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Setting up minutes-based attendance (optional)
You can have the system track the number of minutes students are present in classes. In a school where minutes-based attendance is set up, a class or home room Teacher can record the number of minutes each student was absent from that class and a School Administrator can view daily totals of attendance minutes.
PowerSchool SMS uses the attendance minutes recorded to calculate Daily Attendance Minutes, the result of which is visible only through reports [Running a report >>].
To track the number of minutes a student is in a class or homeroom, that class or home room must be assigned to a meeting pattern [>>]that includes periods that are included in the Daily Attendance Minutes calculation. Typically, this is set up before classes convene.
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In the Admin menu, click Scheduling. The Scheduling page appears. |
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Click Bell Schedules. The Bell Schedules page appears. |
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In the Details column, click the Details icon in the row for the period you want to set up. The Edit Period page appears. |
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Select the Include in instructional/attendance minutes calculation check box. |
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You cannot change this setting if the period is part of a meeting pattern for which attendance has been recorded. |
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[You can do this if your role is School Administrator.SA]: