Getting to school on time matters because it sets the tone for the entire day. Arriving on time helps students feel calm, prepared, and ready to learn, instead of rushed or stressed. It ensures they don’t miss important instructions, learning activities, or connections with teachers and classmates. Being punctual also builds responsibility and good habits that support success in school—and later in life.
In order to ensure that students are getting to school on time, we have the following procedures.
A tardy is either excused or unexcused. An excused tardy is if the student had a health appointment and they bring a health appointment note to the main office for the time that they were late.
If a student doesn't have a health appointment note, then the tardy is unexcused and they are tardy to school. We require students to sign in at the main office when they are late.
To understand the challenges of getting to school on time 100% of the time, we created a system that allows for a student to have 4 tardies in a semester before they get a warning. Here is the progression of consequences to help students recognize the importance of being to school on time.
When a student has 5 tardies to school, the student gets a warning
When a student has 5 more tardies (10 days), the student will receive an afterschool detention
When a student has 5 more tardies (15 days) a student will be assigned a 2 hour afterschool detention and loss of privileges/lunch release (if applicable)
When a student has 5 more tardies (20 days) a student will be suspended and loss of privileges for the rest of semester.
Please note that tardies may also affect athletic participation.