Handle the "active" changes that happen throughout the school day.
1. Location Overview
Before managing individual records, you need a high-level view of where your students are.
The Location Overview: Learn how to use the "Location Overview" dashboard to see a real-time snapshot of student distribution across campus. This is your first stop for identifying if a student marked "Absent" in class is simply checked into another authorized location.
2. Editing Attendance Records
Learn how to manually adjust data when the situation on the ground changes.
Attendance Record Edit: Sometimes a mistake is made or a student's status changes mid-period. This guide shows you how to find a specific record and edit the status, time, or reason code to ensure the log is 100% accurate.
3. Attendance Reconciliation (Part 1 & 2)
The core process of turning "Unexplained" marks into verified data.
Reconciliation Part 1 (The Basics): Focus on the daily cleanup. Identify students with "Unexplained" absences and learn how to quickly assign reasons based on incoming parent communication or staff notes.
Reconciliation Part 2 (Advanced & SIS Sync): Go deeper into bulk reconciliation for large groups (like sports trips) and understand the logic of how these reconciled records "write back" to your SIS (Veracross, FACTS, or Blackbaud) to maintain your official records.
Next Steps
Now that your daily management and reconciliation workflows are established, the final part of our journey covers involving the parents.