Breakfast is available each morning and begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost for Compulsory School Age Laws breakfast is $.75 and lunch is $1.90. Compulsory school attendance A copy of the lunch menu is sent refers to the minimum and maximum home each month with the students age required by a student must and is also availabe on the district be enrolled in and attending public website at . school or some equivalent education program defined by the law. The state of Pennsylvania requires all children to be enrolled in All absences/tardies require a written school between the ages of 8 and acceptable excuse by the 17. parents/guardians/physician, no later than three days after the Pre-Kindergarten - 2 30 students absence. If an excuse is not minutes, each day for received the absece will be 180days/year. considered illegal. (Please see the Kindergarten- 2 hours, 30 minutes, Elementary Handbook for further each day of the school term abscence information and changes. Grades 1-6 - 900 hours for the Students will no longer be given school year. detention for attendence issues. Grades 7-12 - 990 hours for the Truency laws still apply.) school year. Pupils may be excused from school The Department of Education – attendance to particate in an School Attendance Improvement educational trip at the parents and Truancy Reduction plan requires expense, with the following students to meet the minimum provisions: Temporary Absence Form annual hourly requirements for each must be completed and returned to specified grade level. the school office 10 days prior to the trip. When possible, medical Chapter 15 504 Plan – appointments should be made after In compliance with the state and school or on Saturdays. We know federal law, the Altoona Area School this is not always possible. If that is District will provide to each the case, please submit a note to protected handicapped student your child’s teacher stating the date, without discrimination or cost to the time, and reason for your child’s student or family, those related aids, early dismissal. services or accommodations which Please see Policy 204 on the district are needed to provide equal website for more details concerning opportunity to participate in and attendance changes. obtain the benefits of the school program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the students’ abilities.
Breakfast is available each morning and begins at 8:30 a.m. The cost for breakfast is $.75 and lunch is $1.90. A copy of the lunch menu is sent home each month with the students and is also availabe on the district website at . All absences/tardies require a written acceptable excuse by the parents/guardians/physician, no later than three days after the students absence. If an excuse is not received the absece will be considered illegal. (Please see the Elementary Handbook for further abscence information and changes. Students will no longer be given detention for attendence issues. Truency laws still apply.) Pupils may be excused from school attendance to particate in an educational trip at the parents expense, with the following provisions: Temporary Absence Form must be completed and returned to the school office 10 days prior to the trip. When possible, medical appointments should be made after school or on Saturdays. We know this is not always possible. If that is the case, please submit a note to your child’s teacher stating the date, time, and reason for your child’s early dismissal. Please see Policy 204 on the district website for more details concerning attendance changes. Compulsory School Age Laws Compulsory school attendance refers to the minimum and maximum age required by a student must be enrolled in and attending public school or some equivalent education program defined by the law. The state of Pennsylvania requires all children to be enrolled in school between the ages of 8 and 17. Pre-Kindergarten - 2 30 minutes, each day for 180days/year. Kindergarten- 2 hours, 30 minutes, each day of the school term Grades 1-6 - 900 hours for the school year. Grades 7-12 - 990 hours for the school year. The Department of Education – School Attendance Improvement and Truancy Reduction plan requires students to meet the minimum annual hourly requirements for each specified grade level. Chapter 15 – 504 Plan In compliance with the state and federal law, the Altoona Area School District will provide to each protected handicapped student without discrimination or cost to the student or family, those related aids, services or accommodations which are needed to provide equal opportunity to participate in and obtain the benefits of the school program and extracurricular activities to the maximum extent appropriate to the students’ abilities.
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