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State attendance code setup

A District Administrator sets up state-equivalent attendance codes for use by a School Administrator setting up attendance codes for a school. A School Administrator must map every school attendance code to a state equivalent [Setting up school attendance codes >>]. This facilitates accurate attendance reports to the district and from there to the state [Attendance Reports >>]. A state-equivalent attendance code appears as a choice for the State equivalent field [>>].

To set up a state attendance code [You can do this if your role is District Administrator.DA]:

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In the Admin menu, click District Setup. The District Setup page appears.

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Under District, click Setup Lists.... The Setup Lists popup page appears.

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Under N/A, click State Attendance Code. A list of the codes available for use in the district appears.

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The code’s Description appears in lists.

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The code’s Short Code is for use by PowerSchool SMS.

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Make changes.

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To add a new code, click Add.

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To delete a code, select it and click Delete.

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To combine two codes, select them and click Merge.... Note: The Merge button appears only when there is one or more state attendance codes entered.

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Click OK.

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Click Return. The list of Setup Lists appears.

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Or, click the x to close the window.

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