November Dates

Tuesday, November 1st No School /Teacher Work Day 

Friday, November 11th No School/Veterans Day

Monday, November 14th Early Dismissal for 4th and 5th Only - 12:15 

Tuesday, November 15th Early Dismissal for All Grades 1 - 5 - 12:15/ All TK/Kinders on Early Schedule  8:20 - 12:10 

Wednesday, November 16th NO LATE START ! All Students on Early Schedule 8:20 - 12:15/All   TK/Kinders on Early Schedule  8:20 - 12:10 

Thursday, November 17th All Students on Early Schedule 8:20 - 12:15/ All TK/Kinders on Early  Schedule  8:20 - 12:10 

Friday, November 18th   No School/Teacher Work Day 

November 21 - November 25   Thanksgiving Break 

Attendance 

All students are expected to attend school and be on time each day that classes are in session. For any absence, please call the school office each day of the absence to let us know your child will not be attending. You can leave a message 24 hours a day on our attendance line: (925) 417-8097. Please state and spell the child’s name, the teacher’s name, and the reason for absence. It is not enough to notify the classroom teacher. 

If a student is marked absent and we have not received a call, we will phone you to confirm the reason for the absence. Children must be fever, vomit, and diarrhea-free for 24 hours (without medication) prior to returning to school. Prolonged illness or communicable diseases should be reported to the school office as soon as it is diagnosed. 

Please note that clearing an absence or tardy does not necessarily mean the absence is excused. Pursuant to California Education Code, a student's absence may only be marked excused for the following reasons:

 ● Illness, medical appointments 

● Court appearances 

● Religious holidays

 ● Funeral (for immediate family members, one day if in California, three days if out of California) 

● Independent Study Contract 

● Other pre-approved justifiable reason (non-vacation) 

Independent Study Contract 

In Pleasanton Unified we believe it is imperative that your student attends school regularly. Lost classroom instructional time is difficult, if not impossible to replace. However, if you find that you need an extended absence of three (3) to fifteen (15) school days during the school year, you should request a Short Term Independent Study Contract.  The contract assists in preventing your child from falling behind and gives your child attendance credit. Below are the procedures for requesting a Short Term Independent Study Contract:

Parents/Guardians notify school administration at least 10 school days prior to the absence. School Administrators have the final decision to approve or not approve a request for a student to leave school on an Independent Study contract.

Per California Education Code, Independent Study Contracts are only issued to students who will be absent for a minimum of 3 school days. The maximum number of school days, the contract will be approved for cannot exceed 15 school days. After 16 school days, due to our impacted schools, PUSD cannot guarantee your child will return to the same classroom or the same school.

If an emergency situation occurs while the student is on an approved Independent Study contract, please understand that we are unable to approve an extension to the existing contract. All efforts to notify the school, submit and return the work to the teachers should be made in accordance with the existing contract. The additional days of absence will be marked according to our District attendance policy.  School and classroom placement will be discussed upon return to PUSD.

 Students must turn in work on, or before, the agreed contract date. If the student is on an Independent Study Contract that occurs during the end of a grading period, the student needs to submit the assignments to the teachers 3 days before the end of the grading period. Students may receive an incomplete on their report card or a lower grade in the class, if the assigned course work is not completed or returned on time.

A student with disabilities, as defined in Ed Code 56026, is not eligible for an Independent Study Contract unless his/her Individualized Education Program (IEP) specifically provides for such participation (Ed Code 51745). Please discuss this with your child’s case manager.

Students whose achievement level is below grade level standards may not be eligible or approved for an Independent Study contract.

Students who have had an Independent Study Contract in the past and did not successfully complete the work or terms of the contract are not eligible for a new contract during the same school year.

Students are only eligible for one Independent Study contract per school year.

Beginning of Each School Year, Independent Study contracts are not issued during the first twenty (20) school days of the year, as this is acritical time for teachers and students. If a student anticipates being absent for the first day or week of school, the school administrator should be informed prior to the first day of school. If you do not inform the school administrator of your child’s anticipated absence, school staff will likely assume that you have moved and will drop your student from enrollment within PUSD.  Please understand, in order to guarantee a space for your child at your school of residence, your child must return to school prior to or no later than Monday of the second week of school. Also understand, if your child is absent, our truancy letter notification and follow up procedures will apply and may initiate the Student Attendance Review Team (SART) and/or Student Attendance Review Board (SARB) process.

There are no Independent Study agreements issued the last twenty (20) school days of the year. Existing policies related to assignments and grading will be upheld for excused and unexcused absences if taken during the final 20 days of the school year. If your child is absent the last twenty days, due to our impacted schools, we cannot guarantee your child will return to the same school the following school year.