What To Do Before Taking Attendance

Set Up Attendance Parameters

To set up Attendance Parameters, choose Attendance, Attendance Parameters. You only need to set these parameters once.

• Select scanner type as "No Scanner".
• Select the "Class lists (class attendance)" option.
• Homeroom attendance can be taken as an option.

Print Class Lists with the Attendance Entry Grid (done monthly)

• Each month the teachers require new class lists with attendance entry grids.
• Non-school days are marked with an X.
• If homeroom attendance is taken, new homeroom lists need to be printed monthly too.
• Once printed, these sheets need to be distributed to the teachers.

To print scanner sheets, choose Students, Print Lists, Class Lists (or Homeroom Lists). You will see a form where you can have some control over the printout:

• choose first and last class in the list.
• choose the correct semester.
• click the attendance entry grid and then choose the month.
• sort by teacher and check the page break option.
• if using barcode reader to enter the attendance, from the Student Information tab, click Student Letters as Barcode option and select a barcode font.

Click Print to send it directly to the printer or click View to view it first (you can print within the view screen).

This is a view of a class list including the barcoded student identification. You would not include the barcodes if you were not using the barcode reader.