Attendance Entry Wizard

The Attendance Entry Wizard tool allows the attendance staff to quickly create or change attendance data for an individual or a group of students.  It is the workhorse of the attendance tools in Infinite Campus. The Attendance Entry Wizard is located in the Attendance Office menu.  Path: Main Menu > Attendance Office > Attendance Entry Wizard

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The Attendance Wizard has the user enter information in a certain order.  The steps to enter information are numbered on the wizard.  It is important to remember if you start at Step #5 and then go back to change the mode in Step #2, the previous data you entered will be removed and will need to be added again.

Information entered in the wizard will modify student attendance. Check and verify all information entered in the wizard before saving.  It is a good idea to remind yourself to check over the data you have entered for accuracy. 

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However, if an error is made, please submit a TDX Ticket (Infinite Campus Support Ticket) for assistance as soon as possible.  Do not hesitate to seek help if an error is made, we are here to support you!

Below is a description of each mode found in the Attendance Wizard. For directions on how to enter attendance using each mode, please visit the Infinite Campus Dashboard.

Daily Mode – Used by Elementary Schools. Do not use for MS/HS.

• Records student attendance for an entire day for an elementary school student. 

Period Mode - Used primarily by Secondary Schools. Not typically used in ES.

• Record student’s attendance for the selected period.

• Student(s) will be off campus or will miss class for a selected period only, such as testing during a certain period.

Batch Mode - Used primarily by Secondary Schools. Not typically used in ES.

Secondary schools use this mode to record a tardy or early leave. Add the time and reason in the comments when using this mode.

• Records student attendance for the entered date range and time range.

• Can be used when a student will be absent from school for consecutive full days.

• Student(s) will be absent for a specified date range and time range, or when a student will be absent from school for multiple days.

Edit Mode – DO NOT USE. NOT TYPICALLY USED BY CCS SCHOOL STAFF.

Batch Edit Mode – DO NOT USE. NOT TYPICALLY USED BY CCS SCHOOL STAFF.

Check In - Used by Elementary Schools. Do not use for MS/HS.

• Used by elementary schools to check in late arrivals.

• Student comes to school AFTER having been marked absent for the entire day. 

• Using this mode marks the student as present from the time of arrival through the remainder of the day.

• Student must be marked absent first for this mode to work.

Check Out - Used by Elementary Schools. Do not use for MS/HS.

• Used by elementary schools to check out early leaves.

• Student leaves school after being in attendance from the beginning of the school day through the leave time. 

• Using this mode marks the student as absent from the time of departure through the remainder of the day.

There are exceptions to certain buildings when using the Attendance Wizard.

• K-6 buildings – 6^th graders attending these buildings have their attendance processed the same as the elementary school students in the building.  Use Daily Attendance mode to process their attendance.  

• K-8 buildings - use Daily Attendance for Grades K-5. Use Period Attendance for Grades 6-8.