Attendance Event

Sample Uses for Attendance Event

Changes in a student's attendance might indicate that something's going on in their life that could affect their educational success. For example, consistent tardiness or absence is an early warning indicator that a student might need intervention to stay on track to pass a course or graduation. The Attendance Event object can be used to track attendance.

• University—Track the number of days and reasons that a student's missed a specific course.
• K-12—Track a student's tardiness or absence for a class period or an entire day and the reasons.

• Any educational institution—Determine a student's total participation during a term. Generate reports on the frequency of such events.

Create an Attendance Event Record

Create an attendance event record from a student’s contact record.

1. From the student’s Contact record, click New in the Attendance Events related list.

2. Enter a date for the tardy or absence. Don’t change the Contact name.

3. Fill in optional fields as needed.

4. Click Save.