--- title: "Getting Started: A Tour of Parsec Clarity for CA Partners" url: "https://www.parseceducation.com/learn/getting-started-a-tour-of-parsec-clarity-for-ca-partners/" updated: "2026-08-10" category: Parsec Clarity --- # Getting Started: A Tour of Parsec Clarity for CA Partners ## This is a title Getting Started: A Tour of Parsec Clarity for CA Partners — Parsec Education [Learning Hub](https://www.parseceducation.com/learn/) › [Parsec Clarity](https://www.parseceducation.com/docs-category/parsec-clarity) › Getting Started # Getting Started: A Tour of Parsec Clarity for CA Partners Last updated July 29, 2026 ~4 minute read 🌴 **Note:** This article is specific to our partners in California. ## Watch the tutorial ## Why this matters When you first log in, it's not always obvious where everything lives or what each section is for. This article walks through the home page, navigation, and each core area of the Parsec Clarity platform — Dashboards, Rankings, Strategic, and Parsec Real — so you can get oriented quickly and start pulling the data you actually need. ## Who it's for - **District and charter school administrators** logging in for the first time - Anyone who wants a **refresher** on where things live in the platform - No prior experience with the platform is required ## Step-by-step 1 ### Find your way around the navigation pane On the left-hand side of your screen, you'll see your navigation pane. This is home base — from here you can move between **Dashboards**, **Rankings**, and **Strategic** (currently in Beta). There's a small three-line icon in the upper-left corner. Clicking it collapses the navigation pane, giving you more screen space for whatever content you're viewing. If your organization has access to **Parsec Real**, you'll see a small down arrow next to "Clarity." Clicking it lets you jump into Parsec Real or into Settings. ![The left-hand navigation pane in Parsec Clarity, with the collapse icon and the down arrow next to Clarity.](https://www.parseceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-12.27.40-PM.png) The navigation pane — your home base for moving between sections. **Tip:** Settings is also where you manage users, workspaces, and your own profile. 2 ### Pin your favorite dashboards to the home page When you first start out, your home page will have space to pin up to four dashboards — the ones you want to jump into right away every time you log in. To add one, select it from the list (for example, the California School Dashboard, CAASPP, ELPAC, or Enrollment) and choose to add it to your home page. ![Pinning a dashboard to the Parsec Clarity home page.](https://www.parseceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-12.28.12-PM.png) Pin up to four dashboards for quick access every time you log in. Once pinned, you can hover over a dashboard tile to add a short description or remove it using the small X that appears. 3 ### Use Dashboards to view your data Clicking into **Dashboards** takes you to your available reports. From here you can: - Switch between **public data** and **local data** - Search to isolate a specific dashboard if you have several (for example, typing "CAASPP" will narrow the list down to just that dashboard) ![The Dashboards area in Parsec Clarity showing available reports and the search field.](https://www.parseceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-12.28.51-PM.png) Dashboards houses your available reports — switch data sources or search to narrow the list. 4 ### Use Rankings to benchmark against similar schools or districts The **Rankings** section houses Clarity Rankings. From here, you can find similar schools or districts in California and compare yourself against them using any metric that has a number attached — things like: Category Examples Rate-based metricsGraduation rate, suspension rate, CCI Proficiency data (no business rules applied)English Language Arts, Math, Science, ELPAC This data is available at both the county and school level, depending on what's available for that metric. You'll walk through a few parameters to get to the comparison you're looking for. ![The Rankings tool in Parsec Clarity showing a school or district comparison.](https://www.parseceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/2026_ClarityLite_Assets-31-scaled.png) Rankings lets you benchmark against similar schools or districts on any numeric metric. 5 ### Use Strategic (Beta) to track your strategic plan Clicking into **Strategic** — currently in Beta — lets you upload your strategic plan. From there, AI parses out your metrics, goals, and actions, visualizes them, and gives you a way to monitor progress over time. 6 ### Monitor your actions using Parsec Real If you have access to Parsec Real, you can monitor the actions in your strategic plan through the evaluation component, which keeps track of every evaluation you've completed. ![The evaluation component in Parsec Real, tracking completed evaluations.](https://www.parseceducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Screenshot-2026-07-29-at-12.49.25-PM.png) Parsec Real's evaluation component tracks every evaluation you've completed. ## Want to learn more about Parsec Real? See how Parsec Real fits into your strategic planning. [Talk With Our Team](https://www.parseceducation.com/request-a-demo/) #### Was this article helpful? Yes No Thanks for your feedback! What was missing? Couldn't find the answer I needed Article was unclear Information is outdated Steps didn't work Other Submit feedback #### Still have a question? 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