The most important factor for student academic success is their attendance in the classroom. Students must be in school every day, on time and ready to learn. 

 

The state of California has established that it is a parent’s legal responsibility to ensure that their child(ren) attends school. Students will be classified as truant if absent from school without a valid excuse three full days in one school year, or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the school day without a valid excuse on three occasions in one school year. If a student is absent from school without a valid excuse for 10 percent or more of the school days within one school year, the student is classified as a chronic truant. A School Attendance Review Team (SART) meeting will be scheduled at the school to discuss interventions to correct the attendance concerns.

 

Families are allowed 5 school days to clear absences. The following methods may be used to verify student absences:

 

Upon accumulating 10 absences in a school year due to illness, health appointments or quarantine, any further absences will require verification by a medical practitioner. 

 

When a student needs to leave campus during the school day, he/she must be checked out through the main office by a guardian or someone listed on their emergency contact list. The person requesting the early dismissal must present a valid photo identification.  

 

Students who will be out of town for a minimum of 5 school days should request a Short Term Independent Study contract through the counseling office. Arrangements must be made no fewer than 3 days in advance of the extended absence, and students must return the completed work on the day they are scheduled to return to school. 

 

A student will be marked late anytime they do not make it to class by the starting bell. Tardies are considered missed instructional time and can hinder a student’s ability to succeed. Students with tardies will be provided progressive interventions, including behavior reflection, parent meeting, and referral to the School Attendance Review Board. Students can make up tardies by attending detention and/or Saturday School (WIN). 

 

To support students in getting to class on time, the school will have students call home for each period they are late in the first two weeks of school. This policy may also be implemented when tardies become a larger school issue. Parents will be notified via ParentSquare/Aeries Portal when the tardy policies change.