Transfer a student from one school to another

Email the contact person at the other school and request that they export the student data and send it in an email to you.

Do not deactivate students when they leave your school.

Exporting student data

  1. Log in with your SAM school administrator account
  2. Double click on My School.
  3. Under Advanced Settings (lower right), click Export.
  4. Select Transfer Data. Click Next.
  5. Select the correct School, Teacher and Class where the student was located. Click Next.
  6. Put a checknext to the student being exported. Click Next.

****IMPORTANT *****

Be sure to check ONLY the student you want to export. All students, by default will be checked. Uncheck all students and only check the one you want to export!!

  1. Confirm the selection and click Export.
  2. Close the Export Wizard.
  3. You will receive a message that the Export was successful on the Home tab of SAM. It may take a few minutes.
  4. Once you receive the message (check the date), click Show Me.
  5. Click on the .zip file and save it to your desktop.
  6. Send an email to the Scholastic administrator at the receiving school and attach the .zip file.

Importing Student Data

  • Open the email from the sending school and save the .zip file to your desktop.
  • Log inwith your SAM school administrator account
  • Double click on My School.
  • Under Advanced Settings, click Import.
  • Click Browse and locate the file on your desktop. Click Open. Click Next.
  • Click Import.
  • You will receive a message that the Export was successful on the Home tab of SAM. It may take a few minutes.
  • Double click on My School.
  • Under Advanced Settings, click Manage Inactive Accounts (you will have to scroll)
  • Select the student you just added to your database.
  • At the bottom in Select an Option, click the down arrow and choose Assign to Class. Click Go.
  • Select the class the student is being transferred into.
  • Click Save.
  • Find the newly transferred student in the teacher’s class and double click on his/her name.
  • Under Manage Roster, click Manage enrollment.
  • Select all appropriate programs and click Save.