Attendance Tracking Flashcards
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In PowerSchool, what is the term for a student who is present but arrives after the official start time?
Answer: Tardy
A tardy indicates the student arrived late but was present for part of the school day.
Which PowerSchool report shows the number of days each student was absent over a date range?
Answer: Attendance Summary Report
The Attendance Summary Report aggregates absence counts per student across a specified date range.
When a school uses period-based attendance in PowerSchool, who typically enters the attendance data?
Answer: Each teacher for their own class period
In period-based attendance, each teacher records attendance for students in their specific class period.
What does 'ADA' stand for in the context of PowerSchool attendance reporting?
Answer: Average Daily Attendance
ADA (Average Daily Attendance) is a key metric used to calculate school funding in many US states.
A student has 3 unexcused absences and 2 excused absences in PowerSchool. How many total absences are recorded?
Answer: 5
Total absences include both excused and unexcused, so 3 + 2 = 5 total absences.
In PowerSchool, which feature allows parents to report a student absence directly online?
Answer: Parent Portal absence reporting
The Parent Portal includes an absence reporting feature that lets parents submit absence notifications online.
What action should a PowerSchool administrator take when a student's attendance code was entered incorrectly?
Answer: Use the attendance correction function to update the code
Administrators can use the attendance correction or edit function to update incorrect attendance codes while maintaining a record.