ID.
If the student is already enrolled in another district, please contact the LDOE to adjust the data.
Step 6. Send password email links to STCs
Once the STCs’ accounts are set up, navigate back to the Staff List.
Select all staff and follow the instructions to send them to a login link to reset their passwords. This will send staff the same email you received in Step 1.
Thank you for setting up your school for a successful LDOE K–3 Literacy Screener with Amplify and mCLASS.
mCLASS Intervention
The educator who forms mCLASS Intervention groups for grades K–3 in your school needs the "administrator" organization role. If the educator in charge of forming mCLASS Intervention groups cannot form Intervention groups, their role was not set up correctly. Please contact your DTC to have their organization role changed to "administrator."
FAQs
What do educators need to do to get access to mCLASS?
All educators need to do is set their password and navigate to my.amplify.com/login/louisiana, where they log in to the State Administered K–3 Screener. After successful login they will navigate to mCLASS by clicking mCLASS on Educator Home.
How often is data updated?
Amplify syncs data provided by the LDOE once a quarter, ahead of your assessment period.
When are enrollment changes visible in mCLASS?
Rostering updates made in the Admin Portal are reflected in mCLASS within 24 hours, with the exception of student intra-district transfers. If you have transferred students to a different school, the update will be reflected in mCLASS after the weekend sync, on Monday morning.
How do I add a new student to my school or district?
Follow these instructions to add a student who is missing from the LDOE data feed. Please note:
To add the student, you must have the student’s 10-digit state ID.
If the student is already enrolled in another district, please contact your DTC to adjust the data.
How do I transfer a student between schools within a district?
To transfer students between schools within a district, you will need permissions to both schools or access to the district. If you do not have access, reach out to your DTC.
How do I transfer a student to a different district?
Transfers of students from one LDOE district to another must be requested by a DTC.
How do I add a staff member to more than one district?
DTCs are able to deactivate staff from a district in the Admin Portal, but are restricted from adding them to other districts. To request this change, please contact Amplify at help@amplify.com with the following information:
Your contact information
The email addresses and full names of the staff members
The additional district(s) you’d like to have the staff members added to
What if I encounter student data (Name, State ID, or Grade level) that looks incorrect?
Please contact your DTC to resolve this error.