Getting Started

To help you navigate quickly and easily, TAC pages all display a banner for environment settings and global operations. The TAC Navigation Bar lets you access TAC pages.

TAC Banner

The TAC Banner lets you customize settings and preferences, log out of your current session, launch the Notifications Viewer and User Voice, set/change your database environment, launch help, and search for students. It displays at the top of all TAC pages.

It displays at the top of all TAC pages and lets you view environment settings and the name of the person currently signed in. It provides the following icons: User Profile, Notifications, Tools, Help, and Log Out. It also displays a student search tool.

Click anywhere on the left side of the banner to display the current Environment information. This includes the database currently being used, school year, server, and software version number.

TAC Banner Options

Icon	Description
User Profile	Click the User Profile icon to display the following options: Change Password: click to change your password. Only displays if enabled for your district. Settings: click to display the Settings page to configure TAC options. Notification Subscription: click to launch the Notification Subscription page to manage notification settings.
Notifications	Click Notifications to display the Notifications Viewer. The number of pending notifications is displayed next to Notifications.
Tools	Move the pointer over Tools to display the following options: Set Environment: opens the Set Environment page so you can choose to work in summer school or regular school year and impersonate another user (if you have the appropriate security credentials). If you have access to more than one database, Set Environment also lets you choose from the databases available to you. eLearning Center: opens the learning center in a new browser tab. Recordings guide you through the process of entering Attendance, using the Gradebook, making Referrals, and entering Course Recommendations. This option only displays if your district has purchased this feature. District Links: a listing of links populated by your district to help you more quickly access information.
Help	Click to display the help system.
Log Out	Click to log out of TAC.
Search	Enter text and press the Enter key or click the Search icon to display students assigned to you that match the search criteria. For more information, refer to Search for Students.

TAC Navigation Bar

The Navigation Bar displays at the top of all TAC pages and includes buttons for Home, Attendance, Gradebook, Grade Reporting, Class Management, Performance, Recommendations, Interventions, and eSchoolPlus. The Navigation bar displays only the options that your building uses, and eSchoolPlus only displays if you have been assigned a Teacher Account security profile.

Sample Navigation Bar

Navigation Bar Options

The More icon next to a drop-down menu name indicates additional options are available. To display the additional options in a drop-down menu, move the pointer over the button. You can also click directly on the button to display the default page associated with the option. You can change the default for some of these using the Settings page. click the User Profile icon and then select Settings.

Home	Click to return to the Home page from any TAC page.
Attendance	Expands to display the Bulletin, List, Photo, and Attendance Detail options.
Gradebook	Expands to display the Copy Assignments, Entry, and Setup options.
Grade Reporting	Expands to display Competencies, Eligibility, Interim Progress, and Report Card options.
Class Management	Expands to display the Calendar, Email, Roster, and Seating Chart options.
Performance	Click to display the student Test Scores page. This page lets you view standardized test information for students in your classes. If your configuration permits, you can also enter test scores.
Recommendations	Click to display the Recommendations page. This page lets you enter next year course recommendations for students in your current classes.
Interventions	Expands to display Classroom Issues, Conduct Referrals, SSP Goals, and SSP Interventions options.
eSchoolPlus	Expands to display the eSchoolPlus student menu options available to you. Click the menu option to open eSchoolPlus in a new browser tab. This option only displays if you have been assigned a Teacher Account security profile. The eSchoolPlus Student Search page displays to allow you to select students you teach or work with. This includes students in your activities, homerooms, and classes. It is not based on your building assignment. Refer to Accessing eSchoolPlus from TAC for more information.

Accessing Pages from the Navigation Bar

The Navigation Bar and the TAC Banner display on every TAC page, so you can easily manage your session and navigate to other pages regardless of what page is currently displayed.

The TAC Banner lets you customize settings and preferences, log out of your current session, launch the Notifications Viewer and User Voice, set/change your database environment, launch help, and search for students.

The Navigation Bar gives you a direct path to all TAC pages, and only displays options that your building uses. Buttons with the More icon provide multiple options. To display these options, move the pointer over the button to display a drop-down. You can also click directly on the button to display the default page associated with the option. Click the User Profile icon and then select Settings to change these defaults on the Settings page.

Accessing TAC Pages through the Home Page Icons

The My Classes pane of the home page displays icons to provide single-click access to the most commonly used TAC pages. Since each icon is associated with a specific class, its associated page opens with the class selected; this saves time (when compared to opening a page from the Navigation Bar), since you don't need to select the appropriate class after opening a TAC page.

Icons on the My Classes Pane that open TAC pages.

	Attendance	Click to indicate that all students are present. This icon does not open the attendance page. If a checkmark is overlaid on the icon, some attendance records have already been modified for this class on today's date.
	Attendance page	Click to display an attendance page. The Attendance by List or Attendance by Photo page displays depending on the Attendance View Type setting (found under Attendance on the Settings page).
	Gradebook	Click to display the Gradebook Entry page.
	IPR	Click to display the Interim Progress page. A white checkmark overlay on the icon indicates that information has been entered.
	Report Card	Click to display the Report Card page. A white checkmark overlay on the icon indicates that information has been entered.
	Competencies	Click to display Competencies page.
	Classroom Issues	Click to display Classroom Issues page.
	Performance Plus	Click to enter PerformancePlus to access the PerformancePlus class list for this class. This icon only displays if your district has a license for PerformancePlus.