Seven kinds of roll-call
Class, theology class, arriving at school, leaving, meals, activities and services.
Attendance
Roll-calls on a phone.
Take a roll-call for a class, a meal, an activity or arrival at school in a minute, even with no network, and tell the parents of those who are absent.
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At a glance
Works offline
Taken in the app with no network and sent when the roll-call is closed.
Parents told
Parents of absent students texted, with the cost shown first.
Reports
Present and absent by class and stream, and who is most often away.
Taking a roll-call
A class in a minute
Choose who the roll-call is for, mark each student present or absent, and close it.
- Whole classes, one stream, a theology class, the students of a service such as transport, or the whole school.
- In the School Dynamics app, kept on the phone where there is no signal and sent when closed.
- Gate staff record arrivals and departures only.
Nakato SarahPA
Okello BrianPA
Namubiru JoanPA
Mugisha IvanPA
Achieng MercyPA
48 present · 4 absentTaken by the class teacher at 8:05
Closed
Telling parents
Parents know the same morning
Once the roll-call is closed, text the parents of the students who were absent. You see who, how many messages and the cost before anything is sent.
- Each parent once per roll-call, however many times the button is pressed.
- Paid from the school’s SMS credit; sending is stopped, with the reason, when the credit is too low.
- Parents also see their child’s attendance in the School Dynamics app.
| Student | Parent | Parts |
|---|---|---|
| Namubiru Joan | 0756 ••• 908 | 1 |
| Kato Daniel | 0772 ••• 315 | 1 |
| Auma Grace | 0701 ••• 664 | 1 |
| Ssempijja Alex | 0782 ••• 120 | 1 |
4 messages · UGX 200Each parent once for this roll-call
Send 4
Reports
Who is away, and how often
For any period, by class or stream: boys and girls present and absent, the ten students most often absent and the ten most often on time.
- As a PDF for the head teacher, or a spreadsheet to work with.
- Every roll-call kept, so any week, month or term can be reported.
Most often absentNamubiru Joan · 5 days, Kato Daniel · 4 days
PDFWho does what
- Teachers
- Take roll-calls for their classes and activities.
- Warden
- Takes roll-calls for boarders.
- Gate keeper
- Records students arriving at and leaving school.
- Head teacher, deputy, director of studies
- Take any roll-call and read the reports.
- Staff who may send messages
- Text the parents of absent students.
Each member of staff signs in as themselves; their role decides what they can change and what they can only look at.
Good to know
- Roll-calls are marked by a person; there are no card or fingerprint readers.
- Parents are texted when someone chooses to, after the roll-call is closed; it is not automatic.
Questions
What schools ask us
Can roll-calls be taken without internet?
Yes. In the School Dynamics app a roll-call is kept on the phone and sent to the school when it is closed with a connection.
Are parents texted automatically?
No. After a roll-call is closed, a member of staff who may send messages chooses to text the parents of absent students, seeing the cost first.
Can parents see attendance?
Yes. Parents see their own child’s attendance and a summary in the School Dynamics app.
Can we take attendance at meals?
Yes. Meals are one of the seven kinds of roll-call, as are activities, services, arriving at and leaving school.
Read on
More about School Dynamics
Take tomorrow’s roll-call on a phone.
Add a class during the 30-day trial and take its roll-call in the app. Questions first? WhatsApp +256 783 204 665 or call +256 414 581 765.