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Attendance Deadlines


Remember how easy attendance processing was last term?  It is going to be just as simple this term.  I am sad to admit that the new process does not even require you to know your course census date.  However, if you hang out with professors from other colleges, I recommend using the word at dinner parties as they do NOT know their census dates (but in their hearts they know they should!).

Attendance at MCC is simple.  Here are the rules:

Students who never attend classes will be dropped for non-attendance.
Students who attend even one class meeting will remain enrolled, billed and graded.
(Students can still withdraw and get a W grade, or you will grade them at the end of the term)

This is what our new policy means for you when you enter your attendance in Banner:

(1)   Enter 1 in the ‘Attend Hours’ column if the student attended class. 
Student will remain enrolled. 
Financial aid will be released.

(2)   Enter 0 in the ‘Attend Hours’ column if the student never attended class. 
Student will be dropped. 
Financial aid will not be released.

(3)   Save your work.  Go back to the screen and check your work after hitting the save key.

Another change that you will notice is you will now be prompted to enter a ‘Last Attend Date’ when you issue an F or W grade in Banner.  You must enter a date within the start and end date of your course.  You will not be able to enter the F or W grade without this required data.  This should not be a problem because all students who never attended will have already been removed from your roster.

Your attendance can be entered at any point after the first week of classes.  But it must be entered no later than Friday, February 12th.  Might as well get the job done before the winter recess!  Obviously, later starting classes will have a later due date and an e-mail will be sent to your e-mail outlining that deadline.

Remember that attendance processing is a required task, just like grading.  We need attendance in order to issue financial aid to students.  So, please jot the February 12th deadline on your calendar.  And keep an eye on your e-mail because I will send gentle reminders as the date gets closer. 

Call if you have any questions.  Lyn MacGregor can be reached at LMacGregor@monroecc.edu or by phone at 292-2237. We are happy to help.

Betsy Ripton
R&R
02/09/2016