Absences due to doctor's appointments, family emergencies or illness will be counted as an excused absence.  You may send a note via your child's backpack, or email the MESattendance@celinaisd.com. Doctor's notes can be scanned and sent to the school as well.  

A total of five (5) Skyward Absence Requests can be excused with a parent note. Once this maximum has been met, absences will be considered unexcused.

The state limits the number of absences (excused or unexcused) a child may have during a school year. If you child is not present for 90% of the year, he/she will not be automatically promoted to the next grade level. If your child is not present for 75% of the year, they will not be promoted to the next grade level.

Attendance notices are automatically generated by our attendance system after your child's 3rd absence and then again on the 5th absence. These notices are legal notices required to be mailed home even if all the absences are excused.  The Texas Education Agency requires 90% attendance to earn credit and be promoted to the next grade. After the 7th unexcused absence, you will receive a summons for truancy tribunal.

Receiving these notices is not an indication of retention or that your emails/notes were not received by the school. Feel free to call or email Chelsea Cole at chelseacole@celinaisd.com if you think there is a discrepancy in days marked absent. 

Truancy letters are also generated for excessive tardies. Please remember that late arrivals cause your child to miss important beginning of the day procedures. If you accrue excessive tardies, an attendance contract will be put in place. 

If your child accumulates 10 or more unexcused absences you may be required to attend truancy court.