Throughout the school year, there is the occassional need to pause your schedule. Consider scenarios like a snow day, severe weather, or facility issues. Pausing your schedule will "turn off" any schedule and class roster data for the day. This is done to prevent incorrect schedule information from being displayed to students and staff. The easiest way to pause your current schedule is to add a holiday for that specific day. This is a great solution for when you don't have a schedule uploaded that fits your needs or do not have time to add a modified schedule.
Rest assured that SmartPass will still operate perfectly, and you do not have to delay using SmartPass or seek an alternative pass solution for the day.
How to Pause Your Schedule
Head to your Schedule tab on the left and select the date you need to pause.
Click Holidays on the right side.
Add a holiday for the day you wish to pause your schedule for.
What Does SmartPass Look Like With A Paused Schedule?
SmartPass will function as intended with your paused schedule. Pausing a schedule simply pauses the use of your class roster and bell schedule times for the day. The only change to pass creation is that students and staff will have to add the origin location in manually.
Note: Pausing your schedule does not change your schedule rotation (A Days, B Days, C Days, etc). Your schedule will simply pick up where it left off. If you need to shift your schedule to readjust the rotation of days, you'll need to reset your calendar by editing your schedule. For assistance in resetting your rotation, see our Schedule Rotations article. Scroll to the Setting Up Your Repeating Days section and follow the instructions under A/B Day and Alternating Day Rotations.
The changes your students and staff may note are:
Teachers will not see the class period/time remaining in the class period data.
Teachers will not have a class roster displayed during their class period.
Students and Teachers will have to fill in the origin location for the pass.
FAQ
Can I add a modified schedule instead of pausing my schedule?
Yes, if you have school and wish to have your schedule and class roster data showing for a modified day you can edit a schedule to add a modified day. Pausing your schedule is just a quick way to account for last minute closures like a snow day.
Do I have to do anything to unpause my schedule for the next day?
No, your schedule will pivot back to its intended rotation automatically
If I select to pause a schedule, does this change take place immediately?
Yes, pausing a schedule by adding a holiday will immediately pause your schedule.