Attendance Policy

Course               Required Attendance for Credit                       Maximum Absences (Lawful and/or Unlawful)

90 Day Semester Course           85 days                     No more than 5 absences

180 Day Yearlong Course   170 days     No more than 10 absences

Any student who misses 10% of the school year for any reason is considered to be chronically absent. A student, between the ages of 6 up to 17, is considered to be truant when he/she has 3 consecutive unlawful absences or 5 accumulated unlawful absences.  School officials are required to develop a written intervention plan to address the student’s continued absence in conjunction with the child and parents. 

Attendance is a requirement for promotion and/or credit. Students must attend at least 85 days of a 90-day course, 170 days of a 180-day course or 42 days of a 45-day course. Students who exceed the approved limits for absences may not receive credit in the course. A school may award one unit of credit for an academic standards-based course that requires a minimum of 120 hours of instruction. A school may award one-half unit of credit for an academic standards-based course requiring a minimum of 60 hours of instruction and one-fourth unit of credit for an academic standards-based course requiring a minimum of 30 hours of instruction.