Home Access Center (HAC)
for Leyden Parents and Guardians
Table of Contents:
What is the Home Access Center (HAC)?
Gradebook Categories and Special Codes
How to switch between students
What is the Home Access Center (HAC)? |
The Home Access Center (HAC) is the portal used by students and parents/guardians to view real time attendance information, in-progress grades, progress reports, report cards, and discipline information for students attending courses at East or West Leyden High School. It also includes unofficial transcripts and contact information.
Most HAC content will be displayed in the preferred language on file for each parent/guardian. To get the entire HAC site translated into your preferred language, we recommend the following option:
- Use the Chrome web browser on a computer
- Install the Google Translate extension
- Log into HAC
- Use the Google Translate extension to translate each page
How to log in |
- Click the Home Access Center (HAC) icon from the featured list of shortcuts that appears either below the video on the Leyden website homepage or near the top of all other Leyden website pages or use the following direct web address/URL: https://hac.leyden212.org/HomeAccess
- Enter your email address for the User Name and your password
NOTE: If you do not remember your HAC password, please choose one of the following options to get a temporary password generated for you:
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The Home Page |
The HAC Home Page displays a week view with the following information:
- Courses
- Teacher email links
- Current course averages/grades
- Assignments per date
- Absences per date
- A ‘School Links’ tab to access custom reports and other information
Example:
The Attendance Page |
The HAC Attendance page displays a month view of the calendar. Highlighted dates indicate that one or more attendance codes have been entered on that date. You can mouse over the highlighted dates to view the specific codes.
Example:
The Classes Page |
The HAC Classes Page has two tabs: Classwork and Schedule.
The Classwork tab displays a list of all assignments, assessments, and grades.
Example:
The Schedule tab displays the schedule for the entire school year.
Example:
Gradebook Categories and Special Codes |
All assignments and assessments will be in one of two categories:
- FORM - Formative (30% of the overall grade)
- SUMM - Summative (70% of the overall grade)
Teachers may use one or more of the the following special gradebook codes for individual assignments or assessments:
Code | What it means |
A-Absent | Student was absent when the assignment/assessment was due. |
S-Submitted | The assignment has been completed and is waiting to be graded by the teacher. |
E-Excused | The student is excused from completing the assignment. |
I-Incomplete | The student is expected to complete the assignment, but it is not currently factored into the overall grade/average. |
M-Missing | The student is expected to complete the assignment and it is currently included in the overall grade/average as a zero. |
L-Late | The assignment is currently overdue. |
0-Zero | The grade is a permanent zero and cannot be made up. |
The Grades Page |
The HAC Grades Page includes the following three tabs:
- IPR - interim progress reports available three times each semester
- Report Card - available after each semester ends
- Transcript - unofficial transcript
- Test Scores - standardized test scores such as MAP, PSAT, SAT, AP, and more
The Student Support Page |
The HAC Student Support Page displays discipline incidents by school year.
The Registration Page |
The HAC Registration Page includes two tabs: Demographic and Update Enrollment.
The Demographic tab displays the following information:
- Demographic information for the student
- Emergency contact information for the student
- Transportation information for the student
- Contact information for the student
NOTE: Clicking on the ‘Edit’ button in the Contacts section of this page will allow parents and guardians to update their email address on file with the district. If any other information needs to be updated, please call your Assistant Principal’s office (East: 847-451-3025 or West: 847-451-3121). |
The Update Enrollment tab displays the link to the online Enrollment system used to enroll/register students for the upcoming/next school year. Information about when enrollment begins each year will be shared from the Assistant Principal’s Office.
How to switch between students |
If you have more than one student attending Leyden, you can click on the drop-down menu near the upper right corner of your window to select a different student to view.
Mobile App |
There is a mobile app version of the Home Access Center called the eSchoolPLUS Family App.
Note: The mobile app does not currently support translations and is only available in English. To view the Home Access Center in an alternate language, please use the web version.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/eschoolplus-family/id919127294
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sungardps.plus360home&hl=en
