SCHOOL HOURS School Building Opens 8:30 AM Instruction Begins 9:00 AM Afternoon Announcements 3:26 PM Car Rider Dismissal Begins 3:30 PM Bus Dismissal Begins 3:35 PM School Building Closes 4:00 PM ATTENDANCE Regular and prompt attendance is necessary for a student to maintain satisfactory progress. According to Maryland law, it is the parent/guardian's responsibility for their children to attend school. Excessive absences and tardiness from school are detrimental to the educational process. Please visit the Attendance Policy and the Attendance Procedure on the WCBOE website. Please note the following important information about attendance: • Students who have more than 5 unexcused absences in a marking term must successfully complete an attendance intervention plan to avoid failing the marking term. • To be given consideration, a written request form for vacation must be submitted at a minimum of 10 days in advance to the principal/designee. If approved, the maximum number of lawful days for family vacations and family trips for any school year must not exceed three (3) days. Such absences may not occur during exams or state-mandated testing periods unless authorized by the principal/designee. • A student is counted as present for a full day if the student is in attendance for 4 hours or more of the school day. A student is counted as present for a ½ day if the student is in attendance for at least 2 hours of the school day, but less than 4 hours. • The parent/guardian must submit the written explanation within five school days of the student’s return to school from an absence. This written explanation does not constitute the basis for a lawful absence but can be used to assist in the determination process. Parents/guardians will be informed if the absence is determined to be unexcused/unlawful. Written explanations submitted beyond 5 school days from the student’s return to school will be placed in the student’s attendance file, however the absence will be coded as unlawful. o At every school level, an automated call system will be utilized to make parent/guardian aware of daily student absences. o On the first (1st) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent/guardian will receive a call from the school. o On the second (2nd) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent/guardian will receive a call from the school and a conference will be held with the student upon return to school. o Upon the third (3rd) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent/guardian will receive a call from the school. The designated school staff
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