The school calendar is sent to all parents during the previous school year, and parents are expected to arrange vacations to coincide with the school breaks. Families that leave Lusaka before school is closed or return to Lusaka after school has re-opened must do so with the clear understanding that the decision may impact their students' education. Teachers are not required to provide learning materials for these types of absences, and students are responsible for acquiring and completing any missed work at the teacher’s discretion. Records of attendance are maintained through Toddle.
If an early departure or late return is unavoidable, we ask that you please inform the Secondary office (secoffice@aisluska.org) and the mentor and Grade Leader for you child in writing well in advance of your departure. This will ensure that all necessary faculty are informed are informed. Please keep in mind that teachers are not obligated to or may not be able to provide work or assignments for students to complete during their absence for reasons other than those listed below:
Illness
Family emergencies
Religious observances
School sponsored activities
Other reasons than those listed above, which are beyond the control of the student or the family.
Parents are asked to report an absence on the day it occurs before 07:15. The best way to do this is through Toddle where you can submit an absence for the day, a class period or in the future. Students are expected to submit all missed assignments within two days of an absence. Special arrangements can be made in the case of prolonged illness, or family emergency to help students stay up-to-date with their responsibilities. Please contact the students' mentor should this situation arise
Attendance is recorded each class period and students must be present for a minimum of 90% of the scheduled class periods for each course during a semester. Absences exceeding 10% of scheduled classes during a semester may result in loss of course credit for the semester as determined by the Secondary Principal. Students may not be allowed to travel on school-sponsored trips if it will cause their total absent days from school exceed 10% per semester. This travel restriction may be waived by the principal based on strong achievement and ATL development or extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control.
Attendance Policy for Illness:
If your child shows any signs of illness you should keep them at home, both for individual recovery and protection of other children and staff at school. If a child has a fever, a contagious condition, or lice, they should be kept at home.
Additionally, in alignment with the COVID safety protocols, parents should check their child’s health and temperature before he or she departs for school each morning. Please do not send your child to school if any of the following symptoms or signs are present in the previous twenty four hours and seek medical help:
Elevated temperature (38 degrees Celsius or greater) or chills
Acute cold, sore throat, or persistent cough
Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
Vomiting, nausea, or severe abdominal pain
Repeated diarrhea
Pus-like discharge from the nose or eyes
Red or inflamed eyes/eyelids
Skin rashes such as suspected and untreated impetigo, scabies