Searching for Students

Use this procedure to search for students in TAC. You can search for students by name or ID from any page in Teacher Access Center. The Student Search entry input field displays on the right of the TAC banner once you have logged into TAC.

To Find Students Using the Student Search Tool:

Locate the Student Search tool on the right side of the TAC banner.
Enter text into the input field, and press ENTER or click to launch a pop-up with students assigned to you that match the search criteria.
If only one student matches the entered search criteria, the student's Details drawer launches immediately after the search is initiated. This default can be changed on the Settings page.
To search all students in the building, check Show All Students in the search results pop-up.
Hover over a row in the search results pop-up to display the student's photo (if your district has student photos loaded).
Click student's row to launch the Student Details drawer.

Tips for Searching:

If you enter text with no spaces or commas, the search will attempt to match the student's first name, middle name, or last name using a "sounds like" matching scheme.
If you enter only numeric numbers, the search will return the student with a matching Student ID (the Student ID must be an exact match).
If you enter text separated by spaces, the student database is searched for each entry for student first name, middle name, and last name using a "sounds like" matching scheme.
If you type two entries separated by a comma, the search will attempt to match the first entry to last names and the second entry to first names. Adding a comma in the search string forces an "exact" matching scheme. For example, to match a last name exactly, enter the last name followed by a comma.