What to do.

Hello staff members!
This topic is not where you report attendance, is the first thing I'll tell you, just to clear that up from the get go.

No, I'll explain that and more momentarily.

Right now though, i want to just clear up the motivation for doing this, so that none of you feel that we're being evil, or anything like that. We're doing this because without students to post with, other students who want to be in classes with their friends, aren't able to do so because there aren't enough students to reply in those classes, and because you people (The staff) all seem to be having issues with attendance. We're doing this not to punish people, but to try and make this more fun, (and maybe a little more realistic) for everyone involved. Teachers with no classes is silly...

So with that behind us I'll actually explain what to do now.

1) Set up you class report topic now. This involves simply creating two topics in this forum which are titled with your class name (Subject and level) I'll make one in a moment as an example for you all.

2) We're not using those annoying lists that currently inhabit the site anymore, we're sick of having 15 billion lists all regarding one thing, and all with different details on them floation around. Instead we ask that you use the contents of your group as a reference as to who should be in you classes every week, these will definitely have any new students in them, and any old, inactive ones should be removed whenever it's brought to our attention.

3) The way you actually report it is simple. You merely write a list (Probably in a text editor of some sort, please don't post it on the site) of who attended, then cross check it with the group's contents. Then you post in the classes topic in this forum stating who was not in the class.

And then that's it for you. We take it from there, you needn't worry about doing any more work in regards to this, other than just making sure it's update every single lesson.

If there are any questions, look at my example and see if that solves any of them, then reply here if it doesn't, and I'll be happy to help.

Thank you for your cooperation

The Admin Team.

I understand, but where do I find the list of people that are supposed to be present? I mean, I do have my original list, but people have joined and left since then...

Good question. You have to use the membership of the class groups as your roll, I thought I said that, but I probably told the admins that and forgot to post it here.

So you look in groups - you should all be the moderator of your groups, if you're not PM me - and use that list of membership as a cross reference for attendance.

That clear it up?

That came to mind, but some of them are attending and aren't in the group or are in the group and have ceased to attend a long time ago

But most are inactive. We're giving them the opportunity to drop any classes they want, but they must attend the minimum classes. If they don't attend, just report that and we'll sort it out, but they must be attending at least the minimum. Once they get their first attendance warning they'll either drop the class or start attending it.

But that's our concern, not yours

Good, thanks

Read & understood. You want a spreadsheet of marks or house points with any of this?

Hmmm. I think that you teachers are fine keeping marks to yourselves, I don't want to interfere too much, however it could be an idea to just post house points here. Do you think that'd make things easier for you guys?

It might make it easier if we can all see what the other staff members are doing, that's all.

Okie dokes, well, I'll leave it up to you guys, you can choose to add it if you like, I'll leave it in all your capable hands