3 • Watch for announcements from the school or schools in which your family has scholars to find out what classroom activities and special events are coming up for you to observe and participate in. Visitors are also welcome during routine classroom instruction. • While in the building, please support instruction by practicing good visitor etiquette: cell phone on silent or vibrate, no outside food or drink, hats and outerwear removed, etc. No videotaping is permitted of any kind. The taking of photos of any child other than your own is also prohibited. ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES Any student who arrives at school after the 8:00am bell will be considered tardy. The student will need to be signed in by an adult when arriving. Scholars who wish to be excused from school early must bring a signed note from their parent or guardian including the reason for the request and the time of desired dismissal. Absence Notes - A note is required for an excused absence. Such notes would include doctors' notes, notices of court summons or a copy of an obituary from a death in the family. Notes must be submitted within 5 days after returning to school from the absence. Notes from parents may be submitted for other absences and will be filed to provide support in case of an attendance appeal. Only 5 parent notes will be accepted per year. Once this limit is reached, only doctor’s notes or physician’s certificate will be accepted. Late Arrival / Early Dismissal – A student must be signed in by a parent when arriving to school after 8:00am or prior to leaving at dismissal. A student must be in class for a minimum of 4 hours to receive credit for a full day. A half day requires a minimum of 2 hours in class. Once a student accumulates 9 tardies and/or early dismissals within a school year, they will be placed on an Attendance Intervention Plan. Nine or over is considered “excessive”. Please be aware that scholars who are absent may not attend any afterschool event that day. This includes; sock hops, music/band concerts, talent show, after-school programs, promotion, etc. Should your child be lawfully absent for 3, 5 or 10 days, the computer will automatically generate a letter. At 10 days lawfully absent, a student’s attendance will be referred to a Pupil Personnel Worker. At 15 days lawfully absent, Truancy Court proceedings will begin. Scholars should strive to be in school all day, every day. Consistent full-day attendance supports scholars in achieving academic success, graduation, and development into productive members of society. Parents/guardians and scholars should review the Student Attendance Policy and Student Attendance Procedure to know the rules for excused and unexcused absences for everything from family vacations to college and employer visits to student illness or death in the immediate family. Scholars who have more than 5 unexcused absences in a marking term must successfully complete an attendance intervention plan to avoid failing the marking term. An attendance intervention plan may involve the student staying after school for up to two hours a day, with parents/guardians responsible for alternative transportation home if needed. Student attendance is a family responsibility. Vacation requests, while excused, are now limited to three days per school year.
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