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title: Admin vs. Teacher Accounts
description: Compare Admin and Teacher account features in Simple Solutions. Learn how to generate reports, manage users, assign assessments, and switch roles for full access to school-wide and classroom tools.
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# Admin vs. Teacher Accounts

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See the chart below for the different functions and features of an Admin or Teacher account. 

| **Admin Account** | **Teacher Account** |
| --- | --- |

| - Can generate school-wide [course](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/admin-course-report-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us) and [standard](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/admin-standards-report-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us)reports - Can generate course and standards reports for individual classes and  - Can generate course and standards reports for individual students - Can add/edit users - Can view Simple Solutions courses | - [Can create/edit classes](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-create-a-class-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us) - [Can add/edit students](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-add-students-to-a-class-roster-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us) - Can view Simple Solutions courses - [Can assign Simple Solutions assessments](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/how-to-assign-a-digital-quiz-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us)<https://starhelp.simplesolutions.org/portal/en/kb/articles/how-to-assign-a-digital-quiz-or-lesson-2023-24-school-year> - <https://starhelp.simplesolutions.org/portal/en/kb/articles/how-to-assign-a-digital-quiz-or-lesson-2023-24-school-year> [Can access Skill Builder](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/getting-started-with-skill-builder-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us) - Can generate [course](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/teacher-course-report-2025-26-school-year?hsLang=en-us) and [standards](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/en-us/knowledge-base/teacher-standards-report-2024-25-school-year?hsLang=en-us)reports for individual classes and  - Can generate course and standards reports for individual students |
| --- | --- |

 

All school and district admins are also given a teacher account. To switch between accounts, follow the steps below.  

 1.  In the upper right corner, hover over your profile icon. Then click“Switch Role.”

![Admin vs. Teacher Accounts 1](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/hs-fs/hubfs/admin%20vs%20teacher/Admin%20vs.%20Teacher%20Accounts%201.png?width=670&height=120&name=Admin%20vs.%20Teacher%20Accounts%201.png)

 2.  Choose the correct role.   
![Admin vs. Teacher Accounts 2](https://kb.simplesolutions.org/hs-fs/hubfs/admin%20vs%20teacher/Admin%20vs.%20Teacher%20Accounts%202.png?width=670&height=120&name=Admin%20vs.%20Teacher%20Accounts%202.png)

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