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 9 of 11 WICOMICO COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION P.O. BOX 1538, 2424 NORTHGATE DRIVE, SUITE 100 SALISBURY MD 21802-1538 SFS-GEN-PR-002 1. Schools in collaboration with the Department of Student and Family Services and outside agencies will develop and implement a continuum of interventions designed to support regular school attendance. 2. When patterns of increasing numbers of absences, tardies, and early dismissals are identified by the schools, the following strategies may be implemented to address the student’s attendance: a. School administrators may meet to discuss a course of action. b. School administrators, the school counselor, classroom teacher(s) and any other staff, as appropriate, may provide an opportunity for educational counseling. c. A designated staff person at the high school level and the home school liaison at the elementary and middle school levels will document attempts to notify the parent/guardian and the student to address and resolve the attendance issue. d. A referral to the school Student Services Team will be made to develop a plan to improve attendance including but not limited to: i. An attendance intervention plan. ii. A home visit by PPW and home school liaison and/or guidance counselor, iii. Written communication from the PPW to the parent. e. If the absences are related to a chronic health problem, it may be beneficial to have the school nurse, with proper documented parental consent, communicate with the student’s medical provider. f. Students receiving home and hospital teaching will be maintained on the regular school rolls and counted as present except when students are not able to participate in scheduled home and hospital teaching, in which case they are marked absent. 3. After all school level intervention attempts are exhausted, a referral should be made to the Truancy Reduction Program for students under sixteen years old who are habitually truant. J. Rewards and Incentives for Regular School Attendance 1. Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies 2. School assemblies focusing on the benefits of regular student attendance. 3. Recognition for exemplary and improved attendance 4. Other awards and incentives identified by the individual school. K. Attendance During Virtual Instruction 1. It is critical to student success that the student is engaging in all available learning opportunities. 2. It is understood that the learning opportunities will be varied and will include both synchronous and asynchronous learning opportunities. 3. Students will be held accountable for attendance during virtual or hybrid instruction. 4. Daily attendance on days of synchronous learning will be recorded and monitored as follows:
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