FAQ: Attendance

Students who are only being reported for services only will have an enrollment record with primary school identified as ‘false’ and a Special Education program record and possibly a Title I record - no other data needs to be provided. No attendance data is reported.

If this situation occurs (a family notifies a school the student(s) is/are leaving without formal paperwork, a school should mobilize the students, and end the students' enrollment. A students' absences should also not be reported.

IDOE recommends following up to ensure the student has enrolled with records requests or contact with the family. If the student is found to not be enrolled and you are unable to contact the family, follow the Missing Location Unknown Process. Once you receive the verification email from the Clearinghouse, go back to the last day the student attended and use mobility code 26.

Please reach out to cdanyluk@doe.in.gov for more information.

Each school reports attendance data for the student. Attendance is considered a full day on the days the student is scheduled and expected. If the student is scheduled for afternoons only 3 days/week and full day 2 days/week then the student would be counted as in attendance for all 5 days. One school is identified as primary ‘true’ and one school is identified as primary ‘false’. Attendance provided from each school does not affect the other school.

Attendance data is not reported if the students are only receiving special education or title services.

The calendar date should be reported with the accurate calendar event descriptor; Virtual Planned - Asynchronous or Virtual Planned - Synchronous. Students participating in virtual instruction should be reported with attendance event descriptor virtual. Students not participating in instruction should be reported with an absence per local policy.