Wicomico County Board of Education Approval Status Index Code Title: Student Attendance Procedures SFS-GEN-PR-002 First Adopted: 05/14/14 Legal Review: 06/10/14 Approved Revisions: 12/08/22 09/04/20 08/28/19 06/10/14 05/14/13 Effective: 12/09/22 09/04/20 08/29/19 06/11/14 05/15/13 Page 5 of 11 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 principal will determine whether the absences will be lawful/excused or unlawful/unexcused. VI. Procedures A. Elementary, middle and high school students who are continuously absent, dismissed early or tardy shall be referred for appropriate interventions designed to increase attendance. B. Disciplinary consequences for unlawful/unexcused absences/tardies/early dismissals will be applied as outlined in the Wicomico County Code of Conduct. Students cannot be suspended or expelled solely for attendance related offenses. C. Students who meet or exceed 5 days of unlawful absence within the marking term must participate in an attendance intervention program or receive failing grades, for all courses, for the entire marking term. D. Students will be allowed one attendance appeal, or one attendance intervention plan per marking term. Once the attendance intervention plan has been completed, the student will recover any failing grades as a result of unexcused absences. E. The School Principal will have 30 school days to change the final marking term grade. Final grades for the year must also be changed within 30 business days. F. Attendance Monitoring Procedures and Compliance Record Keeping Format 1. All schools will collect attendance data in terms of race, ethnicity, sex, and grade level. Attendance source documents will be retained in accordance with guidelines outlined in the Maryland Student Records System Manual. 2. The following procedures shall be used to facilitate accurate attendance and accountability: a. Student attendance will be recorded on a daily as well as period by period basis. 1. Teachers will record daily attendance in the first class of the day. 2. Teachers will record and maintain period by period attendance for all students including tardies, early dismissals and absences. Teachers will report suspected truancies to appropriate personnel. This information will be entered into the student information management system on a daily basis. 3. School Office Personnel will record and maintain daily attendance records for all students including tardies, early dismissals, and absences. 4. While the School Principal may appoint designees for the delegation of roles and responsibilities regarding attendance management, the School Principal maintains the highest level of responsibility for the currency and accuracy of all attendance records, as well as the administration of attendance intervention plans.
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