File: JH-E2
(PRINT ON LETTERHEAD)
Date Transmitted by Certified and First Class Mail
Name
Address
RE: Drop Out Prevention/Exit Interview Letter
Dear Parent/Guardian:
[Insert student name] has been absent for ten (10) consecutive school days, dating back to the first day of absence which occurred on [insert date]. I am sending this notice within a period of five (5) days of the tenth consecutive absence, to offer dates for an exit interview. The exit interview will include school personnel, such as the principal, guidance counselor, teachers and other relevant school staff. At this exit interview the student will be given information about the benefits of earning a high school diploma, the detrimental effects of leaving school, and alternative education programs and services available to the student.
I am offering the following dates and times:
[Insert at least two (2) dates and times to meet for the exit interview that are within ten (10) days of this notice]
Please contact me at [insert phone number and/or insert email address] to let me know if you are available on any of the dates and times listed above, or if you would like to schedule the exit interview on an alternative date. If I do not hear back from you, school personnel and myself will convene on [insert date and time of a date listed above] for the exit interview with the expectation that you will be in attendance.
If you have any questions please contact me at the phone number or email address listed above.
Sincerely,
Principal
cc: Student Name
Superintendent
(document created by Attorney Duperé 1/29/20)