If you're looking for a way to simplify your school's tardy and early dismissal procedures, using "rooms" in SmartPass can help. By creating custom rooms that serve as actions, you can make it easier for students to move around campus and for staff to keep track of their whereabouts. Here are some examples of how to use SmartPass rooms in this context:

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• Tardy: When a student arrives late to school, instead of writing a pass from the office to the classroom, the secretary can write a pass from "Tardy" to the classroom. This way the teacher knows that the student came from being late, versus being with a guidance counselor or other staff member.
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• Early Dismissal: When a student needs to leave for an early dismissal, a pass is created from the classroom to early dismissal. The secretary can create the pass and then call the classroom, so the pass is ready to go for the student and the teacher does not need to worry about it. The secretary can also schedule passes for later in the day if the student is leaving. Lastly, you can even create a "Nurse Early Dismissal" to help keep track of students who are sent home from the nurse.
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• Returned to School: When a student leaves the building and comes back to school, the secretary can create a pass from "Returned to School" to the classroom. This helps with accounting purposes.

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Benefits

• Teachers benefit from seeing more specific information than a simple "Office" labeled room. This also helps the teacher account for their students.
• This process helps the secretaries, who can see when a student actually returns to class and ends their pass. They can also look back at the data later if there are any discrepancies.
• Administrators can pull reports from the SmartPass Admin View to see trends, account for students, and see which students are often late or leaving early.

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How to set up

Create three rooms: Tardy, Early Dismissal, and Returned to School. Configurations can be set up according to your preferences.

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By using SmartPass rooms in this way, you can simplify your school's procedures and improve communication between students, teachers, and staff.