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Forms

Registration > Maintenance > Student Enrollment > Forms

This tab allows you to view the status of a student’s registration and maintain submission dates for hand-delivered forms.

In the txConnect parent portal, there are three types of forms a parent/guardian can submit.

Form information is displayed differently on this tab depending on the form type.

Static Forms (Hand Delivered by Parent) - A static form is an electronic version of a paper form (such as a PDF or Word document) that is provided to the parent via txConnect but cannot be submitted online. The parent can print, complete, and hand deliver the form to the campus. If the static form is required by the district or campus, you can manually record the date on which the parent submitted the form.

Dynamic Forms - A dynamic form is a web-based form that the parent can complete and submit online via txConnect. If the parent submitted a change to any editable field in a dynamic form via txConnect, the each field change must be approved/rejected individually on Registration > Maintenance > Online Registration > Pending Updates.

Standard Forms - A standard form is an electronic version of a common form required at districts throughout Texas. Some standard forms may require data entry from the parent, and other standard forms may simply need to be acknowledged. A parent can review, update, and acknowledge the form via txConnect. Campus administrators can monitor the status of standard forms but do not record information.

Some forms may only require the parent to acknowledge that he has reviewed the form. Other forms require the parent to input data. Some data input by parents must be approved by campus staff in order for the change to be made to the student’s record. These settings are established in txConnect Admin on the Forms Management pages.

If a parent acknowledges the form via txConnect, you can view the form data and submission date.

If a parent submits a form change via txConnect, you can view the form data and status.

If a parent submits a hard copy of a form to the campus staff, you can manually record the date on which the form was submitted.

The Forms tab is not available until you retrieve a student on the Student Enrollment page. For a new student, you must enter and save all required data on Demo1 before proceeding to this tab.

Update data:

All current and next year forms are listed.

Unsubmitted forms are listed first, according to the selected school year.
External forms are not listed.
The list can be re-sorted.

You can re-sort the grid by clicking on an underlined column heading. It will sort in ascending order. Click it again to sort in descending order.

A triangle next to the column heading indicates the column by which the grid is currently sorted and whether it is sorted in ascending or descending order.

Field

Description

filters

You can filter the listed forms:

Form Name

The name of each form is displayed.

Submit Date

For forms submitted online, the most recent date on which the parent submitted or acknowledged the form via ASCENDER ParentPortal is displayed.

If the parent brings a paper copy of the form to the campus, type the date on which the parent delivered the form in the MMDDYYYY format, or click to select the date from a calendar, and click Save.

The date is saved in the Submit Date field.

IMPORTANT: You cannot enter a date unless you have filtered for one school year. If the Sch Yr field has both school years selected, or if no school year is selected, the field is disabled.

Submitter ID

For forms submitted online, the full name of the parent who most recently submitted the change or acknowledged the form via ParentPortal is displayed, according to the ID used to log on to ParentPortal.

If the parent delivered a paper copy of the form to the campus, the full name of the campus administrator who entered the Submit Date date is displayed, according to the ID used to log on to ASCENDER.

Approval Date

For forms submitted online, the date on which the campus administrator most recently approved/rejected the change to the form data via the Pending Updates page is displayed.

'N/A' is displayed for standard forms, any form delivered to the campus by the parent, or any form submitted during New Student Enrollment.

Approver ID

For forms submitted online, the full name of the campus administrator who most recently approved/rejected the change via the Pending Updates page is displayed, according to the ID used to log on to ASCENDER.

'N/A' is displayed for standard forms, any form delivered to the campus by the parent, or any form submitted during New Student Enrollment.

Required Form

Y or N is displayed to indicate if the form is required in either New Student Enrollment or Online Registration. N is only displayed if the form is not required in any group; otherwise, Y is displayed.

For Static Forms:

The icon is not displayed.

For Dynamic Forms:

Click to view details of the requested change(s). Fields that have new or updated values are listed.

Click to view details of the requested change(s). A dynamic form is displayed as a table of fields and values. Only fields that have new or updated values are listed.

Request Type	New Record is displayed if no data currently exists. Update is displayed if the parent requested to change the existing data. Delete is displayed if the parent requested to remove the existing data.
Field	The field indicates which data is being updated.
New Value	The new value entered by the parent in ASCENDER ParentPortal is displayed.
Status	Accepted is displayed (in green) if the campus administrator accepted the change. Rejected is displayed (in red) if the campus administrator rejected the change. Pending is displayed (in blue) if a campus administrator has not yet accepted or rejected the change.
❏ Click Print to print the form. ❏ Click OK to close the form.

For Standard Forms:

Click to view the form. The standard form is displayed which contains the data entered by the parent if applicable. The form submission date and parent name are also displayed on the form.

Click to view a standard form. The standard form resembles the hard copy form and contains the data entered by the parent if applicable. The form submission date and parent name are also displayed on the form.

NOTE: For record status 5 students (not currently enrolled in this district, will attend next year), the submitted forms are displayed in the current year only. After Annual Student Data Rollover (ADSR) is run, the next year forms will be listed as the student's current year forms.

Other functions and features:

Comments

View or add comments.

Hist Directory

Retrieve a student enrolled in a prior school year.

From all Registration > Maintenance > Student Enrollment tabs, you can click Hist Directory to open the Historical Directory, which is used to search students who were enrolled in a prior school year and select a student for re-enrollment.

Enter data in one or more of the following fields, or leave all fields blank.

Last Name	Type all or part of the student's last name to retrieve students whose last name begins with the letters you have typed.
First Name	Type all or part of the student's first name to retrieve students whose first name begins with the letters you have typed.
Stu ID	Type all or part of the student's ID to retrieve students whose ID begins with the characters you typed.
Texas Unique Stu ID	Type all or part of the student's Texas Unique Student ID to retrieve students whose ID begins with the characters you typed. If the student does not have a Unique ID, click TSDS Unique ID button to connect to the TSDS Unique ID Web Service and obtain an ID. Your LEA must have the appropriate credentials through Texas Education Agency Login (TEAL) before this functionality can be used. Review the Assign a TSDS Unique ID guide for additional information.
SSN	Type all or part of the student's social security number to retrieve students whose SSN begins with the characters you typed.

All except the SSN field are autosuggestion fields. As you begin typing, a drop-down list displays students whose data begins with the numbers or characters you have typed. From the drop-down list you can select the student.

Click Search. The students who meet the criteria entered are displayed. The records are sorted ascending by last name and first name, and then descending by year.

If there are multiple pages, page through the list.

Click to go to the first page of the report or list.
Click to go back one page.
Click to go forward one page.
Click to go to the last page.
Click to select the page number you want to view in the report or list.
The list can be re-sorted.

You can re-sort the grid by clicking on an underlined column heading. It will sort in ascending order. Click it again to sort in descending order.

A triangle next to the column heading indicates the column by which the grid is currently sorted and whether it is sorted in ascending or descending order.

The list include enrollment records from the current year and previous years.

• A blue link indicates a student who is not currently enrolled and can be re-enrolled.

• A black link indicates a student who is currently enrolled; these students cannot be re-enrolled.

• You can only click a row for the most recent year the student was enrolled; records for earlier school years are not hyperlinked.

When you locate the student you want to re-enroll, click either the student ID or school year.

• If the student's latest enrollment is in the current school year, a message indicates that the student is currently enrolled. Click OK.

• If the student was last enrolled in a previous school year, a warning message prompts you to confirm that you want to re-enroll the student in the current year. Click Yes, and the Student Enrollment page opens allowing you re-enroll that student.

Click Cancel to return to the previous page without selecting a student.

Bus Info

View or update the student's bus information.

Eligible	Indicate the student's eligibility to ride the school bus.
Seat	Type the school bus seat assigned to the student, up to three characters.

The following fields are user-defined:

Route

Type the code indicating the student's bus route, up to three characters.

Run

Type the one-character run number of the student's bus route. Typically, each bus route consists of several runs.

Pickup Stop

Type the code identifying the bus stop where the student is picked up for school, up to six characters.

Dropoff Stop

Type the code identifying the bus stop where the student is dropped off from school, up to six characters. Leave blank unless you maintain both pickup and dropoff stop information.

Pickup Assgnd

Type a one-character code indicating if the student’s pickup bus stop is assigned.

Dropoff Assgnd

Type the one-character code indicating if the student’s drop-off bus stop is assigned.

Pickup Route

Type the code identifying the student's bus route when he is picked up for school, up to six characters. Leave blank unless the Pickup Route is different from Route and you maintain both pickup and drop-off route fields.

Dropoff Route

Type the code identifying the student's bus route when he is dropped off from school, up to six characters. Leave blank unless the Dropoff Route is different from Route and you maintain both pickup and drop-off route fields.

Special Education

These fields display information from the Special Education application if applicable. The data can be updated on Special Education > Maintenance > Student Sp Ed Data > Current Year > Program Information under Related Services.

Transportation	The field indicates if the student is eligible for special education transportation.
Special Seating	The field is selected if the school provides the student any special chairs or seating equipment.
Wheelchair	The field is selected if the student uses a wheelchair.

The Student Bus Information report (SRG1300) provides a list of the bus transportation information entered for each student.

The button does not appear until you retrieve a student on the Student Enrollment page.

View medical alert.

Documents

View or attach supporting documentation.

Document Attachments

The Document Attachments feature allows you to upload and view documents by application, school year, folder, and document type. This feature is not available in all districts.

If you are logged on as a user assigned to a Document Attachments-enabled role, the Documents button is displayed on various pages in the ASCENDER Student system. If a document is attached, the Documents button displays a note icon.

If you have full access, you can upload and download files. If you have read-only access, you can download existing files, but you cannot upload files.

If you are logged on with a role that does not have security access to Document Attachments, the Documents button is not displayed on any pages.

Document Attachment-enabled pages:

Application	Menu
Attendance	Maintenance > Student > Student Inquiry (read-only access) Maintenance > Student > Student Posting > By Individual
Discipline	Maintenance > Student > Inquiry (read-only access) Maintenance > Student > Maintenance > Maintenance
Grade Reporting	Maintenance > Student > Individual Maint
Health	Maintenance > Student Health
Registration	Maintenance > Student Enrollment
Test Scores	Maintenance > Individual Maintenance

Document types by folder and application:

File Extention	Folder	Document Type
Attendance	Attendance	Notes
Attendance	Attendance	Other
Discipline	Incidents	Other
Grade Reporting	Grade Reporting	IPR
Grade Reporting	Grade Reporting	Report Card
Grade Reporting	Grade Reporting	Transcript
Health	Student Health	Acanthosis
Health	Student Health	Food and Allergy
Health	Student Health	Hearing
Health	Student Health	Immunization
Health	Student Health	Other
Health	Student Health	Physical Exam
Health	Student Health	Spinal
Health	Student Health	TB
Health	Student Health	Vision
Registration	Demographic	Birth Certificate
Registration	Demographic	Chemical Abuse Participation
Registration	Demographic	Directory Form
Registration	Demographic	Employment Survey
Registration	Demographic	Entry/Withdrawal
Registration	Demographic	McKinney-Vento
Registration	Demographic	Other
Registration	Demographic	Proof of Residence
Registration	Demographic	SSN Card
Registration	Bilingual/ESL	Other
Registration	Local Programs	Other
Registration	PRS	Other
Registration	Special Education	Other
Test Scores	Test Scores	College Assessments
Test Scores	Test Scores	Other
Test Scores	Test Scores	State Assessments

List of permissible file types:

Maximum file size: 10MB

File Extention	Folder
.doc	application/msword
.docx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document
.gif	image/gif
.jpeg	image/jpeg
.jpg	image/jpeg
.pdf	application/pdf
.png	image/png
.pps	application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
.ppt	application/vnd.ms-powerpoint
.pptx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationalml.presentation
.tif	image/tiff
.tiff	image/tiff
.txt	text/plain
.xls	application/vnd.ms-excel
.xlsx	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet

Upload or view documents:

❏ Under Document List:

Application	The application you are currently logged on to is displayed (e.g., Test Scores).
Folder	In some applications, you must select the folder for which you want to view or attach a document: • Different types of documents must be uploaded to specific folders. • Changing the folder will change the document type options in the Select Type field. Some applications only have one folder, so no selection is necessary.
Select School Year	Select the school year for which you want to view documents. Student documents are stored by year.

Existing documents are displayed according to specified criteria.

❏ Under Document Upload:

Select File to Upload	Click Choose File. Locate and select the document on your computer or network. The file name is displayed next to Choose File. Note: Files cannot be larger than 10MB or empty.
School Year	Select the school year for which you want to view documents. Student documents are stored by year.
Select Type	Select the type of document you are uploading. The list varies according to your selection in the Folder field.
Description	Type an optional description of the document. Note: The description cannot be longer than 255 characters.

Upload File	Click to upload the file for the student. The document is listed in the Document List section. The date-time stamp and user ID display the date and time the document was uploaded, and the user ID of the user who uploaded the document.

Any changes made in the Document Options window are saved when you close the window.

Type	Click the link in the Type column to download the file to your PC to view it.
Choose File	Click again to add another document, and repeat the steps for uploading a document.
	Click to delete the document from the student’s record. You are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the document.

NOTES Deleted documents are not actually deleted from the Document Attachments server. You can retrieve deleted files using the Document Attachments File Recovery utility in District Administration.

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