MySprings Student Portfolios Guide: How to Submit Student Portfolio Samples

This is for Academies, Homeschool, ILP, and Seat-based academies that need to provide samples for IS students.

NOTE: You may need to log out and back into MySprings to access the Portfolio area. If you are a TOR and cannot access your roster, are missing students, or student’s are missing courses, etc. please fill out a Portfolio Help Ticket in MySprings.

Portfolio Sample Assignment Directions for Students/Parents and Homeschool Parents

These are instructions on how to upload portfolio samples. Students and anyone attached to the student (parent, teacher, etc.) can upload and view the student's samples.

IMPORTANT: This is the only area where samples can be collected. The sample can exist in multiple courses/places, but this is where it must be uploaded to count as a sample.

Navigate to my.springscs.org and log in using your parent's or student's MySprings account
On the navigation menu at the left of the page, go to the "Students" page
On the tab menu at the top of the page, click on the "Portfolios" page
Look for the student's name that you would like to upload samples for
Click the "+" button on the right hand side of the course you want to upload a sample for (courses that do not have samples uploaded yet will have a red flag on them)
1. Select the correct semester
2. Choose a date to upload the sample to (only actual school days will be available, holidays/etc. will not be selectable)
3. OPTIONAL: Add a note if needed for clarification
4. Click "Choose File" and choose the correct sample (file) for the listed subject
  1. You can upload a file using your computer or find a document on Google Drive, OR from your phone, use the "Take a Photo" option
  2. NOTE: When taking a photo, it must be of a completed assignment (report, worksheet, etc.). If you submit a photo of a project/activity, it must be on the Portfolio Photo Form
5. After the file upload is complete, click the blue "Upload" button in the lower right corner of the popup box
If the sample is multiple pages, it can be formatted to be a single file for upload, or choose multiple files by clicking the "+" button to add additional pages
Please let your ES/HCT/Teacher of Record know when you have completed the uploads for your student(s) and they will check the assignments for accuracy, then complete the process once everything is all clear.
If the portfolio sample cannot be accepted, the student or the parent will get an email stating that the assignment was denied. A link will be provided in the email to take you to MySprings so another sample can be uploaded.