Teachers

Bring your teaching team together in SimpleGrader. Invite teachers, assign them to classrooms, and manage what they can access.

User Roles Overview

SimpleGrader has four role types:

Users can have multiple roles. For example, a teacher can also be marked as an admin, or a teacher can be a guardian for their own children in the school.

Inviting a New Teacher

To invite a teacher to your school:

1. Go to Settings > Invitations
2. Click Invite Member
3. Enter the teacher's details:
   • Email (required) - invitation will be sent here
   • Full Name (optional) - pre-fill their display name
4. Select roles:
   • Check Teacher
   • Check Admin if they should have administrative access
5. Optionally assign classrooms they'll teach
6. Click Send Invitation

The teacher receives an email with a link to join your school.

Assigning Teachers to Classrooms

Teachers need to be assigned to classrooms to access them:

When Creating a Classroom

1. During classroom creation, select teachers in the Teachers field
2. All selected teachers immediately have access

After Classroom Creation

1. Open the classroom
2. Go to Settings
3. Edit the Teachers field
4. Add or remove teachers
5. Save changes

From Member Settings

1. Go to Settings > Members
2. Find the teacher
3. Click to edit their profile
4. Assign classrooms in the Classrooms field
5. Save

Understanding Teacher Permissions

Teachers can:

In assigned classrooms:

• View and edit the gradebook
• Create and manage assignments
• Take and edit attendance
• View enrolled students
• Add students to the classroom
• View student profiles

Cannot:

• Access classrooms they're not assigned to
• Modify school-wide settings (unless also an admin)
• Invite or remove other members
• View other teachers' classrooms

With Admin role added:

• Access all school settings
• Invite and manage members
• View all classrooms
• Configure grading scales and absence codes

Removing Team Members

To remove a teacher or other member:

1. Go to Settings > Members
2. Find the member to remove
3. Click the remove button
4. Confirm the removal

Resending Invitations

If an invitation expires or the teacher can't find it:

1. Go to Settings > Invitations
2. Find the pending invitation
3. Click Resend

A new invitation email is sent to the same address.

Canceling Invitations

To cancel a pending invitation:

1. Go to Settings > Invitations
2. Find the invitation
3. Click Cancel

The invitation link becomes invalid and the person cannot join using it.

Managing Member Roles

To change a member's roles after they've joined:

1. Go to Settings > Members
2. Find the member
3. Click to edit
4. Toggle roles:
   • Admin: Full administrative access
   • Teacher: Classroom access
   • Guardian: Student viewing access
5. Update classroom assignments if needed
6. Save changes

Active and Inactive Members

Members can be set as active or inactive:

• Active: Normal access based on their roles
• Inactive: Access suspended but account preserved

To deactivate a member:

1. Edit their profile in Settings > Members
2. Uncheck Active
3. Save

This is useful for teachers on leave or temporary staff who may return.