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txConnect – A Parent’s
View• 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.
Login
From this page, a user may:
(1) establish a NEW account, (2) reset a password, or
(3) login to the application.
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IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AN ACCOUNT, you
may proceed logging into Parent Portal
TxConnect. Your user name and password
do not change from year to year.
If you do not have an account, the
following directions are for you.
You will first need a Parent Portal ID which
you can get from your campus secretary
before you can set up an account.
6 to 9 alpha-numeric characters (ABC3333)
6 to 9 alpha-numeric characters (Abc1234)
Valid email address will be used for alerts
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
student’s Birth Date and click
Add. The parent must then click
Save to apply the changes.
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.
You can
have
more
than one
student
on your
account
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.
Attendance –
Detailed
The Attendance Key displays posting codes and
descriptions maintained in the Student Information
System (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.
E-Excused Absence
U-Unexcused Absence
T-Tardy
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
Attendance – Total View
The Totals View tab is a summary
of absence and tardy totals for
each period.
Grades – Cycle Grades
The Cycle Grades tab displays
the current working cycle
average for each course in the
student’s schedule plus any
previously posted cycle grades
within the selected semester.
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.
Grades – Semester Grades
The Semester Grades tab will
display grade and credit
information from the SIS that has
already been awarded.
Alerts – Subscribe to Alerts
Note, the parent may set up
custom alerts for each student
on their account.
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.
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.
Need help?
Call Gigi Magee
Idalou ISD Admin office
(806) 892-1900 ext. 2000