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MA Safe Routes to School

Accessing Administration

1. First, login and click 'Administration Account'

2. Click Administer

3. Depending on your task, click either Districts or Schools

Updating School Names

1. Search for a school and select from the list below

2. Verify information on Mass Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

   • Visit: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search.aspx
   • Search by School name to verify information
   • It’s very important to verify the School ID matches MassDESE’s School ID

3. Update name, ensuring that the “slug” field is updated as well to the dasherized form of “Name”

4. Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.

Moving School Location

In the school edit view, scroll to the “Map” section. Click the “Pencil” Icon:

Then, click a point on the map, plotting the new location of the school:

Finally, click “Save”.

Adding a New School

1. Make sure school doesn’t already exist

At times, schools may be renamed. The only way to check if a school already exists is to search by the School ID on the Mass DESE website: http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search_link.aspx. Additionally, it is also best to search by the School ID through the admin interface. This must be done to ensure data integrity.

2. Click “Add school” in the top right.

3. Fill in required fields

The table below explains requirements:

Fields	Notes
Name	Check MassDESE site to verify.
Slug	“Slug” or “dasherized” form of “Name.” For example: “St. Bridget” is “st-bridget”
Districtid	Choose the town name from the drop down.
School ID	The School ID assigned by MassDESE. Must be consistent with MassDESE for enrollment data to be pulled. Verify on http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/search/search_link.aspx
Address
Town
State
ZIP
Principal
Phone
Fax
Grades	Comma-separated form. For example: “PK,K,1,2,3,4,5,6”. PK= Pre-Kindergarten. K=Kindergarten.
School Type	Either “PUB” or “PRI”

4. Plot the school location on the map:

5. Click “Save”.