Overview

The Full-Day and Half-Day Minutes settings in openSIS help determine how student attendance is calculated based on instructional minutes attended throughout the school day.

These settings work together with attendance-enabled periods to automatically identify whether a student is:

• Present for a full day
• Present for a half day
• Absent

This configuration is important for accurate attendance processing and reporting.

Accessing Full-Day and Half-Day Minute Settings

To access these settings:

Settings > School Settings > Periods

The Full-Day and Half-Day Minutes section is available at the bottom of the Periods screen.

Understanding Attendance Minutes

openSIS calculates attendance using the total instructional minutes attended across periods where:

• Calculate Attendance is enabled

The system compares the accumulated attendance minutes against:

• Full-day minute value
• Half-day minute value

Full-Day Minutes

The Full-Day Minutes value defines the minimum instructional minutes required for a student to be marked present for the entire day.

Example

If:

• Full-Day Minutes = 120

Then students attending attendance-enabled periods totaling 120 minutes or more are marked present for the full day.

Half-Day Minutes

The Half-Day Minutes value defines the minimum instructional minutes required for half-day attendance.

Example

If:

• Half-Day Minutes = 60

Then students attending at least 60 instructional minutes may qualify for half-day attendance.

How to Configure Full-Day and Half-Day Minutes

1. Navigate to:
   
   

   Settings > School Settings > Periods
2. Locate the:
   Set full-day and half-day minutes section
3. Click the edit icon
4. Enter:
   • Full-Day Minutes
   • Half-Day Minutes
5. Save the configuration

The updated values will now be used during attendance calculation.

How Attendance Calculation Works

Attendance calculations depend on:

• Period duration
• Attendance-enabled periods
• Student attendance records
• Full-day and half-day minute thresholds

Only periods with the Calculate Attendance option enabled contribute toward attendance minute totals.

Example Attendance Scenario

Configured Values

• Full-Day Minutes = 120
• Half-Day Minutes = 60

Student Attendance

Total Attended Minutes

120 minutes

Result

Student is marked present for the full day.

Best Practices

• Configure attendance-enabled periods carefully.
• Ensure full-day minutes are greater than half-day minutes.
• Review institutional attendance policies before configuration.
• Keep period durations accurate for reliable attendance reporting.
• Verify attendance calculations after updating period settings.