We have all of Blackbaud's K-12 products, (Core, Enrollment, Academics, etc.), and our high school teachers take attendance each period (there are 8 periods a day). However, to handle check-ins and check-outs, we use an Excel spreadsheet. The problem is that if a student is in their A-period class, skips B Period, and returns for C Period, we have no way of knowing they left during B Period without checking attendance manually for each period. Students are also supposed to tell security they are leaving campus, but security has no way to check the spreadsheet to make sure they checked out.
Is there a way to run an attendance report that will show a student marked present for one class but absent in another?
If not, is there a way in Blackbaud to better automate the check-in and check-out process so that when someone leaves, everyone who has access to attendance can see they have left (such as security)?
If Blackbaud isn't the solution, who is your 3rd party solution for attendance and how does it handle the check-in and check-out process? Does it have the capability of determining who missed one or more classes but was originally marked present? THANK YOU!
