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Credentials Portal structures interviews around three configurable components:
  • Forms — The questions and fields filled out during an interview
  • Boards — The committees or groups that conduct interviews
  • Interview Profiles — Templates that combine a form with settings for a specific interview type
[Screenshot: Interview Forms settings page showing the default Post-Interview Form for Board with its fields listed]

Interview forms

Default form

Your district includes a pre-configured Post-Interview Form for Board with the following fields:
  • Committee recommendation (dropdown: Recommend / Do not recommend)
  • What excited the committee about the candidate (long text)
  • What the candidate should work on (long text)
  • Private board notes (long text, admin-only)
  • File attachments
  • Quiz completed (checkbox)

Add a form

1

Go to Settings → Interview Forms

[Screenshot: Settings navigation with Interview Forms highlighted]
2

Click + Add Form

Enter a name for the form.
3

Add fields

Click + Add Field for each question. For each field, choose:
  • Label — The question text
  • Field type:
    • Short text
    • Long text
    • Checkbox
    • Select (dropdown with configurable options)
    • File attachment
  • Private — Check this to make the field visible to admins only (hidden from candidates and mentors)
[Screenshot: Field editor with type selector, label input, and private toggle]
4

Reorder fields

Drag fields into the order you want them to appear during interviews.
5

Save

Click Save Form.

Edit or delete a form

Click any form to edit its fields. To delete, click Delete Form.
Deleting a form removes it from any interview profiles that reference it. Existing interview records retain their response data.

Boards

Boards represent the credential committees in your district. Board members are assigned to boards and can view and fill out interviews for candidates who appear before their board.

Default board

Your district starts with a Credentials Board. You can rename it or add additional boards.

Add a board

1

Go to Settings → Boards

2

Click + Add Board

Enter the board’s name.
3

Add board members

Select people from your district to assign as members of this board. Only people with a Board-type role can be assigned.[Screenshot: Board member selector showing a list of people with Board roles]
4

Save

Click Save Board.

Interview profiles

Interview profiles are reusable templates that combine a form with specific settings for an interview type. When creating a new interview, you select which profile to use.

Default profile

Your district has one default interview profile that uses the default board form.

Configure a profile

Each profile has the following settings:
SettingDescription
NameProfile name (e.g., “Initial Board Interview”)
FormWhich interview form to use
Who can createWhether admins and/or mentors can create interviews using this profile
Who can edit responsesWhich roles can fill in the interview form
Allow audioWhether audio recording is enabled
Allow file attachmentsWhether files can be attached
Allow summaryWhether a freeform summary field is shown
[Screenshot: Interview profile configuration form showing all settings] To create a new profile, go to Settings → Interview Profiles and click + Add Profile.