13 STEPS
1. The first step is to open a web browser and visit USIMS website. Start here.
2. If you registered with the (SSO) Single Sign-On option, please click the button to use your Microsoft or Google Account
3. If you previously registered a USIMS account because you did not have a Microsoft or Google Account to use, please enter your email address and USIMS password, then click Sign in
4. You are now on the Educator Licensing Portal in USIMS. Please allow a few moments for the system to determine what task items need to be completed.
5. Once you have submitted your fingerprints for analysis, please allow up to 30 days for your background check to clear.
6. If the task item for the Criminal Background Review Fingerprint Instructions is still showing as requested after 30 days, please email USIMSHelp@schools.utah.gov for additional information.
7. Once USBE has received evidence of your Background Check clearance, you'll see the Criminal Background Review Fingerprint Instructions task is not under Checklist when you log into USIMS.
8. The Background Check is complete, but you can revisit the task at any time. To see details of this task, click on it. It will have a yellow flag next to it, and turn blue when you hover over it.
9. In the Background Check Fingerprints task item, there is a section further down labeled User Documents
10. The User Documents include the initial Consent to Background Check, as well as the Background Check Status.
11. Please note that any potential employer that is a Utah-based Local Education Agency (LEA) can view this information directly in CACTUS by searching your CACTUS ID#.
12. Click Home at the top of this page to return to the main dashboard.
13. That's it. Your done.
