AdminVue - Taking Student Attendance

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Last updated: Aug 17, 2021 by Trevor Fultz
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The following guides will walk you through changing student and class attendance for either Daily or Period depending on the Grade level that you are associated with.

 

Class Attendance vs. Student Attendance

  • Class Attendance - This function will allow you to change attendance for any student’s in a Single Class/Section

  • Student Attendance - This function will allow you to change attendance for any classes for a Single Student

Daily Attendance vs. Period Attendance

  • Daily Attendance - Used at the Elementary and Middle School Level where attendance is taken once a day in the student’s Homeroom

  • Period Attendance - Used at the High School Level where attendance is taken during each class period

 

The Daily Attendance screen enables secretaries and admins to modify absence records for individual students.

  1. Navigate to Synergy SIS > Attendance > Daily Attendance.

  2. Locate a single student by using any of the Yellow find fields.

  3. Click on Daily Entry from the top menu bar

  4. Enter the date that you need to adjust attendance and choose the Attendance Code from the Reason Field.

  5. Enter any additional notes about the absence if needed

  6. Click Save

Use the Arrival and Departure time if applicable.

The Period Attendance screen enables teachers to modify absence records by student’s.

  1. Navigate to Synergy SIS > Attendance > Period Attendance.

  2. Locate an attendance record by searching for a single student.

  3. Locate the appropriate date/date range

    1. The screen defaults to today’s date. Enter a date in the field above the Class Attendance section for a different date.

    2. Click Go To Date.

    3. Click Go To Current Date to return to today.

    4. Click <Previous Day or Next Day> to scroll to the appropriate date.

  4. To identify the Name or Section ID of the Courses you will need to hover your cursor over the period box shown below.

  5. Click on the Period that an Attendance Code needs entered and select the necessary code from the list.

     

Daily Class Attendance

The Class Daily Attendance screen enables teachers to modify absence records by section.

  1. Navigate to Synergy SIS > Attendance > Class Daily Attendance.

  2. Locate an attendance record for a section.

  3. Locate the appropriate date

    1. The screen defaults to today’s date. Enter a date in the field above the Class Attendance section for a different date.

    2. Click Go To Date.

    3. Click Go To Current Date to return to today.

    4. Click <Previous Day or Next Day> to scroll to the appropriate date.

  4. Click the Reason box to enter the corresponding Attendance Code

  5. A 5 Day view can also be used display and edit 5 days’ worth of attendance.

    1. Click Menu in the Top Left and choose ‘Show 5 Days’

  6. Select your preferred Days To Show

    Show Today Plus Previous 4 Days (Default) – This selection is the default and displays the previous 4 days up to the current date, with the current date displayed on the right- hand portion of the Class Daily Attendance section.
    Show Today Plus Next 4 Days – This selection displays the current date and the next 4 days, with the current date displayed on the left-hand portion of the Class Daily Attendance section

Click Show 1 Day from the Menu to return to the single day screen.

The Class Daily Attendance screen enables teachers to modify absence records by section.

  1. Navigate to Synergy SIS > Attendance > Class Period Attendance.

  2. Locate an attendance record for a section or period using the available filters (Staff, SectionID, Course ID, Room Name, etc).

  3. Locate the appropriate date

    1. The screen defaults to today’s date. Enter a date in the field above the Class Attendance section for a different date.

    2. Click Go To Date.

    3. Click Go To Current Date to return to today.

    4. Click <Previous Day or Next Day> to scroll to the appropriate date.

  5. Click the Reason box to enter the corresponding Attendance Code for each student

  6. ‘5 Day view’ can also be used display and edit 5 days’ worth of attendance.

    1. Click Menu in the Top Left and choose ‘Show 5 Days'

 

 

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