5.200 Attendance
Attendance
To provide the most effective instruction for your student, attendance in all classes is essential to the instruction process and absences of any kind will inhibit the teacher's ability to present the curriculum to all students in the most productive manner. Parents play a key role with attendance and are asked to schedule off campus appointments (doctors, dentists, etc.) with this in mind. Students who miss class for any reason must take the initiative to communicate clearly with teachers and work with them to make up work missed in a timely fashion. Students with more than 5 unexcused absences per semester are subject to retention at the discretion of the administration.
Excused absences may include family emergencies, sickness or medical appointments, extreme weather conditions, school sponsored activities, and absences that have been pre-approved by administration. A physician’s statement is required for an absence to be excused due to medical reasons.
Tardy
School begins promptly at 8:00 a.m., except for Wednesday, and teachers begin teaching at that time. It is advantageous for students to arrive before 8:00 in order to go to their locker and have appropriate time to prepare for first period. Students that arrive late to school in the morning are considered tardy after the 8:00 bell. If a student arrives after 8:00, he or she should:
To provide the most effective instruction for your student, attendance in all classes is essential to the instruction process and absences of any kind will inhibit the teacher's ability to present the curriculum to all students in the most productive manner. Parents play a key role with attendance and are asked to schedule off campus appointments (doctors, dentists, etc.) with this in mind. Students who miss class for any reason must take the initiative to communicate clearly with teachers and work with them to make up work missed in a timely fashion. Students with more than 5 unexcused absences per semester are subject to retention at the discretion of the administration.
Excused absences may include family emergencies, sickness or medical appointments, extreme weather conditions, school sponsored activities, and absences that have been pre-approved by administration. A physician’s statement is required for an absence to be excused due to medical reasons.
Tardy
School begins promptly at 8:00 a.m., except for Wednesday, and teachers begin teaching at that time. It is advantageous for students to arrive before 8:00 in order to go to their locker and have appropriate time to prepare for first period. Students that arrive late to school in the morning are considered tardy after the 8:00 bell. If a student arrives after 8:00, he or she should:
- Check in the main office to receive a note before going to class
- Submit excuse documentation to main office, receive slip
- Enter class as quietly as possible
- Make up any work the student has already missed