txConnect

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txConnect

• The txConnect parent portal allows parents to
  monitor their students progress in school

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txConnect

• txConnect is a Web Based application that can be
  accessed from anywhere using an internet
  connection
• Parents may access txConnect from home, work, or
  during soccer practice, etc.

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How Do Parents Access Their Students Information?

• The campus generates a unique Portal ID for each
  student, which is used for setting up a parent
  account
• The Portal ID ensures security in accessing
  students information
• The Parents receive a student Portal ID for each
  student they have in the district
• An automated letter may be generated by the
  RSCCC/iTCCS software to mail the student Portal
  ID to the Parents

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The Parent Login Process

• txConnect may be linked from the Districts Web
  Page
• The first time the parent logs on, the parent
  will have to create a parent account
• The parent must enter at least one student Portal
  ID for the account to save

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Support for Multiple Languages

• At the bottom of each txConnect screen, are
  language choices. Spanish will be provided and
  other languages may be added.

• The static web page text is translated. The data
  is NOT translated such as course names,
  assignment titles, etc.

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txConnect in Spanish
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txConnect Login
When accessing txConnect for the first time, the
parent will need to setup a new user
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Registration Step 1
Add User ID, Password, Confirm Password, and
Email Address and click Next
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Registration Step 2
Select a hint question from the dropdown menu and
enter your answer in the text box below. Click
Next to proceed.
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Registration Step 3Secure Access to Students

• Enter the students Portal ID and Date of Birth
• Click Add and the students name will display
  under My Students on the left

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Parent Logged on

• The first page the parent accesses is a Student
  Summary Page
• The Summary Page lists the students they can
  access and the number of alerts if any
• The District and Campus messages are displayed
• The students classes, working cycle averages
  from the txGradebook, and attendance for the
  current day are displayed
• The attendance may be presented differently, if a
  campus only posts attendance to the ADA period

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Student Summary Page
Attendance posted every period of the day
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Summary Page Different View
Attendance posted the ADA period only
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Student Summary Page
Help will display on the right side of the page
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Attendance - Detail View

• Displays the student absences for each date by
  period and class
• Displays a legend to decode the type of absences
  posted
• Allows the parent access to all days within the
  current semester by using the scroll bar
• Allows the parent to view previous semester data
  by changing the dropdown semester value

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Attendance - Detail View
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Attendance - Calendar View

• Displays a monthly calendar for each month within
  the current, default semester
• Highlights the day in each calendar where an
  absence has been posted
• Allows the parent to view previous semester data
  by changing the dropdown semester value

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Attendance - Calendar View
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Attendance Totals View

• Displays the following information for each
  period within the current semester
• Class
• Teacher
• Total number of absences
• Total number of tardies
• Allows the parent to view previous semester data
  by changing the dropdown semester value

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Attendance Totals View
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Attendance ADA Only View

• Displays the class and teacher for each period in
  the students schedule for the current semester
• Displays the total number of absences and tardies
  for the current semester followed by day-to-day
  detail of each posting
• Allows the parent to view previous semester data
  by changing the dropdown semester value

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Attendance ADA Only View
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Grades Summary View

• Displays the current working cycle average for
  each course in the students schedule
• Displays any previously posted cycle averages for
  the current semester
• Allows the parent to expand the working cycle
  average to show assignment detail for courses in
  the current semester

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Grades Summary View

• Provides the parent with a link to the Semester
  Grades page
• Provides the parent with the capability to show
  or hide all assignment detail
• Allows the parent to view previous semester data
  by changing the dropdown semester value

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Grades - Summary View
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Grades Expanded
Within each category, the user will see
assignment detail followed by a category average
Breakdown by category
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Grades Semester View

• Displays the students semester course
  information that has already posted
• Provides the parent with access to report card
  data such as exam grade, citizenship, semester
  average, final grade and credits earned
• Allows the parent to view previous semester data
  by changing the dropdown semester value

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Grades Semester View
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Assignments

• Displays the following course assignment data
  assignment title, category, due date and
  assignment grade if complete
• Provides the parent with the option to modify the
  selection criteria prior to retrieving the
  assignment detail
• Allows the parent to view assignments for one or
  all courses at a time.

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Assignments
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Alerts

• Used to notify the parent of significant changes
  to the students progress
• The Setup Alerts link provides the user with
  options to customize alerts in the following
  categories
• Attendance alerts
• Average alerts
• Assignment alerts

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Viewing Alerts
Checking this box will display all alerts.
Checking these boxes will remove alerts from the
unread only display.
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Subscribe to Alerts
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My Account

• Provides the user with the capability to manage
  their account settings.
• Allows the parent to update the following
  settings
• Hint Question
• Password
• Email Address
• Allows the parent to add or remove students from
  their account

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My Account
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Questions???

• txConnect
• A Portal Window -
• Keeping Parents Current
• on Their Students Performance