Student Absences and Makeups (when tracking absences)
Last Modified on 05/27/2020 4:26 pm EDT
When you track absences in Jackrabbit, versus tracking attendance, you will enter the days a student missed or will be missing class, and optionally schedule makeup classes for the student.
Recording Absences
To accommodate different workflows, Jackrabbit offers several ways to record a student's absence.
| Enter absences from the Class record | - From the Class record, a student absence can be recorded for a single date.
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| Enter absences from the Family record | - From the Family record, absences can be submitted for a single student or multiple students in the family and can be done for a single date or range of dates.
- Business Scenario
A family was on vacation and all students in the family missed all of their classes for an entire week. Mark all students as absent from all classes at one time.
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| Enter absences from the Student record | - From the Student record, absences can be submitted for a single date or range of dates.
- Business Scenario
A student is injured and won't be returning for several weeks. Mark the student absent from all of their classes at one time.
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| Enter absences when taking attendance in the Staff Portal | - Staff can take attendance in the Staff Portal and mark students absent from class. Future absences can be scheduled in the Staff Portal.
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Makeups
Many organizations allow students to make up classes they've missed. When your database is set to track absences, you have the option to offer a makeup class to a student who was absent.
| Define your makeup settings The first step is to define your makeup settings which answer these questions: - Is each absence automatically eligible for a makeup? Or will staff assess and assign eligibility for each absence?
- Will eligibility for a makeup expire after a set period of time? Or will makeups be allowed at any time?
- Do you want staff to be able to book makeups in a class that is at its max size? If so, how many extra spots will you allow?
Learn about makeup settings.
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 | Schedule makeup classes
When a student absence is entered, and the absence is marked eligible for makeup, a makeup class can be scheduled at that time or it can be scheduled at a later date.
Learn about scheduling makeup classes. |
