Attendance

 

Teachers should continue to mark student attendance daily in the myNHA Attendance module. However, a 24-hour window should be utilized to mark a student absent based on lack of participation. We want to ensure that all families have an opportunity to complete necessary participation requirements prior to receiving an Absent status.   

Instead of marking a student absent for that current day, if they were unable to complete participation requirements before 5 p.m., leave their attendance status as BLANK. Leaving attendance blank will ensure the family does not receive the School Messenger absence notification. Return the following day to mark attendance as Present or Absent. 

Additionally, the AM School Messenger absence notification will NOT be sent to students in any school operating in remote or hybrid scenarios. The PM School Messenger will be sent daily at 6 p.m. for any student marked as Absent that day.  

A school will have a 7-day grace period starting from their first day of school for which School Messenger notifications will not be sent. This period will allow staff time to adjust to the new expectations and processes.