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Step 3: Build your bell schedule

Create your periods, put them in order with start times, and choose which weekdays each schedule runs.

For administrators · 2 min read · Reviewed October 2, 2026

Open Bell Schedule

Your bell schedule tells TardySweep which period a student was late to, based on the time the tardy is logged. You build it in two parts: first the list of periods, then one or more schedules that put those periods in order with start times.

Part 1: Create your periods

  1. Go to Admin → Bell Schedule.
  2. On the right under Periods/Blocks, type a period name (for example "1st Period" or "Block 1") and click Add. Do this for every period, including Advisory or Homeroom if you track it.
1: Add periods here. 2: Add Schedule. 3: Edit an existing schedule.
1: Add periods here. 2: Add Schedule. 3: Edit an existing schedule.

Part 2: Build a schedule

  1. Click Add Schedule (or the pencil icon next to an existing schedule). The Manage Schedule window opens.
  2. Type a Schedule Name, such as "Regular Day".
1: Name. 2: Type. 3: Days. 4: Add periods. 5: Start times. 6: Done.
1: Name. 2: Type. 3: Days. 4: Add periods. 5: Start times. 6: Done.
  1. Leave Schedule Type as Standard for a normal week. Use Special for one-off days like early release or testing.
  2. Under Days this schedule applies to, click each weekday that uses this schedule. Selected days turn dark.
  3. Under Periods, pick a period from the list and click Add. Repeat until every period in the day is listed.
  4. Click a period's time to set its start time. Enter the hour and minutes, choose AM or PM, then click the green check mark.
1: Enter the start time. 2: Click the check mark to save it.
1: Enter the start time. 2: Click the check mark to save it.
  1. Click Done.

Tip: Does one day look different, like a late-start Wednesday? Make a second schedule (for example "Late Start Wednesday") and give it only that weekday. Take that day off your regular schedule.

How to know it worked

Every school day (Mon–Fri) appears under exactly one schedule, and Build your bell schedule is ticked off on the setup checklist.

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