Take Attendance Checklist

This checklist is your step-by-step guide to using the Take Attendance screen. Whether you're recording attendance for the current day, updating attendance for previous days, or managing inactive students, follow the list to ensure accurate records. For a complete guide, see Take Attendance.

Taking Attendance

2. Select the correct school, course, and marking period from the pull-downs.

3. Select the Include Inactive Students check box to take attendance for inactive students.

4. Attendance defaults to Present. Select the correct radio button if the attendance code differs from the default, such as Unexcused Absence, Unexcused Tardy, etc.

5. Enter any applicable Comments, if needed.

6. Click Save.

Taking Attendance for Previous School Days

2. Select the correct school, course, and marking period from the pull-downs.

3. To take attendance for previous days, the first area of the chart displays attendance from all previous days, which can be edited or entered as needed. Use the scroll bar to scroll to the left to view all attendance days.

4. Click the field to edit or enter attendance by making a selection from the pull-down.

Ensure that you have taken the current days attendance prior to taking previous days attendance because upon saving, all current days will save as present.

5. Enter any applicable Comments, if needed.

6. Click Save.

Taking Attendance for Inactive Students

2. Select the correct school, course, and marking period from the pull-downs.

3. Select the Include Inactive Students check box to take attendance for inactive students.

4. Attendance defaults to Present. Select the correct radio button if the attendance code differs from the default, such as Unexcused Absence, Unexcused Tardy, etc.

5. Enter any applicable Comments, if needed.

6. Click Save.

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