Attendance

Student attendance records are legal documents and special care should be taken to ensure their accuracy.

Teachers are expected to take attendance on Infinite Campus each morning. Initial attendance MUST BE RECORDED IN INFINITE CAMPUS NO LATER THAN 8:30 A.M. EACH DAY! If a student comes in late (after 8:20 but before 8:30) attendance must be updated by the teacher in Infinite Campus to reflect this reality. If a student comes in late (after 8:30) attendance will be updated by the office in Infinite Campus. A report of Teachers Not Taking Attendance will be run each day – reoccurring negligence in attendance taking will result in disciplinary action.

I do recognize that this is a tremendous burden, but it is essential to our attendance rate which figures in to formulas for funding and is a major component of our school A-F letter grade. Thank you very much for your continued efforts to ensure student attendance accuracy!

ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES

The rule of thumb is that if a student misses 2 hours of their school day, they are counted absent ½ day. For example:

• If a student leaves for the day and does not return:

  • Before 9:20 a.m., they will be marked absent ½ day absent

  • From 9:21 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., they will be marked a full day absent

  • After 2:00 p.m., they should not be marked absent at all ( the office will code the early departure as early leave excused or early leave unexcused).

All students marked with an unexcused absence for the day will be called beginning at 5:30 p.m. on an automatic dialing system.

Students present of the first day of attendance are marked with an E1. All students are carried on the record until dropped by the office. When this occurs teachers no longer have access to attendance or grades for that student.

Attendance is to be monitored, and the principal is to be notified if the number of absences jeopardizes student learning. Attendance deficits will be treated like other deficiency areas for promotion. It is the teacher's responsibility to notify parents in a timely manner (school counselor will help with this endeavor). When a student approaches five (5) consecutive absences, please notify the school counselor for a home visit.

ATTENDANCE MAKE UP

Students are required to make up any class work (or equivalent assignments) missed because of any excused absence. The student will be given five (5) days to make up missed work and the student will be given proper credit when the work is completed. Students are required to make up work for unexcused absences during each quarter. Students will be given credit for make-up work.

TARDIES

When a student arrives in the classroom after 8:20 a.m. but before 8:30 a.m., do not send them to the office for an admit slip, just allow them to enter class and begin their day and mark them tardy in Infinite Campus. However, if a student arrives after 8:30 a.m. they should be sent to the office for a admit slip if they do not already have one. Infinite Campus will be updated by the office for students arriving after 8:30 a.m.

WITHDRAWALS

Again, attendance is to be monitored, and the principal is to be notified if the number of absences jeopardizes student learning. Attendance deficits will be treated like other deficiency areas for promotion. It is the teacher's responsibility to notify parents in a timely manner. When a student hits ten (10) consecutive absences, please notify the school clerk/registrar for a confirmation of withdrawal.