As a new semester starts we want to remind everyone of our district's attendance policy. Please review the policy below.
Attendance Policy
Regular attendance is the most important factor in the establishment of a good scholastic record. Work missed through absence from school is difficult work to make up. There is no substitute for the actual participation in the daily classroom discussion and work. Attendance may be a factor in decisions regarding promotion.
**Our policy states that when a student is not at school during normal school hours, the absence is counted as a one-day absence, one-half day absence, tard, or early departure. Each of these absences/tardy is counted as excused or unexcused.
**After five days of absences for illness or pre-arranged absences per semester a doctor’s note is required. Five absences are allowed each semester without a doctor slip and are excused as long as a call is received within 48 hours. Every absence beyond the 5-day limit must be accompanied by a doctor slip and a call within the 48-hour time frame or it is unexcused.
If you child is absent:
When your child is absent, please call the school on that morning to state the reason for your child’s absence. If no phone is available, you may send a note when your child returns to school informing the school about the absence
If your child is absent, tardy, or has an early departure because of a doctor’s appointment, please obtain a doctor’s excuse and sent it to the school with your child within two school days to excuse the absence, tardy, or early dismissal
If your child is going to be tardy or leave early (early departure) because of a doctor’s appointment, the parent should notify the school office.
Attendance Procedures (PER SEMESTER)
On or before a total of six absences you may receive a contact from school personnel regarding attendance procedures
On or before a total of eight absences the parent may be sent a letter regarding the school attendance policy
On or before a total of ten days of absences the principal may contact the parent by documented correspondence regarding the concern. The principal may request a parent conference at this time (if the school is not contacted within two days to schedule a conference or the parent does not attend the scheduled conference, the school may contact the Rush County Prosecutor’s Office.)
If the student has additional absences, attendance records may be sent to the Rush County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.