Teacher's Responsibility

The teacher will be responsible for taking attendance and maintaining accurate, daily attendance and tardy records. All elementary classroom teachers must enter their daily AM and PM attendance, and all secondary teachers must enter their class attendance in PowerSchool. Elementary AM and all periods of secondary attendance should be taken within the first 10 minutes of class. Elementary PM attendance should be taken within 10 minutes of the completion of lunch and recess. For audit purposes, the teacher will sign and date the Teacher Electronic Attendance Certification Form in the office or electronically at the end of each week upon review of their weekly attendance for accuracy. During the six-week count periods, the weekly attendance report has to be signed instead of the Teacher Electronic Attendance Certification Form. Teachers are expected to collaborate with the office staff and administration to communicate with families when students are absent from school.