Menu security by role

When setting menu security by role, consider the information users are authorized to display or update when given access to a menu option.

Items

These menu options are available when you select Items from the main navigation menu.

Menu Option	Permission	Function
New Item	Create new items	Items are the questions built for use on Performance Matters assessments. This menu security is typically turned on for users involved in item and test creation.
New Item Source	Create new item sources or banks	Every item created must be saved to a source and bank. Allowing a user to create a source or bank also allows them to create their item folders and grant others access to it through permissions.
New Item Assignment	Create new item assignments	Item assignments are created by users who are creating projects for authors to complete. This is typically used by districts that have designated item authors.
Item Assignment Status	Access the status of item assignments	This page allows users to display all item assignments and their status. This is typically used by district personnel who create item assignments.
New Resource	Create a new resource	This allows users to create new resources including, but not limited to, reading passages, audio files, and videos for items.
New Rubric	Create a new rubric	Rubrics are assigned to items that require different scoring options based on student performance. This menu security is typically turned on for users involved in item and test creation.

Tests

These menu options are available when you select Tests from the main navigation menu.

Menu Option	Permission	Function
New Test	Create new tests	This menu security should be turned on for any user involved in test creation. Both Answer Key Only tests and OLA tests can be accessed through this menu.
Test Center	Access Test Center to administer tests	Test Center is the main page where users administer tests. They can see all tests that correspond to their schedule course type and grade level.
OLA Student Admin	Access OLA Student Admin to see the progression of students within an assessment	OLA Student Admin displays the status of all students in a certain test. Users can see whether the student has the test assigned, is in progress, submitted a test, or has results for a test. They can also control these actions through OLA Student Admin.
New Blueprint	Create new blueprints	This menu security should only be turned on for districts that use the Blueprint process to create items and tests.
GradeCam	Utilize GradeCam (if your district has turned on GradeCam for scanning purposes)	If GradeCam has been purchased by your district, you will need to decide which roles should have access to this specific tool.
Online Scoring	Score students' assessments	Turning on this menu security allows users to score students online for any test that they have access to that has been enabled for online scoring through the test editor. If online scoring is enabled for items flagged for manual scoring only, then the human scorer will not be able to update the machine-scored responses. This is controlled by the creation of the test itself. It is also important to note that users can update student responses for any students on their schedule who have taken the assessment.
Scoring Assignment Summary	Display a comprehensive list of all of the scoring assignments to which permissions are given	This page lists the scoring assignments to which a user was added. They can directly access the scoring assignment from this page by clicking the assignment title.

SLO (Add-On Module)

These menu options are available when you select SLO from the main navigation menu.

Menu Option	Permission	Function
New SLO	Create new SLOs	This menu should be turned on for any role that needs to create Student Learning Objectives to measure student performance.
New Group SLO	Create new group SLOs	This menu should be turned on for any role that needs to create Student Learning Objectives to measure student performance by group.
Results by Teacher	Create a report to display a summary of performance by teacher SLO	Results by Teacher allows a user to create a report to display the performance by teacher associated with the SLOs. This menu security should be given to users who need to evaluate teacher performance.

Intervention (Add-On Module)

These menu options are available when you select Intervention from the main navigation menu.

Menu Option	Permission	Function
New Intervention	Create new interventions	This menu security should be given to any user who is using Intervention. This allows them to define the properties of new interventions.
Intervention Admin	Create and administer interventions	This menu security should be given to any user who is using the Intervention model. This allows them to set up and define the overall structure of the tool.

Reports

These menu options are available when you select Reports from the main navigation menu.

Menu Option	Permission	Function
Baseball Card Report	Access the Baseball Card report within Performance Matters	This provides users access to Baseball Card within Performance Matters. They can display any public, local test, and any other data loaded for the district. This report provides useful test information such as a breakdown of standards or strands and a comparison between test scores.
Scoreboard	Access to the Scoreboard report	Scoreboard allows users to compare test data across classes, schools, and districts.
Student Item Analysis	Access to the Student Item Analysis report	This report provides in-depth information per test, including student averages, data by standard, and data by item.
Student Detail	Access to the Student Detail report	Student Detail provides information to users regarding specific students. This information includes, but is not limited to, class schedules, test information, and PMPs (if applicable).
MyReports	Access to MyReports	MyReports provides different reports according to the user's access level (Admin, District, School, or Teacher). Admin users can decide which reports the role should have access to within the Search Generated Reports tool and specify the permissions.
MyDashboard	Access to MyDashboard	MyDashboard is the default home page for teachers. They use it to access their students and their Performance Matters tasks.
Item Statistics Analysis	Access to the Item Statistics Analysis report	This report provides useful information about items used on assessments. Users can identify the strengths and weaknesses of the questions and student performance.
Print Responses	Print student responses	This menu security allows users to print student responses from assessments that have results. This is a useful tool for users to review assessments with their students.

Admin

These menu options are available when you select Admin from the main navigation menu.

Menu Option	Permission	Function
Menu Security	Change and update menu securities for users and roles	This page allows users to change the menu security within their site.
Impersonate User	Log in as a user to display their account	This allows users to log in to another user's account using the impersonation tool. They can display their site and respective data. To use this function, the user must be a site Admin, or they will receive an error when trying to use this tool.
User Manager	Access to User Manager	User Manager allows users to search for a specific user or role within the organization. They can see the email address and location and can reset a user's password. Active Directory users cannot reset passwords.
News	Create new News items for the site	This menu security allows users to create News items.
Instructional Strategies	Create new instructional strategies	This menu security should be turned on for users who need to create new instructional strategies for PMP purposes. This is an add on within the PMP module.
Groups	Create new groups	This menu security should be turned on for any role that will need to create groups within the organization. One or more members can be assigned to a group that can then be given permissions. Groups are not widely used as most permissions are now granted based on a role-by-role basis.
Search Groups	Search existing groups	This allows the user to search for available groups.
New Review Board	Create new review boards	This menu security should be turned on for any role that will participate in the creation of review boards. Review boards are typically used to review items before the items become available for use on assessments.
Search Review Boards	Search existing review boards	This allows a user to search for available review boards.
Create Filter	Create new filters	This menu security allows users to create filters to access frequently used data. There are certain reports where you can apply a custom filter.
Search	Search existing filters	This allows users to search for available custom filters.
PMP Admin	Create and manage PMPs The PMP module must be purchased by the district before it will be available on the site.	This menu security enables users to create and manage Progress Monitoring Plans. A user can add and manage rules, content, and filters.
New Performance Band	Create New Performance Bands	This menu security allows a user to create a new Performance Band which sets the cut scores and colors that can be used on assessments.
Search	Search existing Performance Bands	This allows users to search for created Performance Bands.