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 7 of 11 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 will also contact the parent and/or conduct a home visit as necessary. Actions will be recorded in the Attendance Journal. m. Upon the fifth (5th) day of an unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent shall receive notification in writing and the procedure for remediating the absences (Attendance Intervention Plan) with a copy to the Pupil Personnel Worker for the school. The student will be recorded as failing the marking term until such time that the attendance intervention plan is completed. n. Upon the sixth (6th) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school. The Pupil Personnel Worker will also be made aware of the attendance concern and will record any actions in the Attendance Journal. The student will receive a failing grade for the marking term until the Attendance Intervention Plan is satisfied. o. Upon the eighth (8th) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school. The Student Services Team will also document the absence in meeting notes or Behavior Support Plan. The student will receive a failing grade for the marking term until the Attendance Intervention Plan is satisfied. p. Upon the tenth (10th) day of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school. A letter will also be sent from the school referring the matter to outside agencies through the Wicomico County Truancy Reduction Program. The student will receive a failing grade for the marking term until the Attendance Intervention Plan is satisfied. q. Upon the twelfth (12th day) of unlawful absence of the marking term, the parent will receive a call from the school. A Pupil Personnel Worker will be made aware of the attendance concern and record any actions taken in the Attendance Journal. The student will receive a failing grade for the marking term until the Attendance Intervention Plan is satisfied. 3. Principals are responsible for informing students, staff and parents annually of the provisions of this procedure. 4. Principals are responsible for assigning and overseeing personnel to record daily student attendance and reporting of student absences. 5. The principal of each school shall establish an effective and accurate method of monitoring attendance data. At a minimum, this method of attendance monitoring shall: a. Provide information that will permit a complete and accurate reporting of attendance to the Wicomico County Board of Education and to the Maryland State Department of Education. b. Provide information on a daily, weekly and monthly basis that can be used to identify students with problematic attendance and tardiness/early dismissal patterns so corrective measures may be instituted.
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