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For Teachers: Managing Recommendations

The Scoir Teacher application offers multiple tools to assist in managing letters of recommendation.

Setting Recommendation Preferences

If needed, recommendation requests can be automatically declined by using the Accepting Requests toggle. This may be necessary if too many requests have already been received or if a teacher is unavailable for an extended period of time.

To set your recommendation preferences, follow these steps.

  1. Navigate to the Requested page of the Recommendations tab.
  2. Turn the Accepting Requests toggle on if accepting requests for letters of recommendation, and off if not accepting letters of recommendation.

You can change your recommendation preferences at any time.



Fulfilling Outstanding Recommendation Requests

Outstanding recommendation requests will appear on the Requested page of the Recommendations tab.


  1. On the Requested page, find the student whose request you wish to respond to, then click Add to begin fulfilling the recommendation.
  2. Choose whether to upload a recommendation or write one in Scoir.
    1. If uploading, click Upload Recommendation, then click + Choose a file and select the PDF file that you'd like to upload.
    2. If writing, click Write Recommendation, compose your recommendation in the editor, then click Save for Later or Save & Preview. Recommendation drafts saved for later are available to edit from the Requested page.
    The corresponding student will be notified within Scoir once your letter is uploaded.


Declining Recommendation Requests

  1. On the Requested page, find the student whose request you wish to respond to, then click Decline to reject the recommendation
  2. You will be prompted to send a pre-populated, optional message to the student explaining why you cannot fulfill their recommendation request. Edit the message to your liking, or delete the message contents, then click Decline
    The corresponding student will be notified within Scoir that their request was denied.

Creating Recommendations on Behalf of Students

  1. From your Scoir account, navigate to Recommendations and click +Add New
  2. Search for and select the student the recommendation is for.
  3. Specify whether or not the recommendation is for a specific college.
    1. If yes, search for and select the college, then click Continue.
    2. If no, click Continue.
  5. Choose whether to upload a recommendation or write one online.
    1. If uploading, click Upload Recommendation, then click + Choose a file.
    2. If writing, click Write Recommendation, compose your recommendation in the editor, then click Save for Later or Save & Preview. Recommendation drafts saved for later are available to edit from the Requested page.

To view drafts of recommendations-in-progress, click View on a recommendation with a Draft Created date, then finish composing the recommendation in the editor. When you’re done, click Save & Preview, then click Submit.



Viewing or Replacing Existing Recommendations

To view or replace existing recommendations, go to the Completed page of the Recommendations tab.

To view a created recommendation, click the View button next to the created date. You can download the file by clicking Open.

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To replace a created recommendation, click the Replace button, then follow the steps for uploading or writing a recommendation.



Viewing Students' Details

Important: To view student information, your high school must enable the setting that allows teachers to access student details. If you can't see student details, please contact your school's Scoir admin to ensure this setting is enabled.

In addition, the student must be in your Recommendations list to access their profile information.

To access student information:

  1. Go to the Recommendations tab
  2. Click the student's name on either the Requested or Completed sections
  3. You will see the student’s profile information, including their college list, completed and shared surveys/forms, and extracurricular activities. The status of your recommendation will also be displayed.
Important: Completed student surveys and forms will only be visible if the counselor who created them has granted permission for you to view them.
Teacher view of Student information
  1. Click the View button to see form or survey responses. If the View button isn’t available, the student has not completed the shared survey or form yet.
  2. For Forms, you can download a PDF version of the responses.


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