Absence from a Half-Year or Alternating Day Course:
1st and 2nd Absence: Parent/guardian will be notified through the automated notification system.
3rd Absence: A post card will be sent home by the classroom teacher with a list of the dates absent.
5th Absence: A letter will be sent home by the classroom teacher with a list of the dates absent. Copies of the letter will be sent to the Administrator and Guidance Counselor. Guidance Counselors/Attendance personnel will meet with the students to discuss attendance. Students may be subject to disciplinary consequences.
9th Absence: A letter will be sent home by the classroom teacher with a list of dates absent. It should be noted that all attempts to contact a parent/guardian should be documented with the proper dates and times that the phone contact was made, as well as the dates that the letters were sent. Failure of the teacher to document said attempts would limit any further action. If all documented attempts are exhausted, other school personnel should be utilized to notify the parent/guardian. Copies of the aforementioned letter will be sent to the Administrator and Guidance Counselor. Students may be subject to disciplinary consequences. A Principal’s Conference for Attendance will be scheduled, at which time a final warning letter will be issued.
15th Absence: Student may lose credit for the course. Students who continue to be absent could be denied privileges such as those described for full-year courses. A letter will be sent to the parent/guardian by the Principal verifying the loss of credit. An appeal can be initiated by the parent/guardian and student and submitted in writing to the Principal no later than five (5) school days after the student and parent/guardian have been notified of the denial of credit.
18th Absence: Students who continue to be absent can be denied the opportunity to attend summer school. A letter will be sent to the parent/guardian and Guidance Counselor by the Principal verifying the loss of the summer school privilege.
Absence From a Full-Year Course:
1st – 4th Absence: Parent/guardian can be notified through the automated notification system.
5th Absence: A post card will be sent home by the classroom teacher with a list of the dates absent.
9th Absence: A letter will be sent home by the classroom teacher with a list of the dates absent. Copies of the letter will be sent to the Administrator and Guidance Counselor. Guidance Counselors/Attendance personnel will meet with the students to discuss attendance. Students may be subject to disciplinary consequences.
19th Absence: A letter will be sent home by the classroom teacher with a list of dates absent. It should be noted that all attempts to contact a parent/guardian should be documented with the proper dates and times that the phone contact was made, as well as the dates that the letters were sent. Failure of the teacher to document said attempts would limit any further action. If all documented attempts are exhausted, other school personnel should be utilized to notify the parent/guardian. Copies of the aforementioned letter will be sent to the Administrator and Guidance Counselor. Students may be subject to disciplinary consequences. A Principal’s conference for attendance will be scheduled, at which time a final warning letter will be issued.
29th Absence: Student may lose credit for the course. Students who continue to be absent could be denied privileges such as those described for half-year courses. A letter will be sent to the parent by the Principal verifying the loss of credit. An appeal can be initiated by the parent/guardian and student and submitted in writing to the Principal no later than five (5) school days after the student and parent/guardian have been notified of the denial of credit.
36th Absence: Students who continue to be absent can be denied the opportunity to attend summer school. A letter will be sent to the parent/guardian and Guidance Counselor by the Principal verifying the loss of the summer school privilege. Any student who is over the compulsory school attendance age and is being removed from a second class will be referred to the Superintendent of Schools for an attendance hearing.