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Every Day Counts!
Every Day Counts!
Scripps Ranch High has one of the highest average daily attendance of all comprehensive high schools in the San Diego Unified School District. We are very proud of this accomplishment and really appreciate the support from parents to have students attend school every day.
Please read the attendance policy in the Student Handbook. Reporting your student's absence the morning of the occurrence keeps you from being interrupted later in the day and keeps your student from being called out of the class to help the Attendance Office staff account for the absence. Every period of absence must be accounted for. Your assistance in this matter is greatly appreciated.
Good attendance is a top priority during the entire school year because when students are attending school daily there is greater achievement.
To support student success in the classroom, promote connections to campus, and ensure eligibility for school events including field trips, homecoming events, dances, prom, senior commencement, and ASB activities, students must:
1) Be present in all of their classes for the duration of the period,
2) Have a valid pass when out of class,
3) Maintain a 2.0 citizenship score, and
4) Exemplify the pillars of Falcon PRIDE.
Students with any AZW truancy codes or more than three T codes per semester in PowerSchool will be ineligible for the activities noted above. Truancy codes include: Unverified-absence (A), truancy (Z), tardy (T), missed more than 30 minutes - unexcused (W). View all PowerSchool attendance codes.
Students Can Be Proactive:
If students are late to their next class for a valid reason, they should ask their previous teacher for a pass.
If students will miss school due to an appointment, they should remind their parent/guardian that they need to complete a Google Form 24-hours in advance.
Students should check their attendance in PowerSchool during advisory each week and speak with their teachers directly if they feel something is inaccurate.
Additional Important Information
Seniors with any AZW truancy codes or more than three Ts per semester that have not been recovered are ineligible for their senior privileges, including prom and participation in the commencement ceremony.
Students must have a valid pass when outside of class. Students found without a pass will be assigned to lunch study hall. Unserved lunch study halls will impact eligibility for school events including dances and senior privileges.
A valid pass includes the date, student name, time the student left, destination, teacher signature.
Citizenship grades* are impacted by unverified-absences (A), truancies (Z), tardies (T), or missed more than 30 minutes - unexcused (W) based on the SGT approved Citizenship Rubric.
*Citizenship is a 6-week grade. The senior citizenship district policy states that a student who earns a cumulative citizenship GPA below a 2.0 will not be allowed senior privileges which include prom and walking at graduation. Students must maintain the equivalent of a ‘C’ average (2.0) in academics and citizenship to be eligible for participation in interscholastic athletics and/or co-curricular activities, using the four-point citizenship grading scale. Any ‘U’ marks disqualify students from membership in the California Scholarship Federation and the National Honor Society. (AR 5121)
** Please review individual teacher's syllabus for classroom policies on attendance.**
Excused Absences
Illness (Absences due to illness for three or more consecutive days require a note from your doctor to be excused.)
Medical or dental appointments
Death in the family
Court appointments
College visits
Extreme family emergency. Please be specific. Absences do not earn state funding and need to be discussed with attendance staff.
Unexcused Absences
Transportation problems
Oversleeping
Family activities out of town (vacations or trips)
Personal matters
Attendance Codes
A = Unverified Absence
B = Bus did not pick-up student
C = Contract Independent Study (CIS)
D = Detained
E = Excused
F = Field Trip
G = No Credit Earned
I = Illness
K = Saturday School (make-up)
L = Late or leave early (excused)
M = Bereavement
N = In-school Suspension
R = Religious Holiday
S = Suspended
T = Late/Tardy (0-30 minutes late or leave early, unexcused)
W = Missed more than 30 minutes, unexcused
Z = Truant
Absence verification should be made by parent via telephone, e-mail, or note.
K-12 Enrollment Forms (Student Information Cards)
K-12 Enrollment Forms (Student Information Cards)
Students must complete a new Student Information Card each year to ensure updated information of telephone numbers and emergency contacts. Completed student information cards should be returned to the Attendance Office.
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