Description
This three-hour training provides procedures and best practices for the use and application of Period Attendance in Aeries® SIS, including daily processes and end of month reporting. This training will include student-specific pages related to Attendance management, as well as tools such as the Attendance Process Dashboard, Attendance Management Dashboard, No Show Manager, Teacher Portal Attendance Interface, and a review of key reports related to Period Attendance reconciliation. It is recommended that Attendance Setup and Configuration training is included with Period Attendance Management training.
Needs of individual districts may vary. For training requests, please email training@aeries.com.
Recommended Attendees
- School Attendance Monitoring Staff
- District Attendance Accounting Staff
Expected Outcomes
Upon completing this Aeries training session, attendees will be able to:
- Use the Attendance Dashboard to sequence through the various attendance tasks throughout the school year
- Understand and monitor the student data fields that impact attendance reporting
- Manage program/grade changes for students and update Attendance Enrollment
- Withdraw students and update Attendance Enrollment
- Withdraw No Show students and use the No Show functionality in Aeries
- Monitor and update student attendance on the Student Attendance page
- Add Attendance Notes to the Student Attendance page
- Monitor and update student attendance using Attendance Management page
- Use Mass Change pages to batch update attendance
- Update Attendance on the Classroom Attendance Form
- Know of the two forms of teacher attendance submission: Attendance and Attendance by Photo
- Follow best practices for daily attendance management
- Follow best practices for monthly attendance reconciliation
- Follow best practices for district level attendance reconciliation
- Lock Monthly Attendance after the reporting window
- Print Class Rosters
- Access and generate various reports related to Attendance
Resources
Procedures for Monitoring Daily Attendance
Classroom Attendance for Period Attendance Schools
Procedures for Reconciling Attendance at the School Level
Procedures for Reconciling Attendance at the District Level