Technology
The Clever Integration
Optional single sign-on and automatic rostering for schools that use Clever.
Why Clever
Use the account system that fits your school
Signing in and managing accounts should not get in the way of understanding students.
True Progress supports Clever, ClassLink, and direct account management so schools can use the approach that fits their existing systems. Clever is simply one option for schools that want single sign-on and automatic rostering.
What Clever Is
A single sign-in for K–12 schools
Clever gives students and teachers one place to sign in to the digital tools their school uses. Instead of entering separate credentials for every application, users sign in once and open True Progress from their Clever Portal.
Clever is provided at no cost to schools for sign-on and rostering. True Progress adds no charge for the integration.
One Sign-In
No typing for younger students
With the integration active, True Progress appears in each student’s Clever Portal. One click opens the assessment — no separate True Progress username or password to enter.
For younger students, Clever Badges can remove typing entirely. Students hold their printed badge up to the device camera and are signed in, reducing login difficulty and helping the class begin testing quickly.
Automatic Rostering
Accounts that stay current
Clever connects to your student information system and keeps True Progress rosters current automatically. When a student enrolls, an account is created. When a student leaves, access ends. When a class assignment changes, the change carries through automatically.
Schools that prefer direct roster management can continue using that approach. Clever simply removes recurring account-maintenance work for schools that want automatic synchronization.
Privacy
What stays private
Student assessment results, scores, and diagnostic information are not shared with Clever. They remain within True Progress.
The Clever integration exchanges only the information needed for sign-in and rostering, including names, usernames, class assignments, and school associations. Your school controls the scope of information shared from its student information system.
Data passing through the integration is encrypted in transit and at rest. Clever does not sell student information.
How It Works
Three steps, one setup
1
Connect your SIS to Clever
Your school connects Clever to its student information system. If your school already uses Clever, this connection is typically already in place.
2
Add True Progress from the Clever Library
Add True Progress through your Clever dashboard. Your school’s sharing rules determine which students and staff are included.
3
Accounts stay current
True Progress appears in each user’s Clever Portal, and roster changes continue to synchronize automatically.
Common Questions
Questions schools commonly ask
Do we need to use Clever?+
No. Schools can use Clever for automated rostering and single sign-on or manage True Progress accounts directly through roster import or manual entry.
Will this work with our student information system?+
Clever connects to the student information systems independent schools actually run — including Blackbaud, Veracross, and PowerSchool — as well as most other SIS platforms. If your school uses a system you don't see named here, contact support and we'll confirm compatibility before you begin.
What information is shared with Clever?+
Your school chooses which students, classes, and staff to share with True Progress through Clever. True Progress does not send student assessment results, scores, or diagnostic information to Clever.
Is there a cost?+
No. Clever provides sign-on and rostering to schools at no cost, and True Progress adds no charge for the integration.
What happens when a student enrolls or leaves?+
For schools using automated rostering through Clever, changes to shared roster information are reflected in True Progress automatically. Schools managing accounts directly can make those changes in True Progress.
Getting Started
Start with Clever, or without it
Already using Clever
Ask your Clever administrator to add True Progress in the Clever dashboard and confirm the sharing rules for participating students and staff.
True Progress will then appear in each user’s Clever Portal, and roster changes will synchronize automatically. Our team works with your administrator through setup.
Not yet using Clever
You do not need Clever to use True Progress. Direct roster import and account management are fully supported at no additional cost.
Schools that want Clever’s single sign-on and automatic rostering can establish a Clever account and then add True Progress from the Clever Library.