• The Registration page allows teachers to register for access to txGradebook. The logon process is self-administered, which means that you choose your user ID and password during registration. If you forget or lose your logon information, or if you wish to change your password, you will go through an automated process to reset your password.

To register, you must provide your staff ID and name. You must be associated with the school district for the current school year. Upon registering, you will create your user ID, password, and PIN.

• The Update Profile page allows you to view and/or update your registration information, including your password, PIN, and hint questions. For added protection of this information, you must provide your password to access this page, even though you have already signed on to the system.

Note:  If you logged on to txGradebook with a district- or campus-level security administrative user ID, use the Update Admin Profile page.

• The Reset Password page allows you to reset your password in the event that you have forgotten your password and need to regain access to txGradebook. You may also change your password at any time.

To reset your password, you must provide your staff ID, user ID, and the correct answer to one of your password hint questions.

• For security purposes, your password will expire periodically. If your password has expired, you will be redirected from the Login page to the Password Expired page before the Announcements page is displayed. You must update your password before you can access txGradebook.

• If you have forgotten your password and user ID, you must contact your campus administrator to have your account reset. You will not be allowed to register for another account, because you can have only one user ID associated with your employee ID.

• The Administer Categories page allows you to establish categories that describe the types of assignments you will use in the selected semester and course section. An initial set of categories, defined by the campus, will be set at the beginning of the year. If you have an assignment that falls under a category that is not included in the list, you may create a new category, if allowed by your campus. The category you create will be added to the master list and will be available for all teachers to use. The list of categories will continue to grow as you and the other teachers add categories. You must also specify the type of weighting to use for calculating averages (e.g., percent-based, point-based, or multiplier-based).

From this page, you can also copy categories from one course to other course sections.

• The Administer Assignments page allows you to enter course assignments for your active courses, including extra credit assignments. For each assignment you create, you must specify an assignment category and enter an assignment description and the total number of possible points for the assignment. You may also enter the assignment date and due date, which are helpful when sorting grades on the Assignment Grades page. You may only enter assignments for active courses. Categories must be established for the course before you can enter assignments. You may not make changes to assignments once the cycle is closed.

From this page, you may also copy assignments to other courses.

• The Administer Courses page allows you to administer course-wide information. Data entered on this page affects only the selected course section.

• The Seating Chart Setup page allows you to create and maintain seating charts for all of your classes.

• The Arrange Student Order page allows you to arrange students in the order in which you want them listed on the Assignment Grades, Cycle Grades, IPR Comments, and Print IPR pages, the Assignment Grades Report, and the Class Roster Report. You must be logged on as a teacher to use the page. The page is not displayed for administrative users.

• The Student Group Manager page allows you to create and maintain groups of students for reporting purposes. The student groups can be campus-wide and are not limited to a particular course section. Special group reports are available to provide data for the student groups.

• The Course Grouping page allows you to group courses by semester. This allows you to enter grades, administer categories and assignments, and copy categories and assignments for multiple sections at the same time, without having to switch from section to section. You must group your courses at the beginning of the semester before any categories are added.

• The Post/View Attendance page allows you to record and post attendance for each period. You may also use this page to view attendance data that has already been posted.

• The Attendance Rosters Report Selection page lets you produce rosters for one course or all courses according to options entered on this page.

• The Assignment Grades page allows you to view and enter assignment grades for students by semester, cycle, and course section. You may view and enter grades for one assignment or all assignments, for one category or all categories, and for one student or all students. You may enter comments and indicators for each assignment grade (e.g., excluded, late, or redo), and you may print grades by assignment. This page also allows you to accept transfer students into a course and enter a walk-in average for those students.

• The Cycle Grades page allows you to review and enter end-of-cycle grade data, including cycle and semester averages, override grades, semester exams, citizenship grades, final grades, and report card comments. When all data has been entered correctly and is ready to post, you must submit the cycle grades to Administration.

Skill-Referenced Courses (iTCCS only):

• The skills-referenced Assignment Grades page is displayed if you select a course section that is using skills-referenced grading. The page is automatically displayed instead of the regular Assignment Grades page. The page allows you to view and enter skills-referenced scores for students by semester, cycle, and course section.

• The Student Assignment Grades: Skills-Referenced page allows you to view and enter a student's scores in a particular course section for a semester/cycle.

Elementary Skills-Based Courses:

• The skills-based Assignment Grades page is displayed if you select a course section that is using elementary skills-based grading. The page is automatically displayed instead of the regular Assignment Grades page. The page allows you to view and enter skills-based grades for elementary students by semester, cycle, and course section.

• The Elementary Letter Skills page allows you to assess whether the student has achieved certain skills related to alphabet letters. This page is only available if the letter skills grid has been selected for inclusion on the report card on the Admin Skills-Based Report Card Setup - Step 1 page.

• The Elementary Number Skills page allows you to assess whether the student has achieved certain skills related to numbers. This page is only available if the number skills grid has been selected for inclusion on the report card on the Admin Skills-Based Report Card Setup - Step 1 page.

• The IPR Comments page allows you to enter IPR comments and notes for your students that will appear on the printed IPRs.

• The Print IPR page allows you to select the students for whom you wish to print IPRs. For each student, you can select the semester and cycle, the courses for which you wish to print IPRs, and the level of detail you want to include on the report.

• The Print Elementary Report Cards page allows you to select the elementary students for whom you want to print report cards. The report cards display data as set up on the Admin Skills-Based Report Card Setup pages.

• The Elementary Report Card Student Notes page allows you to set up notes for individual students that will be printed on the elementary skills-based report cards.

• The Attendance page notifies you when a student has transferred into your course after the first day of class.

• The Assignment Grades page provides a process for entering a walk-in average for a student who transfers into your course after the first day of class.

• The Student Profile information pages display demographic and course-related data for the student selected, including contact information, attendance record, class schedule, TAKS score data, and photo. The Student Profile pages are not available through the menus. You must access the Student Profile pages by clicking a student's ID on the Attendance, Assignment Grades, Cycle Grades, or IPR Selection pages.

• The Assignment Grades Report Selection page lets you produce a report showing assignment grades for all students in a course according to options entered on this page.

• The Assignment Grades Last Updated Report Selection page is only available to users who log on to txGradebook with a district- or campus-level security administrator user ID. The page lets you produce a report showing the last date and time teachers saved assignment grades in txGradebook.

• The Attendance Verification Report Selection page lets you produce a report showing attendance for all students in a selected course section and date range. You can view data for up to one semester. You can also generate a summary report that displays only totals for the selected date range.

• The Blank/Missing Grades Report Selection page lets you produce a report showing blank, missing, and incomplete assignment grades according to options entered on this page.

• The Cycle Grade Range Report Selection page lets you produce a report showing cycle grades that fall within a specified range according to options entered on this page. Administrative users can view cycle grades for all courses across the campus.

• The Class Roster Report Selection page lets you produce a blank class roster by semester and course. The report provides a list of students enrolled in the course and 50 blank columns.

• The Missing Averages Report Selection page is only available to users who log on to txGradebook with a district- or campus-level security administrator user ID. This page lets you produce a report of teachers who have students with no working cycle averages.

• The Missing Exam Grades Report Selection page lets you produce a report of students who are missing semester exam grades.

• The Percent Failing Report Selection page lets you produce a report of the percentage of a teacher's students who have a failing working cycle average. The report provides the percentage of failing students for each class as well as a total for all of the teacher's classes. The data can be displayed in a pie chart as well as a grid format.

• The Seating Charts Report Selection page lets you print a teacher's seating charts for all classes.

• (iTCCS only) The Skill Score Trend Report selection page is only used for course sections that are set up to use skills-referenced grading. This page lets you display a student's skill assignment grades in a line chart format, which allows you to see the student's grade progression for each skill.

• The Special Program Report Selection page is only available to users who log on to txGradebook with a district- or campus-level administrator ID, or teachers who have access to run the special programs report. The report provides a listing of the special populations for each student in the class.

• The Student Group Reports page lets you to produce special group reports that provide data for the student groups. Some of the group reports mirror other reports available in the Reports menu.

• The Student Note Report Selection page lets you produce a report showing course-specific student notes, which are entered on the Assignment Grades page.

• The UIL Report Selection page is only available to users who log on to txGradebook with a UIL administrator ID. This page lets you produce a report showing your students' working cycle averages for all of their courses. The report allows you to verify student UIL eligibility and help you locate students who may be at risk for losing eligibility.

• The Discipline Referrals page allows you to enter discipline referrals. The referrals are submitted to an administrator for review and further action. The page is only available if the campus allows teachers to enter referrals in txGradebook; otherwise, the Discipline menu is not displayed.

• The PGP page allows you to develop and implement a personal graduation plan (PGP) for each student in junior high, middle school, or high school who does not pass the TAKS test and/or is not expected to receive a diploma before the fifth school year following his enrollment in the ninth grade.

The following pages are only available to users who log on to txGradebook with a district- or campus-level security administrator user ID.

• The Administrator Options page allows you to select the teacher for whom you wish to log in with administrative privileges. After you select a teacher from this page, you can access txGradebook as if you were that teacher.

• The Update Admin Profile page allows you to view and update your administrative registration information, including your password, PIN, and hint questions.

• The Admin Student Grades - Find Student page is the first step in viewing the Admin Student Grades page. You must select a specific student at a specific campus before viewing the Admin Student Grades page.

• The Admin Student Grades page allows administrative users to view working cycle averages for all of a student's courses. This allows administrators to determine UIL eligibility and locate students who may be at risk for losing eligibility.

Skills-Referenced Grading (iTCCS only):

• The Admin Skills-Referenced Courses page is for campuses that are set up to use skills-referenced grading. This page allows you to indicate if a course section is category-based (i.e., regular) or skills-referenced.

Elementary Skills-Based Grading and Report Cards:

• The Admin Elementary Skills-Based Setup page is only available to users who log on to txGradebook with a district- or campus-level security administrator user ID. The page allows you to set up grading types, skill sets, and associated skills for producing elementary skills-based report cards.

• The Admin Skills-Based Report Card Setup - Step 1 and Admin Skills-Based Report Card Setup - Step 2 pages allow you to set up report cards that can be printed from the Grades menu. You can create multiple report cards. For each report card, you select and enter data for the components that you want to print on the report card, and the skills that will be assessed. Each course is associated with a report card, so the report card options are applied to the course.

• The Admin Elementary Skills-Based Courses page allows you to associate a course (and all of its sections) with a specific elementary skills-based report card. The settings for the report card determine how grading is handled for the course.