Record immediate or planned absences
Approve absences
Receive attendance notifications
View attendance totals
Please scroll down for detailed instructions.
It's quick and easy for you to notify your child’s school of an absence.
Log in to the Edsby app on your mobile device or from a web browser.
To submit a planned absence, scroll to the appropriate child's name.
You have two options when scheduling absences: Absent Today and Plan an Absence.
If a child is going to be away for the whole day:
Click Absent Today to open the Planned Absence form.
The name of the child will automatically be filled in the form.
2. Select a reason for the absence. You may also add a comment.
3. When the form is complete, click Send to School Office.
4. A submission receipt will be sent to your Edsby mailbox.
You can report partial-day absences, future absences, and multi-day absences through Edsby.
After selecting Plan an Absence, the name of the child will automatically be filled in.
Fill out the form by specifying the dates and times the child will be absent for, providing a reason, and a comment if you wish to provide more information.
When finished, click Send to School Office.
A submission receipt will be sent to your Edsby mailbox.
Once the school office has reviewed and approved the absence, the status of the receipt will change to Approved.
You will receive a notification regarding the approval, as well as an email. Emails will come from:
noreply@rainbowschools.edsby.com.
In order to receive attendance notifications, you must enable them in the Notification Settings.
Go to Settings, select Notifications, and click a child’s name to set notification preferences.
If the school office notifies you of your child’s absence or late arrival, you will receive an Edsby Notification in your Navigation Bar.
You will have two options to reply back to the school Office.
If you are aware of your child’s absence or late arrival, click I Know About This.
You will be asked to provide a reason for your child’s absence.
You will then be prompted to send your reply to the school office.
If you are unaware of your child’s absence or late arrival, click I Don’t Know About This.
The school office will be notified that you are not aware of the absence.
Here, you can quickly see an overview of your child’s attendance in a given class.
You can click to view your child’s Attendance Summary for a history of attendance.
Here, you can use the filters to view information about your child’s attendance in a specific class.