Manage User Roles and Permissions

This article applies to organization administrators only.

Classwork allows organizations to assign specific roles to users. Each role determines what features and administrative tools a user can access.

All roles other than Teacher receive access to the Administration menu in the left navigation panel. The options that appear inside Administration vary depending on the assigned role.

Available Roles

Teacher

The default role for most users.

• Create Activities
• Make Assignments
• Create and manage Classes
• Review student submissions

The Teacher role does not include access to the Administration menu.

User Administrator

User Administrators manage users within an organization.

• Create new users
• Remove users
• Update user information
• Manage Teams

This role sees the Administration menu with access to:

• User List
• Teams

School Administrator

School Administrators can view reporting data for an entire school.

• Access school-level reports

Under the Administration menu, this role will see reporting tools relevant to their assigned school.

Note: Reporting features are currently in development.

District Administrator

District Administrators can view reporting data across an entire district.

• Access district-wide reports

Under the Administration menu, this role will see district-level reporting tools.

Note: Reporting features are currently in development.

Curriculum Author

Curriculum Authors create and manage instructional materials within district resources.

• Add curriculum materials to district resources
• Edit and update curriculum materials
• Submit materials for review (if applicable)

Under the Administration menu, this role will see Curriculum Authoring.

Curriculum Reviewer

Curriculum Reviewers evaluate submitted curriculum materials.

• This role is assigned using the same checkbox in the user profile as other roles.
• Curriculum submissions will only appear once the user is added to a designated review team.

This allows selected teachers or administrators to review instructional materials submitted for district approval.

If a user has the Curriculum Reviewer role but is not on a review team, no curriculum items will appear for review.

How to Assign Roles

Initially, Classwork must grant at least one user User Administrator access within your organization.

Once a User Administrator exists, they can assign roles to others.

1. Click Administration at the top of the left navigation menu.
2. Click User List.
3. Use the search bar to locate the user.
4. Click the user’s name to open their profile.
5. Assign the appropriate role.
   
6. Save your changes.

The same process applies when creating a new user. During setup, simply assign the appropriate role before saving.

How the Administration Menu Changes by Role

What appears under Administration depends on the assigned role:

• User Administrator: User List and Teams
• School Administrator: School-level reports
• District Administrator: District-level reports
• Curriculum Author: Curriculum Authoring tools

If a user does not see the Administration menu, confirm that their role has been updated correctly.