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Setting up supplementary class attendance

In a school using the once-daily or twice-daily methods, you can also designate individual classes for supplementary attendance taking. Elementary classes [>>] are handled differently from secondary school classes [>>]. Supplementary attendance does not affect daily attendance code calculations. PowerSchool SMS uses supplementary attendance data for other purposes, such as Program Management. For more information, refer to the Program Management Guide.

Supplementary attendance for an elementary class

To designate an elementary class for supplementary attendance, that class must have a meeting pattern [>>].

To designate an elementary school class for supplementary attendance taking [SA]:

Figure 99: Supplementary attendance taking - elementary school class

Supplementary attendance for a secondary school class

To designate a secondary school class for supplementary attendance, that class must have a meeting pattern [>>]. For a Teacher to be able to take supplementary attendance for a class, the course to which a class belongs must also be designated for attendance collection.

To designate a secondary school class for supplementary attendance taking [SA]:

Figure 100: Supplementary attendance taking - secondary school class

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