1. Parent Portal The txConnect parent portal allows parent’s to monitor their student’s progress in school

2. Parent Portal The Parent Portal is a Web Based application that can be accessed from anywhere using an internet connection Parents may access the Parent Portal from home, work, or during soccer practice, etc.

3. 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 student’s information The Parents receive a student Portal ID for each student they have in the district An automated letter may be generated by the TxEIS software to mail the student Portal ID to the Parents

4. The Parent Login Process The Parent Portal may be linked from the District’s 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

5. Support for Multiple Languages At the bottom of each Parent Portal 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.

6. Parent Portal in Spanish

7. Parent Portal Login When accessing the Parent Portal for the first time, the parent will need to setup a new user

8. Registration Step 1 Add User ID, Password, Confirm Password, and Email Address and click Next

9. Registration Step 2 Select a hint question from the dropdown menu and enter your answer in the text box below. Click Next to proceed.

10. Registration Step 3 Secure Access to Students Enter the student’s Portal ID and Date of Birth Click Add and the student’s name will display under My Students on the left

11. 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 student’s 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

12. Student Summary Page Attendance posted every period of the day

13. Summary Page Different View Attendance posted the ADA period only

14. Student Summary Page Help will display on the right side of the page

15. 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

16. Attendance - Detail View

17. 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

18. Attendance - Calendar View

19. 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

20. Attendance – Totals View

21. Attendance – ADA Only View Displays the class and teacher for each period in the student’s 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

22. Attendance – ADA Only View

23. Grades – Summary View Displays the current working cycle average for each course in the student’s 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

24. 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

25. Grades - Summary View

26. Grades Expanded Breakdown by category Within each category, the user will see assignment detail followed by a category average

27. Grades – Semester View Displays the student’s 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

28. Grades – Semester View

29. 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.

30. Assignments

31. Alerts Used to notify the parent of significant changes to the student’s progress The Setup Alerts link provides the user with options to customize alerts in the following categories: Attendance alerts Average alerts Assignment alerts

32. Viewing Alerts Checking this box will display all alerts. Checking these boxes will remove alerts from the unread only display.

33. Subscribe to Alerts

34. 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

35. My Account

36. Questions??? Parent Portal A Portal Window - Keeping Parents Current on Their Student’s Performance