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All absences must be reported.
All absences must be reported.
Please contact Mrs. O'Dea promptly regarding absences
(650) 259-3850
Please contact Mrs. O'Dea promptly regarding absences
(650) 259-3850
If your child will be absent from school, please call the school office at 650-259-3850 or email sodea@burlingameschools.org to report the absence and expected return date. If you receive our voicemail, please leave a message. Please include the following information:
Your Name
Your Child's Name
Your Child's Grade
Your Child's Teacher
Reason for absence
Students should be lined up outside their classroom at 8:30am in order for the school day to start. Students who are tardy (ie: late for school or arriving from an appointment), arriving after 8:30am should come to the office to sign in and receive a late slip.
If your child needs to leave early for any reason, please make every effort to inform the school office or classroom teacher on the morning of the appointment. Please report to the school office to sign out your child and we will call the classroom to have them meet you in the office. If a family member or friend who is not on your emergency form, will be picking up your child, we will need verification via phone call or e-mail to release your child.
Even in elementary school, just 2 days missed per month adds up and increases your child’s risk of falling behind and even reduces their likelihood of graduating from high school. Any absences make it very difficult for your child to keep up academically because make up work and take home assignments cannot replace the everyday learning your child loses by missing school.
Even in elementary school, just 2 days missed per month adds up and increases your child’s risk of falling behind and even reduces their likelihood of graduating from high school. Any absences make it very difficult for your child to keep up academically because make up work and take home assignments cannot replace the everyday learning your child loses by missing school.
Please make sure to keep track of your student’s absences carefully.
Please make sure to keep track of your student’s absences carefully.
Thank you for your help in making this school year a great one by encouraging your student to attend school every day.
Thank you for your help in making this school year a great one by encouraging your student to attend school every day.
Absenteeism
Absenteeism
Absences are excused for health reasons, family emergencies, and justifiable personal reasons. Please read BSD Board Policy concerning absences. LINK
A student becomes a Chronic Absentee when they are absent for any reason on 10% or more of the school days in the school year. Please read BSD Board Policy concerning Chronic Absenteeism. LINK
Independent Study
Independent Study
If you have to take your student out of school for an extended period of time, for example, because of a family emergency, we may be able to provide you with an Independent Study. To ask for an Independent Study please email Mrs. Lawrence (jlawrence@burlingameschools.org) and cc Mrs. O'Dea (sodea@burlingameschools.org). We ask for two weeks notice to prepare the contract and work packet.
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