Footsteps2Brilliance supports Clever Instant Login. Districts can activate single sign on for their Footsteps2Brilliance users by contacting support@footsteps2brilliance.com or requesting access through the Clever administration tools.


Users must be set up in Footsteps2Brilliance in advance. The single sign on will not provision new users. During the first authentication, Clever and Footsteps2Brilliance accounts are linked based on email address or by providing Footsteps2Brilliance credentials.

How will students log in with Clever the first time?


Students will click the Footsteps2Brilliance icon in Clever to log in.


If the student's Clever account email address matches a Footsteps2Brilliance student user: 

The student will be successfully authenticated.


Note: Student profiles generally do not include email addresses. However, districts can set up email addresses for students by:

  1. Setting up and maintaining users using the OneRoster import feature
  2. Adding "email" as column R (last column) on the Footsteps2Brilliance student CSV import template


If there is no Footsteps2Brilliance student user with the email address provided by Clever:

The student will be prompted to log in one time on Footsteps2Brilliance in order to link accounts.



The following screen indicates that Clever and Footsteps2Brilliance accounts have been successfully linked. After this screen, students can use Clever to seamlessly log into Footsteps2Brilliance going forward.

How will teachers log in with Clever the first time?


Teachers will click the Footsteps2Brilliance icon in Clever to log in.


If the Clever email address matches a Footsteps2Brilliance teacher user: 

The teacher will receive an email with a confirmation code from Footsteps2Brilliance.


IMPORTANT: Depending on your school district's email service, it may take a couple of minutes for this email to appear in your inbox. Watch for an email with subject: Footsteps2Brilliance - enable Clever login.


The following screen indicates that Clever and Footsteps2Brilliance accounts have been successfully linked. After this screen, teachers can use Clever to seamlessly log into Footsteps2Brilliance going forward.



If there is NO Footsteps2Brilliance teacher user with the email address provided by Clever:

The teacher will be prompted to log in one time on Footsteps2Brilliance in order to link accounts.


The teacher will enter Footsteps2Brilliance credentials. (See this article for help finding your credentials.)

The following screen indicates that Clever and Footsteps2Brilliance accounts have been successfully linked. After this screen, teachers can use Clever to seamlessly log into Footsteps2Brilliance going forward.



Note: Clever and Footsteps2Brilliance accounts can only be linked if the role in both systems match. For example, a "teacher" account in Clever can be linked to a "teacher" account in Footsteps2Brilliance. By comparison, a "teacher" account in Clever cannot be linked to an "administrator" account in Footsteps2Brilliance. Contact your system administrators if you encounter the following error. They will need to adjust your roles to match.


Couldn't link you Clever account for the following reason:

Your user type must mach your Clever account type!