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Newsela District Administrator Get Started Checklist

June 16, 2026

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Prepare your district to launch Newsela and monitor adoption

Review the integration, communication, resource-promotion, and reporting tasks that support a strong start across your district.

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What this resource helps you review

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    Confirm IT integrations

    Work with your IT team to confirm how teachers and students log in to Newsela and how the platform connects with your LMS or portal.
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    Communicate login steps

    Share the approved integrated login method with teachers and encourage them to complete the in-product onboarding checklist.
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    Promote instructional resources

    Customize the teacher experience to highlight handpicked resources on the Newsela homepage and reduce time spent searching for content.
  • ✓

    Monitor adoption and use

    Use reporting to review active schools and classrooms, assignment creation, Write Prompt completion, and quiz submissions.
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Newsela District Administrator Get Started Checklist

Checklist preview

Prepare your district to launch Newsela and monitor adoption

Review the integration, communication, resource-promotion, and reporting tasks that support a strong start across your district.

Checklist Focus

What this resource helps you review

  • ✓

    Confirm IT integrations

    Work with your IT team to confirm how teachers and students log in to Newsela and how the platform connects with your LMS or portal.
  • ✓

    Communicate login steps

    Share the approved integrated login method with teachers and encourage them to complete the in-product onboarding checklist.
  • ✓

    Promote instructional resources

    Customize the teacher experience to highlight handpicked resources on the Newsela homepage and reduce time spent searching for content.
  • ✓

    Monitor adoption and use

    Use reporting to review active schools and classrooms, assignment creation, Write Prompt completion, and quiz submissions.

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