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Extra cards are unassigned QR code cards that are not linked to any student when printed. You generate and print them in advance, then keep them on hand. When a student loses their card, you can assign an extra card to them immediately — without needing to print a new one during a lesson.
Note
An extra card has no value until it is assigned to a student. It cannot be used to sign in until the assignment step is complete.
Requirements
- Primary District Admin or Teacher permissions.
- ID card login enabled for your district and the relevant school.
Generate extra cards
- From the SchoolDay main page, open the ID Card Administration tool.
- Navigate to the relevant school.
- Click Lost ID Cards Replacement in the top right corner.
- Enter the number of extra cards you want to generate, then click Download.
Result: A PDF containing the specified number of unassigned extra cards downloads immediately to your Downloads folder. Print the cards and store them in a secure, accessible location.
After printing extra cards
- Keep printed extra cards in a physically secure location — do not leave them accessible to students.
- When a student needs a replacement, use Assign an ID card to a student to link the extra card to their account.
- Each extra card can only be assigned to one student. Once assigned, it cannot be reassigned.