Attendance Policy
According to GA state law, how many unexcused absences can a student accumulate without being considered truant?
5 or less
What happens to instruction in the classroom if too many students are absent?
Instruction becomes delayed or disrupted in attempts to catch those up and keep the pace of the instruction consistent.
Which grade in school is likely to see the most absences?
Kindergarten
Who is responsible to ensure a child's attendance?
Student and parent/guardian.
What is considered an excused absence?
An absence that results from illness, doctors appointment, and death in the family.
What happens to a child's social development if they miss too much school?
Lag behind peers and find it difficult to keep with with all aspects of the school and classroom community.
What are some potential consequences for students with poor attendance versus students with good attendance?
1) there are higher drop out rates
2) Poor work habits that extend beyond school and impact a person in the workforce.
3) Socially disconnected from peer group and school community.
True or false: Building a good bed time routine can help improve tardiness and attendance problems.
True
What does it mean to be truant?
A student who stays away from school without leave or explanation.
When students' are chronically absent how can it impact staffing at the school?
If students miss too much school the district cannot count them as active students. It can also impact planning for staffing and class sizes.
True or False: Students that have poor attendance in August and September are more likely to consistently be absent the rest of the school year.
True
Does missing the bus excuse an absence?
No
How many parent notes may be written to excuse an absence?
DCSS Attendance Policy allows up to 10 parent notes but only if the student has less than 10 absences.
At what number of unexcused absence will your parent/guardian receive the first official attendance letter?
5
What time do you have to stay at school until to be considered present the entire day?
12:30
What is the first step the School Social Worker will help with before making a referral to juvenile court?
The School Social Worker will implement an attendance intervention plan.
How many unexcused absences results in a referral to juvenile court for truancy?
10 or more
At what number of unexcused absence will your parent/guardian receive the second official attendance letter?
7
How many unexcused absences does a student need for the School Social Worker to be involved?
7 or more
True or false: Students will bad attendance are more likely to graduate on time.
False