Regular attendance is essential to a student’s success in school. Most subjects are taught in sequence, requiring the understanding of each concept in the order of its presentation. Persistent absenteeism creates a genuine hardship for students and is regarded as a very serious problem.

Children are in school 180 days a year, so please schedule vacations and routine appointments on the other 185 non school days.

Schools receive no reimbursement from the state when students are away from school for any reason. Students will be marked as absent, unless a medical note is provided to the school. 

When a student is absent or tardy you are required to notify the school. You have the option to submit a note or call the school. The note should include the student’s full name, reason for and dates of the absence, and the parent or guardian’s signature. Please call the school at 625-7091 to clear absences.

Parents who know their child will be missing school due to vacation or other special plans for five or more days may sign the child up for Independent Study*. This means work will be provided for the student while he/she is gone. When it is completed, the student will be given credit for attending school for those dates. Please feel free to call the office or contact your child’s teacher for further information. Students on Independent Study are not recognized as having perfect attendance.

Parents are asked to make sure that their children are not tardy to school. The teaching of all students is affected when a student is tardy. If a student is tardy, he/she must sign in at the attendance office before going to class.

Although everyone may have a time or two where being late cannot be helped, excessive tardies will be dealt with through the office. Student, parent, and teacher will work together to remedy the situation. Students who have excessive tardies or absences can be sent to the School Attendance Review Board for further action.