Attendance & Tardies

ATTENDANACE POLICY:

Upon three (3) consecutive or five (5) unlawful absences a student is truant. Attempts will be made to establish contact with the parent/guardian to arrange a conference. During the conference, a written plan called an AIP (Attendance Intervention Plan) will be developed with you, your student, and the school so that all have a clear understanding regarding the future attendance of your student.

Parent notes are NOT accepted as an excused absence,  although we do ask that you send a note, email, or call if your student is going to be absent. Excused absences are: Bereavement, Medical, Principal Approved (with PRIOR arrangements made with the school principal), a school field trip/school activity, or Legal. Proper documentation  must be turned in to the attendance clerk, Mrs. Grice, when the student returns to school.

If a student is absent from school…

On the day of return, the student must bring a note to the Attendance Clerk, Mrs. Grice, before classes begin.  Without a note, the absence is unverified.

The note should include the following:

~ Current date

~ Student’s first & last name

~ Dates of absence

~ Parent signature

~ Reason for absence

~ The parent’s daytime phone number

Doctor’s notes must be verifiable, and they ONLY excuse the dates and times stated on the doctor’s note.

 

TARDIES:

Students are tardy to school after 8:20 am.  A parent note does not excuse tardiness. Any student arriving after 8:20 a.m. must be walked into the building by the Parent/Guardian.  If a student arrives more than 30 minutes after a class has begun, they do not receive attendance credit for that class.   

Consequences for arriving tardy to school are as follows:  

1st offense: Verbal Warning and parent notification

2nd offense: Verbal Warning/Parent Contact to make them aware of after school detention (and consequences for subsequent tardies)

3rd through 5th offense:   After School Detention/Parent Contact.  A one hour after school detention assigned and supervised by school staff; assigned one week to be served the next week. 

Note:  If students do not attend after-school detention consequences of ISS will result (step 7)

6th offense:  Suspended pending parent conference; possible revocation of waiver, if applicable. 

7th offense and beyond:

7th - 1 day of ISS

8th - 2 days of ISS

9th - 1 day of OSS

10th - 2 days of OSS

11th - Evidentiary Hearing

With the exception of arriving at school late, the tardy to class policy will begin over the 2nd semester.