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Important Reminders:A student cannot be marked absent if they do not have a schedule. Students need to be scheduled appropriately for attendance to be entered and reports generated. A student cannot be marked absent if they do not have a schedule.to generate. |
Getting the Attendance Office Ready for the Day
It is suggested to keep Keep copies of the Student Absence Notification form near the telephone so they are easily accessible when a parent/guardian calls to report an absence.
If a parent/guardian is calling to notify the school of an absence, a "Student Absence Notification" form for this student should be completed by the person who took the phone call. Thank the parent/guardian for calling and let them know they may receive an automated phone call from the District regarding their student’s absence. Remind the parent/guardian to send a note with their student when he/she returns to school. The note should indicate the student’s first and last name, date(s) of absence, reason for the absence, and the parent/guardian's signature.
When you receive a phone call for a full day absence it is suggested that you record the absence in IC as soon as possible . and The Student Absence Notification Form will need to be filled out. This will prevent gaps in attendance and will also allow teachers to see that the parent has already reported this student absent for the day.
The attendance secretary should assign a specific location for staff to place absent forms in the office. Absent forms should be recorded in IC as soon as possible to prevent gaps in attendance and allow teachers to see the students reported absence for the day.
If a student is absent, a comment must be entered for any attendance code used with the exception of Absent Unknown and Absent Unexcused. A comment providing details to the excuse code must be entered in each period for the respective excuse code. Not recording a comment will result in a Certify Notification. See the guidelines here for more details.
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A new Late Arrival and Student Release log must be used daily with the school name and current date indicated at the top of each page.
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Generate substitute attendance rosters for absent teachers. Attendance taken by hand MUST be completed on an Infinite Campus generated roster. Do not accept hand written attendance rosters or attendance that is not completed on a roster. Substitute attendance rosters are to be filed in the daily file at the end of the day. See the Attendance Reports page for directions on generating a roster.
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Verify in the Classroom Monitor that attendance has been entered each period for secondary schools or by 9:30 in elementary.
Is there a specific time for secondary schools to enter attendance (15 mins into the period)?
Each teacher responsible for recording student attendance should have an attendance folder. The attendance folder will be used to receive attendance attendance notes or distribute information to teachers. After the attendance notes are entered into uploaded into the student’s attendance documents tab in Infinite Campus, they are to be filed in the student's individual attendance folderthe notes can be shredded. . For more information regarding coding attendance notes, click here => Attendance Notes 18-19https://columbus.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SC/pages/3172663297/Attendance+Codes+22-23+School+Year?search_id=e1cba640-7b80-44da-879c-80a790ea27f2
Should teachers keep an attendance folder or state teachers are to give any attendance notes to the secretary? Is it the discretion of the secretary/SDS for shredding the notes or keeping them in the building?
Use the Daily Caller Report to make phone calls to parent/guardian to inquire as to why the student is not in school. Note: students who are absent for any amount of time during a day will receive an automated phone message to the parent/guardian indicating the absence. Attendance is tracked by the minute, therefore any absent code on the students record will generate the call.
Even if the absence is excused? Should this be reiterated?
Check the Attendance Reports module frequently. New reports are added periodically. There are some attendance reports that have been created specifically for CCS in the Ad Hoc Reports area: Attendance Summary by Team, Attendance Summary by Year, Absence Marked Unknown, and Unexcused Tardies. For more information regarding specific reports, click here => Attendance Reports
Substitute Secretaries must submit a Campus Support Form to request Infinite Campus access to their assigned school building. Campus Support Form
Attendance Accountability
Every Minute Counts! All students arriving after the school's designated start time must be recorded on the Late Arrival Log. Likewise, all student's leaving before the end of the school day must be recorded on the Early Leave log. Attendance is to be taken every day on every student enrolled in your school.
Parents can be enlisted as partners to reinforce the benefits of regular, on-time school attendance. The school can help parents believe in and share the following messages:
The more you are in school, the more you learn.
The more you learn, the higher your grades will be.
The better your grades, the more you will enjoy school.
The longer you stay in school, the more likely you are to succeed in career and life.
Regular, on-time school attendance is a goal that can only be achieved with the cooperation of both parent and child. Absences contribute to loss of learning.
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The Absence Notification letter is also a required component of the Unable to Locate Student checklist.
For more information regarding letters, click here =>: Attendance Truancy Letters
The Unable to Locate Student Checklist (Forms) can be used after all efforts have been exhausted and the student still cannot be located. The principal will sign the Unable to Locate Student Checklist indicating the student is not attending school and should be withdrawn. After the student is withdrawn, the checklist will be uploaded to the student's documents tab by Central Enrollment. When completing the Unable to locate interventions, if contact is made with the Guardian, the Unable to Locate Checklist is null and void and cannot be used to process a withdraw.
Attendance Forms
The Attendance Accountability Committee has developed and adopted specific forms for the collection and documentation of attendance information. For more information regarding each form, click here => : Attendance Forms
Certify Data Scorecard
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There are instances when a blocker course should be used to record attendance for students. These courses start with an "N" and should already be loaded on your course deck for your use. These blocker courses are available to use in every school; however, the course may need to have sections added before students can be scheduled. Students scheduled in these courses must be marked absent daily. If you need assistance with loading the course to the course deck or adding sections submit a Campus Support Ticket. Campus Support
No Show - Course Number N90130
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While students are in this course, carry out appropriate attendance interventions, complete the Unable To Locate Student Form. Once completed, submit an electronic withdraw request form via CCS DAS. Certify will generate a notification when a student has been scheduled into this blocker course for more than 15 days. Click here for more information > Schedule A Student Into The No Show Blocker Course
Located - Not Attending - Course Number N90137
This course is similar to the No Show course, except this is for students that have been located, but are not attending school.
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Cross enrolled students that do not attend their Home school due to a secondary enrollment to a program MUST be scheduled into the appropriate blocker course at the home school. The schedule start date must match the secondary enrollment date. This can be found on the enrollment tab. The following are courses that are used when students have a secondary enrollment. These courses do not require attendance collection at the home school of enrollment.
Gifted Academy All Day - Course Number N92300
Used as a blocker course for students attending the Columbus Gifted Academy Program all day. The course should span all periods of the home school's day.
Global Academy All Day - Course Number N92320
Used as a blocker course for students attending the Columbus Global Academy Program all day. The course should span all periods of the home school's day.
Home Instruction Blocker Course
The Home Instruction (HOM) blocker course should only be used when a student is assigned to Home Instruction and enrolled in Home Instruction as a secondary enrollment.
The HOM blocker course will be added to the student's schedule using the start date equal to the HOM enrollment start date.
Options for Success Student Support Center - Course Number N92111
The Options for Success blocker course should only be used when a student is assigned to the Options for Success program. The Options for Success course will be added to the student's schedule using the
start date equal to the Options for Success enrollmnet enrollment start date. Click Here for more information > O4S The Support Center - Scheduling
VCAP Full Time - Course Number N92112
VCAP Full Time Blocker course (N00065V) is used for students attending VCAP all day and have a Secondary Enrollment in the Full Time VCAP Calendar. Students attending VCAP full time are enrolled
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