Attendance Review Committee

In January and June, a committee will review each case of excessive absences and the circumstances surrounding the absences.  The committee will be made up of the nurse, guidance counselors, building administrators and the attendance officer. 

Procedure to follow when a student’s attendance to your class is poor:   The teacher is responsible for notifying the administration, parent and student as soon as attendance becomes a problem. Do not wait until no correction of behavior can occur.  Make contact with the parent to notify them of the number of absences.

SUSPENSION/HOME TUTOR: Students who are receiving home tutor services due to illness, and students receiving home tutor services as the result of a suspension shall be maintained on our attendance records. When a student refuses such services, they shall be marked as an unexcused absence for the day services were not received.

STUDENT SIGN OUTS: Attendance is critical to success in school and in the workplace. In an attempt to address academic and attendance concerns and in response to concerns about student safety, it is necessary to limit traffic in and out of school grounds and school buildings.  It is with these concerns in mind that we need to limit students coming and going frequently during the day. Therefore the following procedures are instituted:

Students with an excuse for appointments must report to the attendance office upon entering the building in the morning. The excuse to leave school should state the reason for leaving, be specific, and include the name of the doctor or dentist. (Doctor or Dentist appointments must be  validated by an appointment card from the dentist or doctor either prior to leaving or upon returning to school.  A court appearance must be validated with a letter either prior to leaving or upon return. Road tests must be validated upon returning. Any excuse should be signed by a parent or guardian, dated, and a phone number where the parent or guardian can be reached for questions.  Students not returning with a validation will be marked as unexcused.

The attendance clerk or administrator will sign the excuse. The student must use this excuse to leave the class and then go to the reception area to sign out.

Students attending NFEC must return to FA to sign out.

Upon returning from an appointment or an excused absence, students must sign back in.

NO student will be excused from school during study halls or lunchtime except for a validated excuse.

Students without a valid excuse must be signed out by their parent/ guardian.

CLASS ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

1.            The teacher is to note all absences in each class. Daily absences should be checked against the

                attendance list, field trip notices, appointments, etc.

2.            Absences must be recorded in the class record book. To avoid confusion, please note exempt

                absences in your record book.

The student will receive a "O" for any work in class the day of the skip. Detention will be assigned by the administration on a progressive basis. A detention notice will be sent home.