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Attendance

School Attendance

Our goal is to assist you to provide the best educational program for your child. We can be successful if your student is in school every day and on time. If your student is struggling to attend school, please contact your child’s Principal for support.

Absence Reporting

Please call your child's school to report an absence.

Student Tardiness

Please have the student check in at the office before going to class.

General Absences

Children cannot learn if they are not in school. Daily school attendance improves student achievement. Children learn early about being on time and not missing school; teach your child that school attendance is an important family value. Children ages 6 to 18 years must attend every school day.

The state only awards funding to school districts for actual attendance. The state does not fund districts for the excused absences listed below. Always review the school calendar and plan activities and vacations during days off. No pupil whose attendance is excused shall have grades or academic credit lost if assignments and tests can be reasonably completed.

Other attendance reports, such as truancy, rely on excused and unexcused absences. There are legal consequences if your child misses too much school. You must send a note and/or phone the school within 72 hours to clear any excusable absences. Parents/Guardians have the right to be notified on a timely basis if their child is absent from school without permission. Unexcused absences are recorded as truancy.

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When Do Absences Become a Problem?

Chronic Absence
18 or more days in a school year

Warning Signs
10-17 days in a school year

Satisfactory
9 or fewer absences in a school year