ATTENDANCE

The school day officially begins at 7:55 a.m. In order to promote a positive learning environment, students should be in the classroom on time and ready to learn. All students enter the school at the main gym doors or the cafeteria door where they remain until dismissed to their homeroom. Any student arriving late must be report directly to the office and signed in by the parent. Students unescorted by a parent when tardy, automatically receive an unexcused tardy. Students with an unexcused tardy are subject to receive disciplinary action. School is dismissed at 3:00 p.m. Students who are not picked up by the end of the afternoon car line will be placed in after school care. All after school care billing begins at 3:20 pm.

Maximum absences allowed are ten days per semester. Excessive absences can result in a student begin retained. Students absent for five or more consecutive school days are required to submit a doctor’s certificate before being readmitted to school. Any student who has had a contagious disease (except for minor colds and viruses) is required to submit a doctor’s certificate before being readmitted to school. If a child is absent, the parent should call the school office to indicate the reason for the absence.

The following are considered valid (excused) reasons for absence from school: illness, death in family, health treatment, permission from principal and inclement weather. Students missing for excused reasons will be allowed to make-up work missed. Parents must always send a note explaining the reason for the absence (signature required on the note). Students have two days to complete make-up work or at a minimum must make arrangements with the teacher within the first two days upon returning to school. Students missing for unexcused reasons will receive zeroes for missed work.

Any student absent from school more than ½ day may not participate in school sponsored events that afternoon and evening. A student is counted absent the entire day if missing more than three (3) hours and 30 minutes.

Parents should make every effort to schedule doctor/dental appointments after school hours. If not possible, then every effort should be made to have the child miss a minimum amount of school time.

When parents are requesting an early dismissal, or permission to be absent, a note with parent signature must be sent to school giving the reason and the time the student will be picked up and returned to school. Any scheduled absences must be pre-approved by the principal. The parent must come to the office to sign the student out. When checking in, the parent must escort the student into the office to sign him/her back into school. The student is responsible for any missed work. Excessive abuse of this procedure can result in a student being denied the opportunity to make up missed work.