Attendance Calculation

Attendance Calculation

From PowerSchool Article


Attendance is calculated in the following manner:
  1. Determine if the student is enrolled in the school at any time during the attendance dates: Student Enrollment Dates
  2. Identify the student's FTE: Full-Time Equivalencies
  3. Identify the attendance conversion associated to the student's FTE: Attendance Conversions
  4. Identify the attendance records used in the calculation, based on the attendance conversion and the dates used to calculate attendance: Attendance Records
  5. Attendance is calculated for the student based on the attendance conversion and attendance records.

Note: Refer to the additional sections in this article for other setup considerations.


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