Attendance Types
When a student has less than 4 unexcused absences in a semester
What is Good Attendance?
The most important consequence to missing school
What is loss of learning?
Is defined as 5 truancy events.
What is 2nd Truancy?
Being less than 1 minute late
What is being on time?
The attendance type defined by a student being 1 minute or more late.
What is tardy?
The consequence(s) when a student has an unexcused absence that day.
- Parent phone call home
- Recurring daily unexcused absences will result in truancy
Defined by missing 10% or more of school days.
What is chronic truancy.
What a tardy student MUST have in hand before being able to enter class.
What is a pass from the front office?
When a student is more than 30 minutes late unexcused to a class or when they miss an entire class period.
What is a truancy event?
The consequence(s) when a student hits 2nd truancy.
Possible answers:
- 2nd truancy letter sent home
- Attendance improvement plan
A plan to support the student in finding strategies to address attendance issues
What is an attendance improvement plan?
Who should you talk to if you are having an attendance problem.
Who is your school counselor?
The attendance category defined by a student having 3 unexcused absences.
What is 1st truancy?
The consequence when a student hits 3rd truancy.
Permissible responses:
- 3rd truancy letter sent home
- Parent meeting
- Possible truancy charges
The person on campus who oversees attendance interventions and supports including meeting with students and families in 2nd truancy.
Mrs. Watson
What should you do if you are tardy to school.
What is check into the office?
When a student has reduced the number of unexcused absences to any given class.
What is improved attendance?
The consequence for a student who is severely chronically absent.
- Parent meeting
- Truancy charges
Who should attend a attendance meeting?
Who are the student, parents, counselor, and admin.
What should your parent do to turn in an excuse note?
Upload it into the absentee portal.