Update the Parent/Guardian Response

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Last updated: Jan 25, 2024 by Amanda Leslie
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Overview

DECYP School Administrators can update the reason for an absence when a Parent advises the initial response requires updating.

This can also be done when a Parent advises of an absence via telephone.

 Instructions

Please follow these steps to update the original Parent/Guardian response from your EdSmart site:

  1. Navigate to the Absentee Response you need to update. (Refer to Viewing the Parent/  Guardians Response section)

  2. Click the Edit icon

  1. The Edit Slip Response window will Open.

  1. Add details about the reason for the update; you will see here that the EdSmart platform captures who is making this update. 

  2. Update the Attendance Type reason 

  3. Click Save Response.

This update will be recorded on the Student’s Profile.

About this page:

This section of the EdSmart Help Centre has been established for Tasmanian Government schools as part of the Department for Education for Children and Young People’s (DECYP) EdSmart deployment.

If you are not part of the DECYP school group, please refer to our EdSmart Help Centre home page or connect with our Support Team via: help@edsmart.com