"I didn't know we were taking attendance," said Step with equal cheer.

Powerschool is the program used by teachers to take attendance and assess students.

I glanced around the room, sort of taking attendance.

Because of the evident enthusiasm, she decided it would not be necessary to take attendance.

Common tasks include assisting students with their work, and taking attendance.

But board officials said that state education policy required them to take attendance that way.

It is not too much to ask that school officials be competent at taking attendance and respond as required by the guidelines.

Other necessary steps, he said, include ending remedial education and taking attendance every day.

Teachers may spend two or three minutes taking attendance, for example, before their instruction begins.

A lieutenant took attendance and gave the officers their daily instructions.