# Taking attendance

> HTT Schools training, step 13 of 49. For: Teachers.
> Source: https://understand.htt.llc/learn/schools/taking-attendance · Updated 2026-10-15

The register, in under a minute. You will take your class register, and see who is absent or late across the school.

> **Note:** Sign in as a teacher at your school to follow these steps.

## Step by step

### 1. Open Attendance

Choose Attendance from the menu. Take the register is already open.

![HTT Schools: open attendance — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/HB68XA147J7GZM6MJDSBRFEVB2B326B9)
*Step 1: Open Attendance*

### 2. Class and date

Pick your class. Today’s date is filled in for you — change it only to correct an earlier day. Then press Open register.

### 3. Everyone present

Every pupil in the class is listed. Most days most children are in, so press Present under Mark everyone, then change only the few who are not.

![HTT Schools: everyone present — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/VN1G3AGFMTKWWV2AXE2WAH77RVD834HV)
*Step 3: Everyone present*

### 4. Absent

This pupil is not in today. Press Absent on their row. Their guardians can be told automatically.

![HTT Schools: absent — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/0ZX4GTY1V73SK2MWN48PB9X3RW2EK4DE)
*Step 4: Absent*

### 5. Late

And this pupil came in after the bell — press Late. Late still counts as in school.

![HTT Schools: late — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/G5CP75625SMS7G4H42TD8C25PS5M878H)
*Step 5: Late*

### 6. Save

Press Save register. If you open the same class and day again, you can correct it and save again — it updates, it never doubles up.

### 7. The day

The day tab shows the whole school at a glance: which classes have taken their register, and who is away.

![HTT Schools: the day — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/76ZQAXHHDD9408W3005PJ9MQ011PAM3S)
*Step 7: The day*

### 8. Trends and alerts

Trends shows each class over time, and the children slipping below a threshold. Absence alerts to guardians are sent by the school’s administrator, from their own Attendance page.

![HTT Schools: trends and alerts — the screen at this step](https://storage.htt.llc/f/RT317ASEJ0MAVS9HN5JTN7B5NVFP7XKY)
*Step 8: Trends and alerts*

> **Tip:** On a phone the steps are the same — the video shows them again on a phone, from its second chapter.

## Questions people ask

### Who is the “Taking attendance” training for?

Teachers. It is one step of the HTT Schools course, which is laid out in the order we recommend learning it.

### Do I need to sign in to HTT Schools for this?

Sign in as a teacher at your school to follow these steps.

### Can I do this on a phone?

Yes. The steps are the same on a phone, and the video shows every step on a computer and then again on a phone.

### How long does this training take?

The video is about 4 minutes long. Reading the article takes less.