Enter or view class or daily attendance on the Student tab

To enter or view daily attendance for a specific student on the Student tab:

  1. In the District, School, Staff, Special Education, or Health view, click the Student tab. The Student List appears.
  2. Find and select the student you want to enter or view an attendance record for.
  3. Click the Attendance side-tab, then click Daily Attendance or Class Attendance. A list of the student’s attendance records appears.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Click an attendance record to view its details.
    • On the Options menu, click Add to enter a new attendance record for the student. The New Student Attendance page appears. Enter the required information, then click Save.
    • Select an attendance record, and on the Options menu, click Delete to delete the record.

    Notes: When the Attendance activity tracking preference is enabled by the district (root organization), intermediate organization or school:

    • The Attendance History icon might appear in the History column on Student List page. This icon indicates that the student has a class or daily attendance record for that day. Click the icon to see a list of attendance activities in the Attendance History pop-up. If the icon is red, the attendance record is locked and you cannot edit it.
    • If the Override Reason field appears at the top of the Class Attendance or Daily Attendance details page, then it is a required field. Click , and then select a code to describe the absence. If you select Other, enter an Activity Comment to describe the reason.

    Note: You cannot add, edit, or delete daily attendance records on the Student tab in the Staff view. Teachers can only view this information on the Student tab, Daily Attendance side-tab.

    Note: In the School view, you cannot create a period attendance record if a class is flagged to prevent period attendance input. At the Course field on the new Student Attendance page, the pop-up does not list the flagged class for selection.