Assign teachers and report planned absences

Two jobs keep a room's attendance honest: who teaches in it, and which children will be out. Assigning teachers is a director job, and so is reporting a planned absence. Teachers can see the list of upcoming absences and cancel an entry.

Assign teachers to a room

• On the web, open the classroom and select Manage roster. The page has a Teachers card, and Add teacher opens a search box (Search teachers...) of staff who aren't in the room yet.
• In the app, open Room actions and choose Room teachers. Select Add teacher, search, and tap the person.

To take someone off a room, select Remove next to their name and confirm. Removing a teacher only takes them off this room.

Children aren't placed from here. To put a child in a room or move them, see Place or move a child between rooms.

Report a planned absence

When a family tells you a child will be out, log it ahead of time.

• On the web, open Upcoming absences from your Today page and select Report absence. Choose the Student and the Dates (for one day, use the same date at both ends). Pick a Category if one fits. Categories come from your attendance settings, and with none set up the notes field is labeled Reason. Add Additional notes if you like, then select Report absence.
• In the app, open the child's profile and tap Report absence. Choose the Start Date and End Date, a category and a note. The optional Quick fill box can read a sentence like "Maya's out sick Thursday and Friday" and fill in the form for you to check.

See and cancel upcoming absences

Upcoming absences lists every planned absence across the school: the child, their room and the dates. In the app, find it under Absences on the School screen.

To cancel one, select Cancel on its row (web). In the app, long-press the card and confirm Delete in Cancel absence.

Families report absences themselves too; see Report an absence or running late. On Free and Plus, families use your absence line instead; see The absence line.