Re: Why isn't quarterly report available until the quarter starts?
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:05 am
In a military ward or a student ward, they have so many "move-ins" that push notifications would quickly become annoying and ignored.
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That's more than just a theory -- those are the instructions on the form.sasgrw wrote:In theory, I should not include numbers for those who moved out of the ward, even if it happened on the last day of the month.
That's a little harsh!sasgrw wrote:The attendance of the Doe family that month would essentially be for naught.
We have had those discussions, but you're welcome to make the suggestion.sasgrw wrote:What would be nice is if we could set up an "alert notification" (push notification) so that we could get an email when new records arrive or leave. Then it would a proactive thing instead of a reactive thing. ... But it did spark the idea of push notifications. I'm going to send feedback from the LCR page to suggest that.
An interesting dilemma. Are we really recording attendance or lack thereof? Are we monitoring the needs of the individual or "grading" the ward? In the case of HT/VT, I think we're making sure that member's needs are being met and making sure everyone is getting regular visits.sasgrw wrote:That way the Doe's attendance isn't for naught.
Sorry, I meant in theory of practice, not instruction. I'm quite aware how the forms are to be properly filled out. But I suspect if you took a poll of this scenario, while everyone should be following the instructions to the letter, I'm guessing there would be very few who would fill out the report properly in this case.scgallafent wrote:That's more than just a theory -- those are the instructions on the form.sasgrw wrote:In theory, I should not include numbers for those who moved out of the ward, even if it happened on the last day of the month.
Yes, yes, of course. Don't take me too literallyscgallafent wrote:That's a little harsh!sasgrw wrote:The attendance of the Doe family that month would essentially be for naught.Hopefully they were able to take the sacrament, worship, and experience some spiritual growth.
Absolutely with respect to ht/vt. I was staying away from the "grading" philosophy and the whole concept of tracking attendance. We all know the numbers are just a small way to try to measure things and that it's people that matter. A great example is my home teaching this month. There was one family I couldn't visit because our vacation schedules didn't match up. They're an active family that I have a good relationship with. In this case, they weren't "officially" visited. However, we did stop by to drop a present off for one of the kid's birthdays, and we attended another one of their kid's baptism. So the family's needs were met and we stayed on top of it, but an official home teaching visit with a lesson was not performed.russellhltn wrote:An interesting dilemma. Are we really recording attendance or lack thereof? Are we monitoring the needs of the individual or "grading" the ward? In the case of HT/VT, I think we're making sure that member's needs are being met and making sure everyone is getting regular visits.sasgrw wrote:That way the Doe's attendance isn't for naught.