Attendance Code in iPass

Guidance or Meeting or Testing (GMT) - Excused time out of the classroom

New iPass Code to Accurately Keep Track of Students

Testing -

1. If a student is testing outside of the regular education classroom (MCAS, ACCESS,  Initial Evals, Re-evals etc.)
1. SPED teacher or support staff notifies teacher(s) in advance of the testing
2. The notification should be done by email, please CC Cindy Foster on the email
3. Classroom teacher should update IPASS attendance with the GMT code

Student Support Services Meeting/Appointments - (Guidance, Focus, Connections)

1. If student has an appointment slip - student provides teacher with slip and teacher updates IPASS with the GMT code
2. If student goes to meet with staff at Guidance, Focus or Connections without appointment slip:
1. If the student is with staff member for less than the full period -
1. staff member provides student with a pass to return to class
2. upon students return to class, classroom teacher should mark student GMT
2. If the student is with staff member for the entire period
1. staff member should email teacher and Cindy
2. Cindy will update IPASS attendance to GMT