Attendance Criteria Examples

Occurrence criteria are used in the Attendance Trends reports and the Attendance Criteria Setup option to determine which absences will be included. Following are examples of different setups.

Example 1: Attendance Once a Day

You take attendance once a day. You want to check for students who have between 5 and 10 unexcused (UNX) absences.

Setup:

List of attendance codes: UNX
Days to check: all
Periods to check: (select the period when you take attendance)
Criteria: Notify if students have at least 5 absences, but no more than 10 absences anywhere in the reporting cycle.

Example 2: Attendance Twice a Day

You take attendance twice a day. The attendance periods are set up as AM and PM. You want to check for students who have unexcused (UNX) absences in both the morning and afternoon for 5 to 10 days.

Setup:

List of attendance codes: UNX
Days to check: all
Periods to check: AM and PM
Criteria: Include only students who have at least 2 absences, but no more than 2 consecutive (or cumulative) absences in the selected attendance periods, and these absences were entered for at least 5 days, but not more than 10 cumulative days.

Example 3: Attendance Twice a Day

You take attendance twice a day. The attendance periods are set up as AM and PM. You want to check for students who have a Tardy (T) attendance code in either the morning or afternoon for 5 to 10 days.

Setup:

List of attendance codes: T
Days to check: all
Periods to check: AM and PM
Criteria: Include only students who have at least 1 absence, but no more than 2 consecutive (or cumulative) absences in the selected attendance periods, and these absences were entered for at least 5 days, but not more than 10 cumulative days.