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Help: Account Access for District Administrators

Accessing the District Administration Portal

All district users must activate their account before accessing the district administrator portal. The instructions below explain how to:

Account Activation

Account Login / Activation Screen
  • Go to https://growyourown.ohio.gov/district.
  • If this is your first time logging in, you will need to activate your account.
  • Activating your account simply means you’ll be verifying your identity and setting a password.
  • If you have already set your password, you may skip to the next section ‘District Administrator Login.’
  • Click/Tap Set/Reset Password.
  • Enter your email address 
  • Click Continue

Account Login / Activation Screen
  • A verification code will be emailed to you.
  • When you receive the verification code, enter it into the Verification Code blank.
  • Click Continue

Account Login / Activation Screen
  • Set your password by entering it into the first blank. It must have at least 8 characters and include at least one uppercase, one lowercase, one number, and one special symbol.
  • Repeat the password in the next box
  • Click Continue
  • Your account is now active and your password is set. You may now login.

Logging into the District Admin Portal

Account Login / Activation Screen
  • Go to https://growyourown.ohio.gov/district.
  • Enter your email address into the first blank.
  • Enter your password into the second blank.
  • If you know your IRN, you may optionally enter it into the IRN blank.
    • Note: If you are the superintendent, or an assistant, for multiple schools, please enter the IRN for the school you wish to administer.
  • Click ‘Login’

Account Login / Activation Screen
  • A verification code will be emailed to you.
  • Enter the verification code
  • Click Continue
  • If there is an error, please try logging in again, or you may reset your password again (previous section) and try logging in again. If the error persists, send an email to support at gyo@highered.ohio.gov.