txConnect A Parents View

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txConnect A Parents View
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txConnect

• Is a web-based application designed to allow
  parents access to student information entered in
  the txGradebook.
• Utilizes a replicated database populated with
  student information from the txGradebook.
• Uses automated services to update the database
  and generate alerts regarding grades and/or
  attendance.
• Supports alert notifications via email based on
  district configuration.
• Supports the use of a single parent account to
  access students attending multiple campuses
  within the district.
• Help topics are available for each section of the
  application.

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txConnect

• Login
• Summary Page
• Attendance
• Grades
• Assignments
• Alerts
• My Account

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Login
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From this page, a user may establish an account
(1), reset a password (2) or login to the
application (3).
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Login - Spanish
txConnect also supports multiple languages.
Note, only static data or data with a Spanish
equivalent in the SIS will be translated.
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Summary
The information displayed in the class schedule
reflects what is in the teachers grade book.
Note, there is a date and time stamp associated
with all grade and attendance related information.
The 1 new alert link notifies the parent that
there has been an important status change to
their students grades and/or attendance. It is
also a link to the Alerts tab.
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Summary
The parent may view Course or Instructor Notes
entered by the teacher in txGradebook by clicking
on the appropriate yellow icon.
These notes appear throughout the txConnect
application.
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Summary Page
In the event that a parent has multiple children
attending multiple campuses, the parent may
toggle between the students using the Students
menu on the left.
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Attendance - Detailed
The Attendance Key displays posting codes and
descriptions maintained in the SIS. The
attendance displayed on this page is a
combination of what the teacher posts in the
grade book and any changes made by the clerk in
the SIS.
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Attendance Calendar View
The Calendar View tab displays a calendar for
each month within the selected semester. Shaded
boxes represent days where the student has been
marked absent or tardy. The parent may click on
these boxes for more detail
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Attendance Total View
The Totals View tab is a summary of absence and
tardy totals for each period.
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Grades Cycle Grades
The Cycle Grades tab displays the current working
cycle average for each course in the students
schedule plus any previously posted cycle grades
within the selected semester.
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Grades Cycle Grades
The Show All link will reveal detail for all
courses while Hide All will collapse that detail.
By clicking on a cycle average, the parent may
view the category and assignment detail within
each course.
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Grades Semester Grades
The Semester Grades tab will display grade and
credit information from the SIS that has already
been awarded.
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Assignments
By selecting the Course, View, Due Before
(optional) and clicking Find Assignments, a list
of assignments meeting the criteria will be
displayed in the area below.
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Assignments
The parent may sort this report in either
ascending or descending order using the Course or
Due Date headings.
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Alerts Subscribe to Alerts
Note, the parent may set up custom alerts for
each student on their account.
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Alerts View Alerts
By checking the Read? box, the alert will assume
an acknowledged status and will only display on
this tab if the View Read Alerts box is checked.
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My Account
To change any of the data on this page, the
parent will click the appropriate Change link,
enter the new information and click Save to
update.
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My Account - Students
To add a new student to the account, the parent
must enter the Student Portal ID provided by the
campus along with the students Birth Date and
click Add. The parent must then click Save to
apply the changes.