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Reactivate Teacher

Tracie2
Journeyman

Reactivate Teacher

Does anyone know how to reactivate a teacher who was deactivated in error in McRel, Searchsoft?

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nicolebond
PowerSchool Mentor
PowerSchool Mentor

If your district uses SearchSoft / TalentEd Records or Perform

Most districts using “McREL”  the system is SearchSoft/TalentEd.

To reactivate a teacher:

  1. Go to the Staff List

Admin → Staff Management → Staff

  1. Change the filter to show inactive users

Look for:

  • “Show Inactive”
  • “Include Archived”
  • “Status: Inactive”
  1. Open the teacher’s profile
  2. Reactivate

Depending on your version, the button will be one of these:

  • Reactivate User
  • Restore
  • Unarchive
  • Change Status → Active

Once reactivated, the teacher will reappear in evaluation assignments.

If your district uses NCEES / McREL (North Carolina)

This applies if you’re in a state using the McREL evaluation platform.

  1. Log in as District Administrator
  2. Go to Staff → Staff List
  3. Change the filter to “Inactive” or “Archived”
  4. Select the teacher
  5. Click:
  • Reinstate User
  • or Activate

This restores their evaluation access and assigned plans.

If the teacher was deactivated mid‑cycle

You may also need to:

  • Reassign their evaluation plan
  • Reassign their supervisor/evaluator
  • Reopen any locked components


Nicole Bond
Director of Attendance and Enrollment
Haywood County Schools
Brownsville, TN

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