The Self-Service OneRoster API creates a direct connection between your Student Information System to all of HMH’s CORE platforms. This allows for near-constant, automatic roster updates from your Student Information System to Ed: YFIL, ThinkCentral, and/or MyHRW.
• Follow the Self-Service OneRoster API flow if you . . .

• Are new to Import Management and have an IMS Certified OneRoster API vendor to import data (for example: ClassLink, Skyward, Infinite Campus).
• Have previously used SFF and have an IMS Certified OneRoster API vendor to import data (for example: ClassLink, Skyward, Infinite Campus) and would like to switch to OneRoster.
• Used OneRoster API last year and plan to use it again this year.
  
  • Click Here for the OneRoster Self-Service API Flow

The Self-Service OneRoster .CSV allows you to create OneRoster 1.1 .CSV files either from scratch or exported from your Student Information System to be imported into HMH’s CORE platforms. This option allows for a maximum degree of control with your roster imports and interoperability with multiple vendors who support OneRoster 1.1.
• Follow the Self-Service OneRoster .CSV flow if you . . .

• Use an OneRoster CSV-certified vendor, such as TxSIS, or if you are building files from scratch. To save you time in creating files, you can work with our rostering partner ClassLink .
• Are familiar with OneRoster 1.1 .CSV and are using it or plan to use it with multiple OneRoster 1.1 supporting vendors.

  • Click Here for the OneRoster Self-Service .CSV Flow

Simple File Format (SFF) is HMH’s standard rostering format which can roster students into our CORE platforms. SFF is a proprietary import that is unique to HMH and can populate Ed: YFIL, ThinkCentral, and MyHRW.

• Follow the Self-Service SFF flow if you . . .

• You have rostered using Simple File Format (SFF) in the past and want to continue.
• Your Student Information System is not an IMS Certified OneRoster 1.1 API vendor.
  
  • Click Here for the Self-Service SFF Flow
  • Click Here to download the SFF .csv templates

As part of our partnership, all HMH Customers have the option of using ClassLink’s Roster Server Lite though the 2021/2022 school year. To learn more about this service and other custom rostering options, click here .

Other rostering methods, such as Traditional, Manual via user interface, and LMS are available. Visit Online Help for details.

If you are new to SAM or if you are having trouble accessing your administrator account, follow these steps. If you are not an administrator, contact your district administrator to establish administrator permissions.

Copy your SAM Server Hosted URL into a browser window to launch SAM. You can find your URL in the hosting activation email, or by contacting your district administrator. If you can’t find your hosting activation email you can contact Technical Support at 800-283-5974 to get your Hosted URL.

At the SAM sign-in screen, use the following username and password to access your account for the first time.

Username: dadmin
Password: SAM@dm1n

At first login after installation and before accessing SAM, a prompt opens where you can set up your profile and establish a unique username and password.

Fill out all fields (asterisks indicate required fields) and create a unique username and password.

You will need to set up your schools prior to importing classes and students. The importing process will create classes within the school so students are correctly imported into their classes.

To set up a school:

Log in to SAM and click My District on top of the SmartBar to open the district’s Profile Screen. Click the Add a School link under Manage Roster to open the Add a School Screen. Enter the requested basic information about the school, including:

• Full school name
• School number
• Grades (use the checkboxes to indicate which grades exist at this school)
• School type (use the checkboxes to indicate the type of school)
  • Title 1 Status (use the pull-down menu to identify school’s Title 1 status)
  • School calendar (use the pull-down menu to select school year start and end dates, as well as the number and duration of any grading periods)

On the Contact tab, enter information such as title, address, and phone number for the school’s contact. Starred (*) information is required. Use the Demographics tab to record student demographic data for reporting purposes. To view or edit a school’s profile, click Schools on the SmartBar, then double-click the school’s name to access the school’s Profile Screen.

• ClassLink

Through our partnership with ClassLink , SAM users can take advantage of ClassLink’s Roster Server Lite free of charge through the 2021/2022 school year.

This option can connect your Student Information System to SAM via an API connection that allows for daily automatic roster updates and synchronization. For more information, click here or contact our Intervention Technical Support team at at 800-283-5974, or email us at edtech.techsupport@hmhco.com

• Manual .CSV Rostering

Student, teacher, and administrator rosters can be imported into SAM from a CSV file. This is especially helpful when student and teacher data is stored in a district database or a spreadsheet program. Rosters may be imported to create student, teacher, or administrator profiles or to overwrite existing roster data in the database. Please note that Student data is not affected by roster changes.

For detailed instructions and import templates, click here.

• Auto-Import Utility

For districts or schools using the CSV import option, HMH’s automated Auto-Import-Utility is available. This service allows for daily or weekly updates and synchronization between SAM and your CSV import files via SFTP.

For more details contact our Intervention Technical Support team at at 800-283-5974, or email us at edtech.techsupport@hmhco.com

• Manual

For smaller implementations, districts and schools still have the option to manage their student and teacher accounts manually through the SAM Client.

For instructions on manually adding and managing Classes, click here.

For instructions on manually adding and managing Teacher accounts, click here.

For instructions on manually adding and managing Student accounts, click here.

Students must be enrolled in programs before they may use them. To enroll a student in a program, first make sure there are activated licenses for that program. Once this is done, enroll students by following these steps:

• Double-click the Students, Classes, or Schools tab in the SmartBar.
• Click the Manage Enrollment link in the Manage Roster menu at the upper right corner of any Profile Screen.
• Use the checkboxes to enroll students in various programs. Use the checkbox in the header row to enroll all students in a specific program.
• Click Save to save the changes, Save & Return to save changes and close the window, Cancel to nullify changes, or Cancel & Return to nullify changes and close the window.

Student enrollments may be done at the district, school, grade, teacher, class or student levels in SAM. Contact Technical Support > if you encounter enrollment errors.

By default, all teachers have access to the SAM Web Client.

In order to enable Teacher Central, SAM Central, or the Next Generation Dashboards, additional configuration is required.

These configuration steps include:

• Assigning Student Licenses

• Applying Teacher Licenses (where applicable)

• Setting the Class to Manage the Needed Applications

For detailed, step-by-step instructions, click here.

Please visit our Online Help for more information.

Download the HMH Hosting User’s Guide and Data Management Manual, which contains detailed instructions on both roster imports and exports.

Review our Student Achievement Manager SAM FAQs

If you can’t find what you need or something isn’t working, please contact our Technical Support team at
800-283-5974.

Or email us at:
EdTech.TechSupport@hmhco.com