SDS:Daily attendance.php

Here you can fill in today's attendance for your students.

It is important that you enter data by pressing "Save". Attendance data is not stored if you do not "Save".

Entering Attendance

Fill in the following fields and hit "Save". To change or view old attendance records, select a date at the bottom of the screen and hit "Go!".

Student

You can click on a student's name to view their attendance record for your class.

Course

Double-check you're entering data for the right class.

Attendance status

If a student is absent, press the red Absent button. If they are late, press the yellow Late button. If none of the buttons are pressed, it is assumed that the student is present.

If the student has been marked as absent or on a trip, the buttons will suggest an appropriate category. If the student is present, you should select leave the buttons blank or select "here" if the system suggests that the student will be absent.

Absence, trip, conflict, testing

If a student has been marked absent from school, or if they have a field trip scheduled during your class, it will be specified here. Absences are in red, trips in green, conflicts with other scheduled school courses (e.g. music lessons) are in blue, booked tests (LR accommodations, exams) are in purple.

Uniform addressed

Check this box if a student is improperly attired. Please include specifics in the comment field. Removing a checkbox and saving will delete the associated comment as well.

Comment

If you wist to enter a comment relating to the student's attendance, enter it here. You must select one of the attendance status buttons

# Unexcused

The number of unexcused absences for each student will show here.