Please take some time to become familiar with all of the resources available on the Faculty tab. You will need to access many of them.

👉 ACES is a portal - the system that allows access and communication between the Student Information System (SIS) Banner and other tools and systems such as Canvas, grading tools, payroll, and so on.

Note: Click your own name in the top right corner to add a profile photo, edit your user name, and customize your ACES page.

Web Services

ACES Web Services

Click Web Services, then Faculty and Advisors, to see a menu of services available to faculty members. You will need to be familiar with the tools available here:

ACES Faculty and Advisor Tools

Also on the Faculty page:

Faculty Compensation Acknowledgment - Click your current position title to acknowledge your contract. Be sure to accept your faculty contract each semester. Instructions can be found here.

Faculty Resources - This is a good place to find important semester information including grading guides.

Professional Enrichment Resources - Quick links to district-side development opportunities.

Data Resources - Reports and data.

Instructional Technology Resources - Enter nvc\ (the one over the Enter key) and your ACES ID and password to download SoftChalk, Respondus, or StudyMate.

Faculty180 Portfolio/Evaluation System - Links to the Faculty180 system and guides.

👉 Zoom (Web Conferencing) - access link as well as training guides.

👉 Canvas Faculty Resources

Quick Guide is an open training course for students, but faculty find it pretty handy, too. No login is required.
Canvas Live will take you straight into Canvas. (You can also use the Canvas link on the ACES homepage.)
Canvas Test and Beta are testing environments where users try out new tools and system changes.

👉 Simple Syllabus - Links to Simple Syllabus and training guide.

Policies and Procedures - Links to IT Standards and Procedures, Ethics, and Board Policies.

Grades First - Access to the Early Alert System.

Need Help?

NVC IT 210-486-4777

DSO IT 210-485-0555