Switching a student's pathway type in Imagine+ Math

In Imagine+ Math, every student is initially assigned the Mastery pathway as their default learning path. This pathway is designed for students who are at grade level or one grade level below their rostered grade. Teachers and Administrators can switch a student to the Builder pathway when they need a different instructional approach.

When should you manually switch pathways?

Consider manually switching a student's pathway type in these situations:

• Observation-based need: When a student's classroom performance, participation, or engagement does not match their assessment results.
• Instructional readiness: The student needs additional foundational skill development or enrichment (move to Math Builder) or demonstrates readiness for more rigorous, grade-level practice (move to Math Mastery).
• Targeted support: After trying customized assignments with Assignment Builder, the student still needs a different type of pathway support.

To switch a student's pathway:

1. Log in to the Product Portal and select the MyPath Math / Imagine+ Math tile.
2. Open the Student Placement page for your role:
   • Teachers: Select a class, then click Student Placement in the upper navigation.
     
   • Administrators: In the left navigation panel, click Users, then click the Student Placement card.
     
3. Locate the student whose pathway you want to change, click the more options icon () on the right, and select Assign Builder Path (if switching from Mastery path) or Assign Mastery Path (if switching from Builder path).
   
4. Select the new Placement Grade from the dropdown menu.
   
5. (Optional) To prevent future assessments from changing the placement, enable the Lock Placement option. For details on how lock placement works, see Managing a student's learning path settings.
6. (Optional) If you switch to the Builder Path and the new placement grade is one or more grades above the student’s rostered grade, you can check Enable Content Bridge to assign a condensed set of lessons from the student's rostered grade before above-grade content. To learn more about this feature, see Managing a student's learning path settings.
7. Click Assign to confirm.
   
8. A confirmation appears at the bottom of the page that says "Placement assigned."

9. Locate the student's previous pathway on the Student Placement page, click the three-dot menu ( ), and choose how you want to turn it off:

   • Click Deactivate Learning Path if you do not want the pathway to appear in reports. 
   • Or click Pause Pathway to hide the pathway from the student while keeping all placement, progress, and usage data visible in reports.

   

10. In the confirmation popup, click Yes to confirm.
    
11. A confirmation appears at the bottom of the page when the update is complete.
12. Inform the student about the change, especially if they are mid-lesson, so they understand their new pathway.

What happens next?

Automated Pathway Recommendations

After each assessment cycle, you may receive alerts () when new data suggests a pathway adjustment for a student. You can review and apply these changes individually or in bulk.

Manual Changes

Manual changes you make are not overridden unless a new assessment results in an updated recommended placement grade.

Switching Back

You can move a student from Builder back to Mastery at any time by restoring their Mastery pathway again and pausing or deactivating the Builder pathway.