This imports absences by campus from a file created by third-party grade book software. Before running the utility, the following should be completed:

• Ensure that data in the external grade book file (e.g., course, section, and student ID) matches the data in ASCENDER by keeping ASCENDER student entries, withdrawals, and schedule changes up to date, and exporting to grade book as often as needed (daily is recommended).
• Create the import file from the third-party grade book software.

Click here to view the interface.

Additional information:

• The grade book file will contain only one campus and absence date. However, multiple files can be imported for the same campus and absence date (e.g., if you want to import the grade book data after each period).
• If absences have been successfully posted for some students, but errors exist for other students, you must reconcile the errors manually.
• Even if no absences are posted because the utility was run already, the program must still check every record. The process will take a few minutes.
• The Comment column on the report displays comments from the grade book file.
• If the error report indicates that students are missing from the classroom attendance posting, the students must either be dropped from the course in ASCENDER or added to the grade book software.
• If the error report indicates that students in the grade book file were not enrolled in school or in the course, the student must be added in ASCENDER or dropped from the grade book software.
  
  

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