ATTENDANCE Attendance in school is extremely important. Consistent academic progress and good attendance go hand-in-hand. Please make every effort to have your children in school every day and to be punctual. Parents will be called each day a child is absent from school to ensure that your child is safely at home. EXCUSED ABSENCE Absences must be restricted to essential needs. The following situations will usually be excused: Personal illness or injury There is no way that all work can be made - up Doctor or dentist appointment Serious illness or death of a family or all instruction retaught. Children are member encouraged to be in school every day they are Family emergency not ill. Religious observance of the student’s own faith When an absence can be anticipated, make-up work should be completed before the absence. When a student’s attendance drops to 85% in A student with an excused absence shall be any semester, a letter will be mailed to the responsible for requesting make-up work from student’s parent. If a student’s attendance drops the instructor. to 75% in any semester, a letter will be mailed to the student’s parent and a Hotline call to the A note from parents explaining why a child Division of Family Services will be made. Your was absent should accompany each child child’s education and welfare are our primary when he/she returns to school. concern. Your child cannot learn and develop properly without being in attendance. Please make every effort to ensure your child’s daily PARENTAL EXTENDED REQUEST attendance. Parents may apply for a Principal’s Extended Absence for up to and including 5 days. Students must complete all make-up work. If work is not completed, the absence will be considered truancy. Work not made up will be recorded as an “F” in the teacher’s record book.
ATTENDANCE Attendance in school is extremely important. Consistent academic progress and good attendance go hand-in-hand. Please make every effort to have your children in school every day and to be punctual. Parents will be called each day a child is absent from school to ensure that your child is safely at home. EXCUSED ABSENCE Absences must be restricted to essential needs. The following situations will usually be excused: Personal illness or injury Doctor or dentist appointment Serious illness or death of a family member Family emergency Religious observance of the student’s own faith When an absence can be anticipated, make-up work should be completed before the absence. A student with an excused absence shall be responsible for requesting make-up work from the instructor. A note from parents explaining why a child was absent should accompany each child when he/she returns to school. PARENTAL EXTENDED REQUEST Parents may apply for a Principal’s Extended Absence for up to and including 5 days. Students must complete all make-up work. If work is not completed, the absence will be considered truancy. Work not made up will be recorded as an “F” in the teacher’s record book. There is no way that all work can be made - up or all instruction retaught. Children are encouraged to be in school every day they are not ill. When a student’s attendance drops to 85% in any semester, a letter will be mailed to the student’s parent. If a student’s attendance drops to 75% in any semester, a letter will be mailed to the student’s parent and a Hotline call to the Division of Family Services will be made. Your child’s education and welfare are our primary concern. Your child cannot learn and develop properly without being in attendance. Please make every effort to ensure your child’s daily attendance.
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