Attendance Trends Graphing

How-to

These instructions will show you how to view student attendance graphically based on a specific date range. There are three graph types: Bar Graph, Pie Graph, and Line Graph.

1. Log in to WebPams
2. Select Attendance from the program list on the left.
3. Click on Trends
4. Select Attendance Trends Graphing

Setup Box

1. Verify Year, District, and School. These default values are based on your security settings. This program can be run for current year or previous years.
2. Choose a From Date and To Date. Be sure the From and To dates are correct for the school year selected.
3. Click Ok to move to the next screen

Definitions of Column Headers

Codes – Numbers associated with attendance codes when posting attendance.

Description – A description that corresponds with the code assigned.

E – Excused absences recorded for the selected date range.

U – Unexcused absences recorded for the selected date range.

O – Late arrival/early departure check out days from school and/or any tardies recorded

Total – Total number of students with the particular absence code

Percent – Percentage of the total student body with the absence code

Graph Options

Graph Style – You may choose a Bar Graph(Number of transactions), Pie Graph (Pie Shape), or a Line Graph(Range Axis).

Date Option – Review results by the Month or by the Week

Unit Type – Counts(Number of Transactions) of Percent(Percentage of Transactions)

Absence Type – Transactions(Number of transactions) or Days(Number of Days)

Graph Type –

Gender

Ethnicity

Special Education

Grade

Time Span in number of days

Site--School Site

Time of Day - Hour of the day

Day of Week

3 Year - gives data for a 3 Year Span using the same date span

If you change any of the Graph Options, you MUST click the Refresh button for the new conditions to be applied to the graph. The Refresh button is located below the graph area of the screen.