Northern Star Online

NSO Counselor Resources

Key information for counselors supporting online students

School counselors play a critical role in supporting students taking online courses. NSO will make every attempt to make important information available in as simple and comprehensive way possible so that counselors can provide good information, guidance in decisions, and data for reporting.

Genius Student Information System

The Genius SIS provides an integrated system for registration, communication, progress tracking and grade reporting. It replaces several more cumbersome processes, while still allowing for individualized implementations to follow school procedures.

The primary functions are outlined in the Counselor Instruction Guides, which can be downloaded below. The steps to the Registration process for students can be found on the Registration pages, starting at Registration Overview.

If you have questions about courses or registration processes, please do not hesitate to CONTACT NSO STAFF.

Download Counselor Instructions for Genius Registration

  • Login
  • Welcome Page
  • Course Request Report
  • Student Page
  • Student Contact and Demographic Information
  • Course Request Entry, Review and Sign-off
  • Drop Requests
  • View Transcripts

If your district requires a printout of the screens for student files, pelase see these instructions:

Instructions for Printing Genius registration screens



Intermediate District 287 is proud to provide Northern Star Online to our consortium members:

Bloomington Public Schools | Eden Prairie Public Schools | Edina Public Schools | Hopkins Online Academy
Minnetonka Public Schools | ISD 361 International Falls Public Schools | Northeast Metro 916
Richfield Public Schools | Saint Paul Public School | School District 112
SOCRATES (South Central Regional Area Telecommunications System) | TIES | Wayzata Public Schools

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