ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES

Employers, colleges and universities emphasize the importance of punctuality and attendance. Poor attendance is a primary cause of failure in higher education and career. Like other values, regular attendance is directly related to the critical character traits of responsibility and accountability that promote success in high school. Important work occurs in classes each day and the opportunity for teachers and students to interact is the basis for high academic achievement. The quality of these experiences cannot be duplicated Absences, whether excused or unexcused, affect academic performance and grades.

 

Excused Absences

 

Illness of the pupil, serious family illness (not including baby-sitting younger siblings), death in the immediate family, medical or dental appointments that cannot be made during non-school hours, religious observances, and/or any absence, which has prior approval of the principal's office are excused absences. Students who will be absent for reasons other than those listed above must seek approval by calling at least 48 hours in advance. When it is necessary for a student to be absent from any class, a parent or guardian is expected to call the appropriate grade level office and follow the directions to report absence for each grade by noon on the day of the absence. If contact has not been made by noon of the following day, the absence is unexcused.

 

Students who become ill during the school day are not to miss class without permission from the school nurse or administrator. Students must sign out with both the nurse and appropriate grade level office. IMPORTANT NOTE: A student reporting to school after 7:55 a.m. must sign in at the appropriate Grade Level Office. When a student is excused from school during the day, he/she is expected to sign out in the grade level office.

 

Tardies

 

Any student who is not in class when the bell rings, is considered tardy.

 

1. Tardiness due to oversleeping or car problems will not be excused.
2. Tardies are considered on a semester basis; that is, your number of tardies in the first semester does not carry over to the second semester.

 

Consequences/Interventions

First to Third Offense(s)

a.        Teacher discretion (may include a detention)

Fourth to Ninth Offenses

 a.    A detention will be issued by the teacher and must be served by the end of the following school day.

        The teacher will call home for any detention assigned. Grade levels must receive a copy of the

        assigned detention by the end of the school day.

                Additional Offenses

                        a.    Student will be sent to the grade level principal. Consequences will include a phone call to parent

                              and two days ISS.

 

 

 

 

Unexcused Absences

 

1.        Unexcused absence from class (one to two periods)

Consequences:

a.        First offense                          two hours of detention

b.       Second and third offenses ­                three hours of detention

c.        Fourth offense ­                     extended detention or four hours of detention

d.       Fifth offense ­                        ISS for one day

e.        Sixth offense ­                        up to three days ISS

f.         Additional offenses ­            up to three days ISS, then five, then seven, then ten days of OSS.

Any ten day suspension may be referred to the Assistant Superintendent

for a discipline hearing.

 

2.        Leaving Campus Without Permission or being in an unauthorized area (lunch, illness, I.P., etc)

Consequences:

a.        First offense                          one hour of detention and/or one week LOP

b.       Second offense                    two hours of detention and/or LOP for two weeks

c.        Third offense                        extended detention or four hours of detention and/or four weeks of LOP

d.       Fourth and Fifth offenses   LOP one quarter

e.        Sixth offense                         ISS up to three days and/or LOP one quarter

f.         Additional offenses             up to three days OSS, then five, then seven, then ten days of OSS and LOP

                                                        for a minimum of one quarter. Any ten day suspension may be referred to

                                                        the Assistant Superintendent for a discipline hearing.

 

3.        Truancy From School (three periods or more missed in one school day unexcused)

Consequences:

a.        First offense                          extended detention or four hours of detention

b.       Second offense                    one day of ISS

c.        Third offense                        up to three days of ISS

d.       Fourth offenses                    up to five days of ISS

e.        Additional offenses             up to three days OSS, then five, then seven, then ten

days of OSS. Any ten day suspension may be referred to

the Assistant Superintendent for a discipline hearing.