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.
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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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Newsela District Administrator Get Started Checklist

Prepare your district to launch Newsela and monitor adoption

What this resource helps you review

Confirm IT integrations

Communicate login steps

Promote instructional resources

Monitor adoption and use

Newsela District Administrator Get Started Checklist

Prepare your district to launch Newsela and monitor adoption

What this resource helps you review

Confirm IT integrations

Communicate login steps

Promote instructional resources

Monitor adoption and use

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