Home Access Center Quick Users Guide

Home Access Center
eSchoolPlus Home Access Center is a
web-based tool that gives parents the
opportunity for proactive involvement in their
children's academic success. Accessible
through the Internet, Home Access Center
allows parents to monitor their children's
grades online throughout the school year.

To log on to the Home Access Center:
Navigate to the Home Access Center Login page available at
• SAISD Webpage: http://www.saisd.org/
• Academics
• Home Access Center
Enter your Username and Password.
• If you forget your username or password, please contact your child's campus.
• If you do not have a username and password for Home Access Center, please
contact your child’s campus.
Click Login button.

District Banner
HAC Banner
Home Access Center Home Page
Josie Bell
Renee Bell
Home View
Summary
District Banner: The banner displays on the top of every Home Access Center page. A logo displays in the top left-hand
corner (either a school district logo or the SunGard Public Sector logo), and the name of your child & Logoff display in the
right corner of the banner.
• The Change Student link allows guardians who have two or more students to display a pop-up window for selecting
another student..
• These links are campus specific; therefore, if you are a guardian to several students attending classes at different
campuses, you may see different menu links for each student.
Menu Options in the HAC Banner: The menu options in the Home Access Center banner provide access to HAC's main
pages. Clicking an icon displays a page with related tabs, each of which is a self-contained page of information on your
student.

Home Page
District Banner
Josie Bell
Renee Bell
HAC Banner
Home View
Summary
Week View: Click on the Week View Tab to display a student's attendance, scheduling, and assignment information
for the current week. Previous and future weeks can also be displayed. Links are provided for viewing details on
individual courses and emailing teachers.
Navigating the View:
• To display other days, use the arrows to navigate forward or backward a week at a time.
• To return to the current month, week, or day in the above views, click Today.
School Links: Click on the School Links Tab to display links to other resources within or outside the district.

Attendance Page
The Attendance page displays a month-view of the student's attendance that can
be toggled to access all months within the current school year. A color legend
identifies the type of attendance displayed. Place the mouse pointer over a day to
view more detailed information on absences and tardies.
• To access the Attendance page, click Attendance icon along the top of the
screen while on any Home Access Center page.

Classes Page – Classwork Tab
Use the Classwork page to view your student's assignments for classes. This page
only includes assignments and scores that teachers have selected to publish. (Note:
Unpublished scores are included in the student’s average.)
To display the Classwork page, click the Classes icon on the HAC menu.

Classes Page – Classwork Tab
Collapse All/Expand All and +/- : By default, this page displays all assignment details
for all courses. You can use Collapse All/Expand All and +/- to display assignment details
for all or only specific courses.
• If you want to review classwork for a single course, click Collapse All to close the
assignment details. You can then click + next to each course you want to display.
• To display all of the assignment details for all of the courses, click Expand All. You
can then click - next to each course you do not want to display.

Classes Page – Classwork Tab
Quick View versus Full View
Two views have been provided for
assignments. You can switch your
view by clicking the appropriate
button:
• Quick View - Displays basic
assignment information to
help you get an at-a-glance
view of upcoming assignments
and how your student scored
on completed assignments.
• Full View - Displays additional
fields related to averaging
assignment scores so you can
see more detail about your
student's average for the class.
View assignments by class
1. If you have an option to select
Course, select Course.
2. In the Show field, select (All Classes)
or a specific class.
3. In the Report Card Run field, select
the report card run to display.
4. In the Order by field, select Class.
5. Click Refresh View.
View assignments by due date
1. In the Order by field, select Date
Due.
2. Click Refresh View.

Classes Page – Schedule Tab
Click on the Schedule Tab to display the student's schedule for the entire year.
• Dropped courses may also be displayed.
• Links are provided for viewing detailed course information and sending emails to
teachers.

Grades Page - Report Card Tab
To access the Report Cards page, click on the Grades icon and then the Report Card tab.
The Report Card page displays information from the student's most recent report card run. The page lists marks,
comments, and absences related to the student's courses or competencies.
Additional information can include the sum of earned credits for the report card run, class rank, and current,
semester, and cumulative credits and GPAs. If comments were entered for the student, a comment legend
appears below the report card information. In addition, you can select to view any previous report card run for
the current year.

Registration Page
The Registration Information page displays your child's demographic information. This page may display registration
information, personal, emergency, transportation, and contact information.
To access the Registration Information page, click Registration in the menu while on any Home Access Center page.
• You may be able to
edit information for
your student from
this page. If you can
change information
for a section of the
page, Edit displays.
Click the link to
change information.
• Guardians, who are
flagged as the “living
with” guardian, may
see all contact
information tied to
the student.
Note: This link may not display. Each campus determines if the Registration page
displays in Home Access Center.

My Account Page
The My Account page allows guardians and students to change their HAC passwords and modify the
challenge questions that are asked when users forget their passwords.
To access the My Profile page, click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen and then click on
My Profile in the drop-down menu while on any Home Access Center page.
Change Password section allows you
to enter your current password and
your new password to change your
Home Access Center password to
your new password. Click Change
Password after entering new
password.
Note: If you reach this page immediately after
logging in to Home Access Center, SAISD is
requiring you to change your password.
Note regarding “My Alerts”: “My Alerts” is an
option in the drop-down menu list. It is not
functioning at this time but will be at a later date. An
announcement will be made when it’s available.
Challenge Questions section allows
users to maintain the user’s
challenge questions. After you enter
the Questions and Answers for the
challenge question fields on the My
Profile page, click Update challenge
questions.

If you have questions about your child’s information
(demographic info, grades, attendance, etc.), please
contact your child’s campus office.
If you have technical questions related to Home Access
Center, please contact the SAISD Technology Help Desk at
grades@saisd.org.