Attendance Tracking Flashcards
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When setting up a new school year in PowerSchool, which must be configured before attendance can be taken?
Answer: School calendar with instructional days marked
The school calendar must be set up with instructional days identified so PowerSchool knows which days require attendance.
A teacher submits attendance but then realizes a student marked absent was actually present. What is the correct next step in PowerSchool?
Answer: The teacher or admin edits the attendance record before the end of day or within the allowed window
Attendance can typically be corrected by the teacher or an administrator within a permitted editing window after initial submission.
What is 'chronic absenteeism' as tracked in PowerSchool reporting?
Answer: Being absent 10% or more of enrolled school days
Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing 10% or more of school days, a federal and state benchmark tracked in PowerSchool reports.
Which PowerSchool role typically has permission to override an attendance entry made by a teacher?
Answer: School administrator or secretary
School administrators and designated secretaries have elevated permissions to modify or override teacher-entered attendance records.
In PowerSchool, what does an attendance code of 'ISS' typically represent?
Answer: In-School Suspension
ISS stands for In-School Suspension, where the student is present in the building but removed from regular class.
How does PowerSchool handle attendance for a student on a field trip?
Answer: They are marked with a special field trip or excused absence code
Field trip participants are typically assigned a special excused code indicating they are off-campus for a school-sanctioned activity.
What is the function of PowerSchool's 'Attendance Reconciliation' process?
Answer: It resolves discrepancies between teacher-entered and office-entered attendance records
Attendance reconciliation identifies and resolves conflicts when multiple attendance entries exist for the same student on the same day.