Attendance Definitions

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - SCHOOL YEAR 2020-21

ATTENDANCE DEFINITIONS

 

“PRESENT”- DEFINITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS

In-person Instruction – Present Remote Instruction - Present (any of the below)

• Student is physically present in the classroom / school learning environment for instruction during the scheduled school day

 

• Student is virtually present in a remote learning environment for synchronous instruction during the scheduled school day.
Daily attendance must be logged in the Attendance Tracker. Schools may maintain period attendance, in their own systems (i.e. LMS, google classroom, etc.), but will be expected to determine which periods/courses are to be used for daily attendance for upload into STARS Classroom.

 

“ABSENT” - DEFINITIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS

Blended/in person Instruction - Absent

 

Remote Instruction - Absent

● Not physically present in the classroom school learning environment for instruction during the scheduled school day.

● In the school building but not attending any classes or not meeting with a guidance counselor or other licensed pedagogue.

 

● Not virtually present during remote class, remote lesson, or scheduled teacher - student instruction during the scheduled school day.