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Create Groups Page

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On this page, you begin creating a new student group by selecting some initial parameters.

How do I get to this page?

  1. Select Manage Groups in the header of the Star Record Book.
  2. On the Manage Groups page, select Create New Groups.

Who can do this with default user permissions?

District Level Administrators, District Level Staff, School Level Administrators, School Staff, Teachers

  1. Use the School and Students to Group drop-down lists to select the students you want to create groups from.
    The School and Students to Group drop-down lists.
    • If you only have access to one school, you will not need to select a school.
    • School level administrators will only see classes at their own school.
    • Teachers will only see their own classes.

    To choose multiple specific classes (not just one), select Classes under the Students to Group drop-down list.
    The Classes link has been selected. In the pop-up window, the letters 'S A' were entered in the search field. Four classes were found that have those letters in their name, and two of them have been selected. The Save Selection and Cancel buttons are at the bottom.
    1. In the pop-up window, check the classes you want.
    2. To search for a specific class, enter the class name or part of the name in the field at the top; the list will automatically update to include classes that match your criteria.
    3. Check the Class box at the top to select all of the classes shown at once (use the arrow next to "Class" to re-sort the list in alphabetical order, ↑ A to Z or ↓ Z to A).
    4. Choose Save Selection at the bottom to save your choices.

    To choose specific students, select Students under the Students to Group drop-down list.
    The Students link has been selected. In the pop-up window, the letters 'M A R' were entered in the search field. Four students were found that have those letters in their name, and three of them have been selected. The Add Students and Cancel buttons are at the bottom.
    1. In the pop-up window, enter all or part of a student name in the field at the top (a minimum of two characters is required).
    2. Use the drop-down list next to the field to find students in any grade (All Grades) or choose a single grade to search in.
    3. Select the search icon ; the list will update to include students that match your criteria.
    4. Check the students you want, or select Student above the list to check all the students shown at once (use the arrow next to "Student" to re-sort the list in alphabetical order, ↑ A to Z or ↓ Z to A).
    5. Choose Add Students at the bottom to save your choices.

      Students selected using this method must be placed into groups before you save the groups. Unassigned students will be removed from the selection after you save.

  2. Use the Subject drop-down list to select a subject for the group (Reading, Reading Spanish, Math, or Math Spanish).
    The Subject drop-down list.
  3. Use the Benchmark drop-down list to choose which benchmark you want to use to group the students: State, District, or School.
    The Benchmark drop-down list.


    If you chose Reading Spanish or Math Spanish as the subject in step 2, only district or school benchmarks can be selected here, except for users in Texas, who may also select state benchmarks.

  4. Select Create Groups; see the instructions for the next step here.
    The Create Groups button.
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