Create and Add Passages as a Curriculum Administrator

Create and add reading passages to assessments as a curriculum administrator.

This article walks Curriculum Administrators through adding passages to questions for custom assessments.

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If you do not see the Assessments option in the administrator tools, this means you do not have the Curriculum Administrator role assigned to your profile. If you do not yet have an existing account, or if you have an account but not the proper role, reach out to an Organization Administrator in your district. District Organization Administrators can create new accounts and add roles to existing accounts at the district and school levels. School Organization Administrators can only create accounts and add roles for teachers and administrators for the school(s) they are associated with.

Article Contents

Create New Passage

Add Existing Passage

Create New Passage

1. SSO or sign into your Administrator account at my.mheducation.com.

For users that have a teacher and administrator role, you will land on your teacher profile.

To access the administrator tools, click on the Profile button (A) and select Administrator (B) from the menu.

2. Click on Assessments on the navigation menu.

3. Select the program from the Course drop-down.

4. From the School District Banks tab, click on a custom created District Bank.

5. Create a new assessment or edit an existing assessment.

6. During the creating/editing question process, scroll to the bottom of the page.

7. Click the +Create New link next to Passages.

8. On the Create passage pop-up, enter a Title.

9. Enter the Content of the passage.

10. Click the Add passage button.

The passage will then automatically attach to the question.

11. Click the radio button next to the Layout option. This will be how the student sees the passage for the question - left side of question or on top of question.

D. Click the Preview link to view the passage content.

E. Click the Trash Can icon to delete the passage.

12. Click the Save button once you have finished editing the question.

Add Existing Passage

When adding passages to a question on a custom assessment, the only passages you will be able to add from are those that you have created.

1. SSO or sign in at my.mheducation.com.

If you have dual roles as a teacher and an administrator, you will need to navigate to your Administrator profile to access the Admin Tools. Refer to the Access Assigned Roles, View Organizations, and Change Profile Settings article for steps on switching between your Teacher and Administrator profiles.

2. Click on Assessments on the navigation menu.

3. Select the program from the Course drop-down.

4. From the School District Banks tab, click on a custom created District Bank.

5. Create a new assessment or edit an existing assessment.

6. During the creating/editing question process, scroll to the bottom of the page.

7. Click the +Add Existing link next to Passages.

8. On the Select passage pop-up, click the Select a Passage Bank drop-down.

9. Click on My Passages from the menu.

10. Check the box next to the passage you want to add.

11. Click the Add button.

12. Click the radio button next to the Layout option. This will be how the student sees the passage for the question - left side of question or on top of question.

D. Click the Preview link to view the passage content.

E. Click the Trash Can icon to delete the passage.