---
title: Portal access requests
category: teacher-portal
order: 7
lastUpdated: 2026-06-09
featureAvailability: GA
roles: [teacher]
navigationPath: Teacher Portal → My students → Request portal access
relatedArticles: [teacher-portal/viewing-assigned-students, student-management/co-teachers, administration/teachers]
---

## At a glance

- **Who uses it:** Teachers who need portal access to a student who isn't on their assigned roster.
- **When to use it:** Co-teaching arrangements, study halls, pull-out groups — anywhere your instructional relationship to the student isn't reflected in the roster yet.
- **Permissions required:** Teacher. Approval is granted by an admin.
- **Navigation path:** Teacher Portal → My students → Request portal access.

## Purpose

Portal access requests give you a self-service way to ask for visibility into a student without having to email an admin. The admin sees the request, the reason, and approves or denies — all audit-logged.

## Step-by-step

1. **Teacher Portal → Request portal access**.
2. Search the school directory for the student.
3. Provide a **reason** in 1–2 sentences ("I'm leading the after-school math intervention group and Sam is in it").
4. Submit. The admins at your school are notified.

[SCREENSHOT: teacher-access-request-form]
_Teacher Portal → Request portal access form with the student picker and a populated reason field._


## What happens next

- An admin reviews the request from **Administration → Users → Access requests**.
- Approval grants you co-teacher access on that student. You see them in My Students within a minute.
- Denial includes a reason that you can read in your portal notifications.
- Either decision is audit-logged with actor, timestamp, and reason.

## Why we require a reason

The reason is the basis for the admin's "legitimate educational interest" judgment under FERPA. Take a minute to write a real reason — vague reasons get denied.

## Tips & best practices

- Submit one request at a time. Bulk requests are harder for admins to evaluate.
- If you're new to the school, ask your admin whether your roster will be loaded soon — that's a faster path than per-student requests.

## Common mistakes

- Requesting access to "see how AmplifyED works" — admins deny those, with cause.
- Requesting access right before you actually need it — give the admin a day.

## Related articles

- [Viewing assigned students](/help/teacher-portal/viewing-assigned-students)
- [Co-teachers](/help/student-management/co-teachers)
- [Managing teachers](/help/administration/teachers)

## FAQ

**Can I request access to a case directly?**
No — access is granted at the student level. Once you're a co-teacher on the student, you see the cases where you're attached.

**Does requesting access notify the student or parent?**
No. Access requests are a staff-side operation.