Tips for Getting Started

There are a number of tasks that usually need to be done in Star Math at the start of a new school year. Select a task to see the instructions for it.

New school year checklist

Get a list of things to do in all programs at the start of a new school year.

Set the Enterprise Tests Preference (district- and class- or group-level preference)

Determines if students can only take Enterprise tests or if they can take either an Enterprise or a non-Enterprise (Progress Monitoring) test. Can be set at the district level or the class or group level.

Set the Test Type Preference

Sets the types of questions the students in a class or group will see.

Set the Password Requirement Preference

Determines whether a monitor password is required before students can begin taking a test.

Set the Monitor Password Preference

If a monitor password is required, use this preference to determine what that password is.

Set the Extended Question Time Limit Preference

Extend the amount of time a student has to answer questions.

Set the Estimated Math Instructional Level Preference

Changes the difficulty level of the first question the student sees on a test.

Set the Audio Preference

Enables students to hear audio for test questions.