Attendance Course Blockers
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.
No Show - Course Number N90130
This is a blocker course for students who have been enrolled but have not reported to school. Create a section of this course to span the entire school day, and schedule students into this course for attendance taking. This will take students off teacher rosters and will give you an accurate reflection of available seats. When scheduling a student in the NO SHOW course, use the next school day. This course must only be used when a student has not attended for two weeks, there has been no notification of illness, and staff are actively attempting to locate the student. While students are in this course, carry out appropriate attendance interventions per the Unable to Locate Checklist Form (log interventions on the student's PLP log). An electronic withdraw request can be submitted via CCSDAS if all interventions on the Unable to Locate Checklist are completed or if a records request is received.
Certify will generate a notification when a student has been scheduled into the No Show Blocker for more than 15 days.
Unable to Locate - Course Number N90135
This course is similar to the NO SHOW course, except this is for students that attended at some point during the school year but stopped attending. While students are in this course, carry out appropriate attendance interventions per the Unable to Locate Checklist Form (log interventions on the student's PLP log). An electronic withdraw request can be submitted via CCSDAS if all interventions on the Unable to Locate Checklist are completed or if a records request is received.
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. While students are in this course, carry out appropriate attendance interventions, and log the interventions on the student's PLP Log.
Non-Attendance Course Blockers
Cross enrolled students that do not attend their school of primary enrollment 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.
BlendED– Course Number N00810 BlendED AM – Course Number N00811 BlendED PM – Course Number N00812
“A School Without Walls” – Pre-K – 12th grade students attending classes virtually but will have in-person testing, orientation, help sessions, and extended learning opportunities.
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.
Support Center - Course Number N92111
The Support Center blocker course should only be used when a student is assigned to the The Support Center program.
The Support Center course will be added to the student's schedule using the start date equal to The Support Center enrollment start date.
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VCAP Full Time - Course Number N92112
VCAP Full Time Blocker course is used for students attending VCAP all day and have a Secondary Enrollment in the Full Time VCAP calendar.
The VCAP Full Time course will be added to the student's schedule using the start date equal to the Full Time VCAP enrollment start date.
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