Attendance
student Absences
When students are absent from school, they are missing valuable instructional experiences and lessons that often cannot be made up. When children are out due to an illness that can’t be helped it is an excused absence. Some absences can be avoided like doctor and dental appointments. Many doctors understand the importance of students not being disrupted from their class lessons and will make appointments after school.
If your child is out for an illness for 3+ consecutive days, a doctor's note is required to excuse the absences.
If your child will be out for 3 - 14 days, please arrange to have an Independent Study Contract completed through the office at least 2 weeks prior to the beginning of the absence.
Lates & TARDIES
At 8:00am, all gates are locked. Students entering the office after 8:00 AM are required to:
1. Go to the office before going to their classroom
2. Get a late slip from the office staff
3. Go to their classroom and present the late slip to their teacher
student EARLY DISMISSAL reminders
Requesting Short term Independent Study
Please try your best to plan vacations when school is not in session. If you are planning on traveling during school time and your child will be absent for at least 3-14 days, we ask that you notify us at two weeks in advance, this will ensure that the teacher has adequate time to prepare your child's work. Short term independent study agreements can be requested to Mrs. Aispuro, 899-1100 Ext. 3196.
Thank you for understanding the importance of your child's education and communicating to me when absences occur or attendance questions arise.
attendance matters
Methods of reporting your child's absences:
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Send a parent square message to the attendance clerk, Elizabeth Aispuro.
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Call the school at 831-899-1100, ext. 3196 is the attendance extension. Please leave a voicemail. I check my voicemail daily so please leave a detailed message if I am not able to answer your call.
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Respond to the attendance notices you receive regarding the absence.
If your child will be absent for more than 3 days due to an illness, please provide a doctor's note. Also, we ask that you make an effort to schedule doctor, dentist, and other appointments after school hours. If you do need to schedule and appointment during school hours please be sure to provide a medical note for our supporting documentation.
We understand that there are times when you need to pick up your child before dismissal, but we ask that you do this only in cases of emergency. Picking up your child fifteen minutes prior to dismissal not only disrupts your child's instructional minutes but interrupts the entire class, causing the whole class to lose invaluable instructional time.
