Student Name Scrubbing Explained

"Scrubbing" is how Elevate removes student names from your observation before a report is finalized. Here's how it works.

When it happens

Scrubbing runs when you generate a report. Elevate reviews the transcript, your notes, and your post-observation notes, and removes student names before the report is created and saved.

What it does

• Student names are replaced with neutral labels: [Student A], [Student B], and so on.
• The same student gets the same label throughout, so the report still makes sense — you can follow "Student A" across the lesson.
• The teacher's name is kept — it's never treated as a student name.

English and Spanish

Scrubbing works for both English and Spanish observations, including Spanish naming patterns like compound surnames and accented names.

What you should do

Nothing extra — scrubbing is automatic. As a good habit, avoid typing full student names into your notes when you don't need to; a first name or "the student in the back row" works just as well.

Note: Scrubbing protects students, not teachers. Reports intentionally keep the teacher's name so they're useful for evaluation. For the bigger picture, see How Elevate protects student privacy.