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Enrollment Verification through the Student Performance Roster

Frequently Asked Questions

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The process of class attendance verification has been integrated as part of the Student Performance Roster (SPF). The new roster tool was available to faculty starting Fall 2011. The SPF roster includes a new set of elements in addition to Attendance, for the assessment of student academic performance. These are: Trends, Flags, and Recommended Student Actions.

Faculty Center in Onestart

Student Performance Rosters are available in OneStart and also in Oncourse.

OneStart

To find your rosters in OneStart, log in with your username and passphrase, click the Services tab at the top of the page. Select the Faculty Systems bar from the menu on the left side.

In the Instructor Information box, under SIS click the link: Go to Faculty Center

Oncourse

Student Performance Rosters in Oncourse

Student Performance Rosters are also available at the beginning of the second week of the Spring and Fall term through the Performance Roster link in Oncourse.

To access the Student Performance roster through Oncourse, click the Performance Roster link on the menu on the left side of the Oncourse page.

A page with your class information, available rosters and grade proxy functionality will be listed. Click the links on that page to open the rosters, or assign proxy or enrollment assistants.

In the second week of the Fall and Spring term, the Office of the Registrar contacts class instructors to request that they verify which students listed on their class roster(s) are attending, and to identify those who have stopped attending.

In order to comply with federal student aid requirements, instructors are also asked to identify students who have never attended, whether they have previously dropped or still appear as enrolled in the class.

Additionally, faculty are asked to identify students not listed on their class roster as enrolled who are attending the class, unless attending for removal of a prior Incomplete grade. By University Faculty Council policy of March 30, 1999 , faculty are required to participate in this Enrollment Verification Process.

No subsequent enrollment action will be taken by the Office of the Registrar as a direct result of the instructor's completion of this review.

The purpose of including the Attendance component as part of the Student Performance roster is to provide faculty with a unified tool containing  the elements needed to determine and report issues related to the students' academic progress, behavior, trends and corrective actions. 

Instructors are asked to review the list of students that have registered for their classes, and identify enrollment discrepancies. 

Student Enrollment Status are:

  • Enrolled: Students listed as Enrolled on the SPF roster are the students who are registered in the class at the time the roster is created. The Attendance values for these students must be specified by the instructor before submitting the roster. Attendance for Enrolled students is no longer pre-set, but a modification was made to the rosters to provide an option for instructors to set the attendance value "Attending" as the default value for all Enrolled students on the roster when appropriate.

    To set the attendance value to Attending for all the students listed as Enrolled, click the "Set Blank Attendance to Attending" option, underlined above the list of students.

Set Blank Attendance to Attending

  • Dropped (attendance defaults to Not Attending). These are students who cancelled their registration during the first week of the term.  Dropped students who were not seen or participated in class activities at least one time should have the attendance value changed to Never Attended, in compliance with Federal Aid regulations.

  • Withdrawn (attendance defaults to Not Attending). These are students who dropped a class after the first week of classes. A grade of W is recorded on the student record for that particular class. Withdrawn students who were not seen or did not participate in class activities at least one time should have the attendance value changed to Never Attended, in compliance with Federal Aid regulations.

Set Blank Attendance to Attending

The available attendance values are:

  • Attending
  • Not Attending (need to report the last attendance date)
  • Never Attended
  • Irregular attendance
  • Has started attending regularly

Enrollment verification (Attendance), which is part of the student performance roster, should be reviewed by the campus deadline in order to comply with federal regulations. Faculty can continue to update attendance throughout the term until final grade rosters are generated.

Non-undergraduate students in undergraduate classes will only have the Attendance column available. Non-undergraduate classes will have a performance roster with only the Attendance column available.

If the student has withdrawn from the class, the Attendance value will default to "Not Attending." If the instructor indicates that an Enrolled student is "Not Attending," the last date of attendance will be required. Even if the exact last day cannot be recalled, please supply an approximate last date of attendance. This information is necessary for Financial Aid purposes. Students that have never attended or did never participate in class should be reported as "Never Attended," even if they have already withdrawn from the class. Attendance for Dropped or Withdrawn students can be reported as Not Attending or Never Attended.

  • Once the review is completed, click the Submit button on the roster page. This action will record the date of submission for attendance information.
  • The Roster Status on the Faculty Center page displays the time of the last update whether the roster was just saved (not visible to the student) or submitted (indicating that the faculty verification of enrollment has been completed, and is now visible to the student.)

One of the recent modifications made to the original version of the Student Performance Roster is the inclusion of a Submit button. The submit button is found on the Student Summary page of the Student Performance Roster.

Updates made to the roster can be preserved without making them visible to students by using the Save button, which can be found on both roster pages: The Student Summary and the Assessments page.

To verify that the Student Performance Roster was submitted, you need to open the SPF roster page by clicking the Student Performance Roster link on the Faculty Center.

Submission of Student Performance Roster Indicator

A roster must be submitted in order for the data to be visible by students in the Student Center. Advisors can also view submitted data for students through the Administrative Center. After the roster has been submitted, a date will appear next to "last submitted on."

The Submit button confirms that you have verified attendance and have:

  • Reported any enrollment discrepancies found
  • Didn't have anything to report at this time

Effective Spring 2013, it is no longer required that each student must have an attendance value reported to submit a roster. Please note that an attendance value must be selected for at least one student in order to submit a roster.

Also, each student whose most recent data has been submitted will have a check box in the Submitted column to the right of the roster on the Student Summary page.

Submitted Indicator on Student Summary

Clicking the Save button allows you to preserve any changes made to the roster, while you are working on it, but only the Submit button allows roster updates to become visible to students and advisors.

The Last Saved On column shows the last date/time that information was saved for each student. This only appears until that student's data is submitted. The submitted records will then display a checked mark under the Submitted column (far right column of the roster).

"Last Saved On" Indicator

After submission, the Last Saved On column and the date/time disappear and the box on the Submitted column is checked.

Last Update Indicator on My Schedule Page

In the Faculty Center, on the My Schedule page, the Student Performance Roster Status will display the last time the roster was updated. This means the roster was either Saved or Submitted. Confirmation of when a roster was indeed submitted is displayed on the Student Performance Roster page.

The following reminder note appears on each roster page:

Reminder to Save or Submit

If a roster is updated after submission, a Last Saved On date/time will appear for the students who are updated after the last submission and their "submitted" box will be unchecked, indicating that this roster needs to be submitted again in order for the students to view these changes.

Save After Submission Indicator

The Student Performance Roster tool will be available  at the end of the first week of the term. 

Instructors will receive a notification from the Office of the Registrar about the enrollment verification process at the beginning of the second week of classes.

Verification of attendance should be completed by Monday of the sixth week of classes

A note reminding faculty about the deadline to submit their Student Performance Rosters for the term was added above "My Teaching Schedule" on the Faculty Center.

Deadline Reminder in Faculty Center

Yes. Enrollment Assistants can be assigned through the Grade Proxy link on the Faculty Center in OneStart. Another way to access the Grade Proxy utility is through the Assign Grade Proxy link on the roster page.

To assign an enrollment assistant to your enrollment verification roster, follow the steps outlined on the following link: Assigning an Enrollment Assistant in OneStart

For Enrollment Verification purposes, the Office of the Registrar is interested in determining the correct enrollment status of all students attending Indiana University Bloomington.

Every student associated with a class should fit one of the following criteria:

  • Enrolled and attending class,
  • Enrolled, but not attending (but has attended at least one class),
  • Enrolled, but has never attended,
  • Dropped or Withdrawn (but has attended at least one class),
  • Dropped or Withdrawn, and has never attended,
  • Attending, but not enrolled.

Reporting Attendance:

There are two pages on the Student Performance Roster:

  • Student Summary (this is a display of the students listed on the class, their enrollment status, and any selected values). The roster opens by default on the Student Summary view.
  • Assessments (this roster page displays all the available values that can be selected for each student). To move to the Assessments page,
    • Click on the University ID Number corresponding to the student you want to report, or
    • Select the Assessments tab at the top of the roster page, to move to the page where the available values can be selected for each one of the students on the roster.

Once values are selected for a student, those values will also appear as links to the Student Summary page. Clicking the values displayed for a student on the Student Summary will open the Assessments view where you can make further changes to the selected student.

After providing and verifying the Attendance Status for all students on the roster, click the Submit button to indicate that your review has been completed. If you need to leave the roster before completing your attendance review, click the Save button to keep any updates already made. Values that have been entered for a student and saved will not be visible to the students until you click the Submit button.

Students Enrolled and Attending Class:

There is a new link above the listed students on the Student Summary page: "Set blank attendance to attending." Clicking this link will fill all the blank fields for the students listed as Enrolled with an attendance value of Attending. These values can be changed for any student individually after the default value is selected.

You may also select Attending on an individual student's record on the Assessments page.

Students Enrolled but Not Attending:

If an enrolled student is not attending your class, change the Attendance status value to Not Attending. An approximate last date of attendance must be provided.

Students who have Dropped or Withdrawn, but attended at least one class:

Students who have dropped during the first week of classes are already recorded as Dropped and Not Attending. Students who have dropped after the first week of classes are recorded as Withdrawn and Not Attending. These students require no action on your part if they have attended at least once prior to dropping the class.

Enrolled, Dropped or Withdrawn Students who have Never Attended:

In order to comply with new financial aid guidelines, instructors are now requested to report students who have never attended a class meeting for a course in which they have been enrolled, even if the student has already dropped the course. These students should be marked as Never Attended.

Important: When you have made the appropriate status updates for any or all of your students, click the Submit button. You may continue to review the changes and/or make additional changes (including adding students not listed to the roster) after your initial update.

Students Attending but Not Enrolled:

Students who are attending class but who do not appear on the SIS roster are not officially enrolled and should be reported.

The utility for reporting students who are attending your class, but who are not enrolled, can be found at the bottom of the roster page, under the heading Students attending this class but not on roster.

Reporting a student does not enroll the student in this class. This is merely an indication of class attendance by the instructor. No enrollment transactions will be processed by the Office of the Registrar as a direct result of the instructor's completion and submission of this form. The purpose of this roster is to uncover discrepancies between attendance and enrollment so that the students can be contacted to resolve their enrollment problems.

To report a student not on the roster:

  • Scroll down the roster page until you find the heading: Students attending this class but not on roster.
  • If available, type the University ID number in the text box beneath the heading ID.  This field is 10 characters in length and requires leading zeroes (Example: 0000123456 is a valid ID, but 123456 is not.)
  • If the student name returned is correct, or if you don't have the student ID, click the ID field. 
  • On the Lookup ID page, type the student's last and first name.
  • Click the Look Up button. This search may take several minutes.
  • The search result displays all the students with matching names, and includes middle name, University ID, and date of birth. 
  • If you can identify your student with the information provided, click the student ID.
  • The student ID and name are now listed, showing that the student is attending class but is not on the roster.
  • If you cannot identify with certainty  the student you want to add from the search result, please contact us by email at regrrost@indiana.edu, and provide course subject, catalog number, (for example, ENG-W 131), class number, and full student name.  In the e-mail subject line, type Roster Add.
  • The plus (+) and minus (-) signs on the right side can be used to add multiple students to the same roster, or to remove students added in error. 
  • Click the Submit button when you finish updating your roster

Important: This action does not enroll the student in this class. It merely indicates attendance. Reported students will be notified via e-mail by the Office of the Registrar that their instructor has reported an enrollment discrepancy and will be given instructions to remedy their situation.

If a student adds the class after the roster has been saved or submitted, he/she will be listed as NEW in the Last Saved On column.

New Enrollment for an Added Student

Completing the Process:

Once you have made your updates and saved all of your changes, the date saved is displayed on the Last Saved On column. To indicate you have completed and submit your enrollment verification, you must click the Submit button. The data entered ont he roster will then be visible to students, advisors, and to the Office of the Registrar.

If you update a roster incorrectly or receive late changes, you may return to the roster link and add any changes later. Updates to the Student Performance Roster can be saved and/or submitted multiple times throughout the term.

There is a new link labeled Set Blank Attendance to Attending at the top of the roster. If you click this link, it will fill all of the blank fields in the Attendance column with the status Attending.

Set Blank Attendance to Attending

Additional changes can be made individually after this step. After populating the attendance values to Attending, these values can be removed by an additional click to the "Set Blank Attendance to Attending" link.

You can e-mail the Office of the Registrar at REGRROST@indiana.edu or call us at 812-855-0255 if you have any questions, comments, or problems. We're here from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.

for students

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IU Bloomington Faculty review class attendance in the third week of each term and report any discrepancies found between the list of students officially registered for a class and the instructors' attendance records.

Attendance is now reported by your instructor through the Student Performance Roster. Your attendance report for each class can be viewed in the SIS Student Center.

  • Go to OneStart at https://onestart.iu.edu
  • Login with your CAS username and password
  • Click on the SIS image to open the Student Center
  • Click the link My Academics & Grades in the Academics section.
  • This opens a new page with your academic information.
  • Under Term Information, click the View Grades link.

The page with your class grades displays the grades earned in each of your current courses.

First, make sure the classes listed correspond to the current term.

If necessary, use the Change Term (green button) to specify a different term.

All the classes for which you have registered are listed under the tab Official Grades.

The area below the official grades, labeled Performance Roster displays attendance information reported by instructors. The attendance values instructors may select are:

  • Attending,
  • Not Attending,
  • Never Attended,
  • Irregular Attendance, and
  • Has Started Attending

Attendance and other performance data is displayed on the Student Center only after instructors complete their reviews and update the Student Performance Rosters.

In addition to Attendance, there are three other assessments on the Performance Roster. Those are: Trends, Student Progress, and Recommended Student Action.

This new reporting tool has not been fully implemented at IU Bloomington yet, but some faculty may begin using the other assessment values that are a part of this roster. Faculty also have the option of continuing to report student attendance through the remainder of the term.

Student Performance Roster: Student Detail

The following link has additional information about the Student Performance Roster: http://kb.iu.edu/data/anib.html.

  • If you HAVE BEEN ATTENDING and completing all required work, talk with your AI or instructor and confirm with him/her that you are attending and participating. You could have been reported as not attending in error.

  • If you haven't been attending but INTEND TO COMPLETE THE COURSE, talk with your instructor about your situation. Follow the recommendations provided by your instructor.

If you intended to drop the course but never submitted a request, or thought you had already dropped, or didn't realize that you were registered in the course, please see our instructions for how to drop classes online.

The deadline to drop full term classes with an automatic grade of W is WEDNESDAY, of the 9th WEEK of the TERM.

(Students enrolled in first 8-week classes or other non-standard sessions should see the Official Calendar for alternate deadlines.) If you are unable to process the drop by this time, please take this notification to your school Recorder's Office* to determine your options.

(*University Division students should go to Maxwell Hall 101.)

  • If you are attending the course to REMOVE AN INCOMPLETE from a previous enrollment in the course, remind your instructor of your status.

  • If you DO INTEND TO RECEIVE A GRADE and credit for this course and KNOW THAT YOU HAVE NOT YET REGISTERED IN THIS COURSE please follow the late add procedures.

If you DO INTEND TO RECEIVE A GRADE and credit for this course but thought that you had registered for it, you may confirm your current class schedule via the Student Center in OneStart at https://onestart.iu.edu.

Remember that you can receive credit for a course only if you are officially enrolled in it.