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Marking Attendance

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Attendance tracking helps you keep records of which lessons happened, who showed up, and maintain accurate billing.

How to mark attendance

There are two places to mark attendance:

From the Calendar

  1. Click on a lesson in the Calendar
  2. Select the attendance status:
    • Present — Student attended
    • Absent — Student didn’t show up
    • Excused — Student missed with a valid reason
  3. Optionally add a note
  4. Click Save

From the Dashboard widget

The Unmarked Attendance widget on the Dashboard shows all lessons that haven’t been marked yet:

  1. Find the lesson in the widget
  2. Click Present, Absent, or Excused
  3. The status updates immediately

You can filter the widget by date and use bulk select to mark multiple lessons at once.

Attendance notes

You can add notes when marking attendance — useful for recording what was covered in a lesson, or the reason for an absence.

Viewing attendance history

Each student’s profile shows their complete attendance history. You can see:

  • Date and time of each lesson
  • Attendance status
  • Any notes you added

Attendance and billing

If you use attendance-based billing, attendance records directly affect invoice amounts. Only lessons marked as “Present” are included in the billing calculation.

Marking attendance is optional but recommended. It helps you track your teaching history and is essential if you use attendance-based invoicing.

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