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School Portal Help›Log in for the first time

Getting Started · 2 min read

Log in to your school portal for the first time

The NYSAIS school portal is where your school’s directory, profile, events, jobs, and receipts live. This page shows you how to get in – whether an account has already been set up for you or you’re starting from scratch. You only need your school email address.

Before you start

The portal uses your school’s email domain to confirm who you are. Use the email address your school assigned you (for example, you@yourschool.org) – not a personal Gmail or Yahoo.

Most likely: an account already exists

Try “Forgot Password” first

If your school has ever registered anyone for a NYSAIS event with your email address, an account was already created for you.

  1. Go to the portal login page (button below).
  2. Click Forgot Password.
  3. Enter your school email and check your inbox for the reset link.
If no reset email arrives

Register as a new user

If Forgot Password says your email is not on file, create a new account:

  1. On the login page, click Register as a New User.
  2. Fill in your school email and details.
  3. The system will confirm your school by domain and finish setup.
Go to the school portal login → Opens app.nysais.org in a new tab-friendly URL.

Once you’re in

You’ll land on a left-hand menu. What you see depends on what your school has given you access to – the five directory sections (Orders, School Events, Careers, Profile, Users) each appear only for people with the matching permission. Everyone always sees Browse Events and My Events. If those are the only two items in your menu, you have “member” access and cannot edit school data yet. A Head of School or existing admin at your school can grant you a permission – or if they are not available, request one from NYSAIS support and we will approve based on your role at the school (a CFO asking for Orders to pull receipts, for example).

School portal left-hand menu
The full menu an admin sees. Users with fewer permissions see fewer items.

What’s next

What is in your school directory The five components and what each one does. Grant admin or user access For Heads of School delegating portal work.