ProgressBook v12.0 System Manager Guide - Swoca

Initial District Setup
Add Attendance Day Codes
Attendance Days codes represent the types of days that school is in session. Each day type, for
example, full day, half day and holiday, is assigned a value. The value of the type of day is used
in attendance calculations. These codes display on the Attendance by Student and Update
Absence Info screens.
1. On the Administrator Home Page under the Named Codes section, click Attendance
Days.
2. On the Attendance Day Codes screen in the Name list, select the appropriate named
codes list.
3. In the Code column, type the new code.
4. In the Description column, type the description of the code.
5. In the Multiplier list, select a value that represents the code.
Note: The value is the number, such as 1 for a full day or 0.5 for a half day, used
in calculating attendance totals.
6. In the appropriate color box, select the option button to designate the color that
represents the day as it appears on the attendance calendars.
7. Click Save.
8. To continue adding codes, repeat step 3 through step 7.
Attendance Day Codes
Create School Calendars
The school calendar includes the total number of days that school meets for the year. You can
create a separate calendar for each school building, which may be required by some school
districts, and then associate the school with the appropriate calendar. You can also have different
calendars for different grade levels in the same building. For example, the kindergarten calendar
may have a different start date than the start date on the calendar used by the first through fourth
grades. You must create a school calendar whether or not your school district is integrated with a
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