The following links provide detailed maps of the Pillars and Professional Learning Modules on the Virtual Learning Platform:

Virtual Learning Platform Professional Learning Modules with SAPP Indication

Virtual Learning Platform State Operated Programs Professional Learning Modules

If you are a Security Manager and need assistance granting a user(s) access, please contact MissouriSystemsofSupport@dese.mo.gov.

In the email, please include:

• Your Name
• Your Position 
• Your District 

The following link provides instructions on how to add members to an existing group as a district administrator:

Add Members to Existing Group

Assigning a Team Assessment

Creating a Group

Creating a Team

Creating a Team and Assigning an Assessment

The following link provides instructions on how to assign group professional learning module(PLM) assessments as a district administrator:

Group PLM Assessments

The following link provides instructions on how to complete an observation as a district administrator:

Completing an Observation

Manually closing a Team Assessment is no longer necessary as the assignment will close automatically after the due date.

Assigning a Team Assessment

Assigning Yearly PD

Creating a Team

Group PLM Assessments

The following link provides instructions on how to complete an observation as a building administrator:

Completing an Observation

Manually closing a Team Assessment is no longer necessary as the assignment will close automatically after the due date.

The following link provides instructions on how to add and remove building and district users to the Virtual Learning Platform:

Maintain Building and District Users

The following link provides instructions on how to add personnel utilizing the bulk upload method to the Virtual Learning Platform:

Bulk Upload Method of Adding Personnel to the VLP

Yearly PD Assignments

The following link provides information on how to understand the VLP Dashboard:

Understanding the Dashboard

The following link provides information on how to access and complete Self-Assessment Practice Profiles:

Self Assessment Instructions

The following link provides instructions on how to access, and complete a Professional Learning Module:

Professional Learning Module Instructions

New User Guide

This report provides building level data for a chosen self-assessment. The overall average score per essential function is provided and the count of the number of those that scored in each of the areas from Far from Proficient to Exemplary.

The following link provides a breakdown of what a District Needs Assessment Heat Map provides and how to complete the assessments to generate the report:

District Needs Assessment Heat Map Report

This report displays a comparison of a user’s self-assessment score per essential function with the associated observation score. The results are given per “quarters.” The quarters can be any given range of time. The idea is to show growth over a school year.

This report provides a high level view of what Professional Learning Modules (PLM) or specified PLM a district has been working on for either a chosen school year or a specified date range. The data is broken down by building and shows the number of PLMs in progress, the number completed and the number not started. An estimate of average time spent in each module is also provided.

This report provides individual progress for a chosen self-assessment. The overall average score per essential function is provided.

This report provides the overall score and the score for each essential function per teacher, per building.  

All modules will have a pre/post assessment within the PLM. This report provides, by user, the results of the pre/post assessment. Currently, this is only applicable for the Development Assessment Capable Learners (DACL) module.

This report provides results of team assessments and associated observations over a specified time range broken down into “quarters.”  The quarters can be any given range of time. The idea is to display how a team progresses on the assessment over the course of a school year. The report will only show data if the team assignment is marked complete.

This report provides the aggregate data from team assignments. The report will only show data if the team assignment is marked complete.