Attendance

Overview:

Pennsylvania Public School Law requires children to receive the following Educational Learning Hours:

Kindergarten: 5.0 per day hours (25 hours per week, completing a minimum of 900 hours per year)
Grades 1‐6: 5.0 hours per day (25 hours per week, completing a minimum of 900 hours per year)
Grades 7‐12: 5.5 hours per day (27.5 hours per week, completing a minimum of 990 hours per year)

Accordingly, parents are required to supervise daily school attendance to avoid truancy issues.

Students must log in to Infinite Campus every school day, and complete and submit assignments as outlined in their course calendar.
Parents are responsible for providing PDLCS with written verification of the reason for an absence within three (3) days of such absence.

Excused Absence Form

Educational/Family Trip

Attendance Documents:

Excused Absences

Parents are responsible for providing PDLCS with written verification of the reason for each absence within three (3) days of such absence. Legal excused absences constitute valid excuses for the absence of a student from PDLCS, provided satisfactory evidence or documentation is submitted to PDLCS Administration within 3 days of such absence. This includes the absence of partial days. A maximum of ten days of cumulative lawful absences verified by parental notification may be permitted during a school year. All absences beyond ten cumulative days should require an excuse from a physician.

Legal excused absences include, without limitation, the following:

Observance of a Religious Holiday
Tutorial Work
Medical or Dental Appointments
Illness or Injury
Urgent Reasons
Death in the Immediate Family
Court or Administrative Proceedings

Unexcused/Illegal Absences

Any day that the student has not logged into PDLCS that is not determined to be legal or excused will be considered as an unexcused/illegal absence.

The following reasons for absences are illegal and unexcused in accordance with the Pennsylvania State Attendance Laws:

Truancy
Lack of transportation
Trips not approved in advance
Shopping
Birthday or other celebration
Hunting, fishing, attending ball games or sporting events
Gainful employment
Sleeping in
Babysitting
Any other reason not listed in the Excused Absences section above

Educational/Family Trip Notification Process

Families that take educational trips during the school year must notify the school before the start of the trip so that arrangements can be made for the completion of lessons and other learning activities scheduled during the time of the trip.

Absences during the trip cannot be excused under current guidance from the PA Department of Education.

Please notify the school through this form at least one (1) week prior to the trip. Complete the Educational/Family Trip Notification Form, and a school staff member will be in touch to develop a plan for the completion of lessons and activities scheduled for the time of the trip.

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