JMC Installing Online Software - Manual (Page 13)

JMC Online Software Page 13 of 81 Last update on 7/17/08
Online Attendance
The JMC Online Attendance module of the JMC Applications Suite provides teachers
with the ability to submit attendance electronically to the office. Teachers may use a web
browser such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, or Netscape to submit attendance over
the Internet or school intranet. Teachers may also print out various attendance reports
from their computers.
The basic tasks and reports for the online attendance software options are:
-setting up the JMC Online Software to work with a web server
-setting up teacher accounts and passwords
-providing the web link for the Online Attendance module
-receiving attendance submissions from teachers and processing them in the office
-processing the attendance submissions is done automatically
-editing attendance as necessary (excused/unexcused, reasons, other)
-printing attendance reports
-maintaining teacher accounts and passwords and student scheduling changes in
the office
In the Office
Teachers must be assigned an account and a password under the Attendance-Staff-
Teachers / Rooms option of the JMC Office Application. See Figure 8.
Figure 8: Editing teacher usernames and passwords
The attendance data will need to be edited by the office staff for various reasons. Some
absences and tardies submitted by the teachers may need to be modified or deleted due to
late student arrivals, excused activities, errant teacher submissions, or other reasons.
Also, office personnel may designate an absence or tardy as either excused or unexcused
and also assign reasons for the absence or tardiness.
Submitting Attendance from the Classroom
Teachers will need to submit attendance on a regular basis. In some cases, teachers may
need to make a submission even if all students are present. Teachers may need to
resubmit attendance if mistakes are discovered or students arrive late. Guidelines for
teacher submittals may need to be formalized and modified where appropriate.