At Sycamore Creek Elementary school, we see it as the responsibility of each parent, teacher, administrator, and staff member to promote and stress the value of good attendance. It is also the responsibility of the staff to carry out all attendance policies in a fair, firm, consistent, and timely manner. If you are experiencing hardship in regard to attendance, please reach out to your child's teacher, school counselor, or social worker for assistance.
Important Links:
Wake County Attendance Website
https://www.wcpss.net/attendance-absences
Educational Excused Absence Form
drive.google.com/file/d/12sq13cxLjF0qbrpQd4bJkOZ7OAiaM5ky/view
Ausencia justificada para la educación
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iFmjKYYSYwx7io1t8u2GH9aD_0Y-ZE0T/view
Wake County School Board Policy 4400:
Attendance in school and participation in class are integral parts of academic achievement and the teaching-learning process. Through regular attendance, students develop patterns of behavior essential to professional and personal success in life.
Regular attendance by every student is mandatory. The State of North Carolina requires that every child in the State between the ages of 7 (or younger if enrolled) and 16 attend school. Parents and legal guardians are responsible for ensuring that students attend and remain at school daily.
To be counted present a student must be in attendance at least one-half of the student school day. This shall include attendance at official school activities at a place other than school with the approval of the principal. A student shall be in his/her assigned area at the beginning of the school day and the beginning of each class or be recorded as tardy.