Attendance

Coming to school every day, ready to learn, is important for your child's success -- and it's required by state law for children between the ages of 7 and 16.

Excused absences include:

• illness or injury

• a death in the family

• health care appointments

• court appearances

• religious observance

• natural disasters

• outside educational opportunities (you'll need to complete the Request For Excused Absence For Educational Reasons Form | Request For Excused Absence For Educational Reasons (Spanish) in advance)

You'll need to provide a note within two days of your child's return to school or the absences will be recorded as unexcused. Your principal or teachers will notify you if there are three or more unexcused absences, and will work with you and your child if there is a concern that absences are becoming excessive.

Your child will need to make up all work he or she missed, as scheduled by the teacher.

For more information, review School Board Policy 4400: Attendance.

• Counselor contacts parent to talk about attendance/impact on school performance.

• Data manager will send letter to parents (6 day-1700 Attendance letter).

• Attendance team will update information on Outlook Excel Attendance Chart at monthly meeting.

• School Social Worker will arrange a conference with parent, counselor, and grade level administrator.

• The team will create a contract together at the conference. School social worker and counselor will monitor the attendance plan.

• Data manager will send letter to parents (10 day-1900 Attendance letter).

• Attendance team will update information on Outlook Excel Attendance Chart at monthly meeting.

• Team will review attendance contract and intervention plan and change as needed.

• Social worker will contact parents to remind them to follow the attendance plan and to see if additional support is needed.

• Data manager will send letter to parents (15 day- WCPSS 6000 R&P-H attendance letter).

• Attendance team will update information on Outlook Excel Attendance Chart at monthly meeting.

• Team will continue monitoring school based contract and intervention plan.

• Attendance team should determine if student should be retained because of absences (principal can waive decision).

• Attendance team will determine if the court process needs to begin.

• Attendance team will update information on Outlook Excel Attendance Chart at monthly meeting.