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Adding Observations: Approvals for Teachers

If your school uses Arc Pathway’s approval system, some of your items may need to be reviewed by your manager before they appear in the Learning Journal. Here’s what you need to know.


📝 What Needs Approval?

If you require approval, these types of items will be reviewed before being published to parents:

  • Observations
  • Profiles
  • Reports

🍼 What About Care Diary Entries?

  • Most Care Diary entries are posted immediately, even if you require approval.
  • However, your manager may turn on a setting that requires approvals for Care Diary posts too.

🚨 What Happens When I Submit an Item?

  1. Your assigned manager is notified of your submission.
  1. They can choose to approve it immediately or view and edit it first.
  1. Once approved, the item will appear in the Learning Journal as usual.

❌ What If It’s Rejected?

  • You will receive a “Approval Rejected” notification.
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  • Click the notification to:
    • View the reason
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    • Edit your submission
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    • Click Re-export to resubmit it for approval
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You can also view all rejected submissions by going to Menu > My Approvals.

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📌 Additional Notes

  • You can only have one assigned manager, set by your school’s admin.
  • The approval system is currently available on the web only.
  • You can always track the status of your submissions via the Approvals section.
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