Purpose:
The purpose of this policy is to assign responsibility for attendance reporting to the faculty of Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC).
Scope:
This policy applies to all full-time and adjunct faculty members.
Policy:
Faculty members are responsible for keeping accurate and up-to-date attendance records. Class rolls are accessed electronically. At the beginning of each semester, and throughout the semester, faculty members should regularly and routinely check class roles for accuracy. Any discrepancy in a class list should be reported immediately to the Office of Records.
Faculty members must update the online Attendance Reporting feature in Self-service Banner each time a request is emailed from the Office of Records, if not more often. An electronic list of students who have been reported as “Stopped Attending” is received in the Office of the Dean of Student Services for follow up with an email and a telephone call. Faculty members are accountable for verifying attendance of students for Financial Aid, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), and the Veterans Administration.
Compliance:
All full-time and adjunct faculty members must comply with this policy and maintain accurate class rosters and attendance records.
Definitions:
WIA: Workforce Investment Act
Revision History:
Policy written May 2005. Policy revised October 2012; approved by Administrative Council on 02/22/13. Revised October 2016; approved by Administrative Council on October 28, 2016.