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1. Mark the same day, before you leave. Parents get an absence alert within minutes, and a student's Perfect-Day streak is calculated from today's data. A day marked tomorrow is already too late.

2. Mark every student, not just the absentees. Use ✅ Mark all present first, then change the few who are absent. An unmarked student is not "present" — they simply have no record.

3. Use the right status.
  P — Present: the student attended.
  A — Absent: did not attend and no leave was approved. The parent is alerted immediately.
  L — Leave: the office approved the absence in advance (illness, family event). No alert is sent.

4. Late arrivals are still Present. Do not mark a late student absent — mention it to the office instead.

5. Fixing a mistake. Re-mark the student and save again; the correct value overwrites the old one. Do it the same day if you can — a wrong absence alert worries a parent.

6. Never mark attendance in advance. Marking a future date is not allowed, and marking a whole week ahead makes the record meaningless.

7. Also fill "What did you teach today?" It takes 10 seconds and is what aims each student's revision at the right topic.

Why this matters: attendance drives parent alerts, the at-risk radar, student streaks and staff records. It is the single most important thing you enter each day.