Attendance Guide |
School Attendance Guide for Families
Reporting an Absence:
Please call or email the school attendance line before school starts or by 9:00 am if your child will not be attending school or will be late. Please indicate the reason why your student will be absent or late. Families may report an absence 24 hours a day.
*Language Line Direct: use this phone number to call schools in your preferred language 1-833-611-1664
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- Calls, notes, and emails from teachers when your student is absent
- Automated calls and calls from office staff if you have not called in to report an absence, follow-up from school social worker if needed
- 7 Absences - Letter from school offering support and concern
- 10 Absences - Letter from school, doctor’s excuse or official court documents may be required to excuse additional absences, optional parent/guardian meeting
- 5 Unexcused Absences - Habitual truancy letter will be mailed home requesting a parent/guardian meeting, create attendance improvement plan
- In extreme circumstances, the school is obligated to involve local law enforcement and/or child protective services when a student is chronically absent.
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- Your student’s teacher is a great resource for help and support!
- Call or email our school social worker for problem-solving and resources.
- Connect with other families and neighbors for help. It takes a village to raise a child!
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- Starting in kindergarten, too many absences can cause children to fall behind in school.
- Missing 10 percent (or about 18 days) can make it harder to learn to read.
- Students can fall behind if they miss just a day or two days every few weeks.
- Being late to school may lead to poor attendance.
- Absences and tardiness can affect the whole classroom if the teacher has to slow down learning to help children catch up.
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