•  After five (5) days of absences, the attendance team will mail out a letter.
•  At ten (10) days, a letter may be sent to the family. A meeting may be requested to meet with parents, and their student to develop a plan of action.
• At fifteen (15) days, a letter may be sent to the family requesting a meeting with outside agencies.

Parent responsibility 

• Notify in writing in advance of a planned student absence.
• Notify the school office via phone calls of an unplanned absence.
• Submit a written excuse for each absence.

Attendance Team Responsibility

• Monitor attendance of all students
• Communicate to parents as appropriate attendance concerns arise (letter or
phone call)
• Coordinate meetings around attendance concerns
• Discuss strategies to improve student attendance
• Collaborate with students, parents, and staff to improve student attendance
• Future goals – address tardiness and leaving early

Teachers/School Responsibility

• Document daily attendance
• Communicate to parents as appropriate attendance concerns arise (letter or
phone call)
• Discuss strategies to improve student attendance

Strategies to help get your student to school

• Alarm clock 
• Parent involvement in school activities
• Breakfast at school 
• Decrease caffeine intake during the day
• Regular bedtime 
• Communicate with school if student has specific needs
• Scheduled breakfast 
• Daily scheduled communication between parents and students
• Consistent routine
• Doctor check-up 
• Encourage relationships with peers
• Encourage student activities
  
  

Tardy and Early Dismissal

Students who are tardy need a note or to be signed in by a parent.  After 5
tardies, a call will be made home, followed by a letter, voicing school
concern.

If your student leaves early, he/she needs a note.