Teacher / Administrator / Staff Responsibilities
● Teachers are required to take attendance using PowerSchool for each class in their schedule
● Teachers will notify school counselors or administration if a pattern emerges of students missing class
● Teachers are required to send an email home( and cc the student’ s administrator) if a pattern of missed classes is documented
● Parents / Guardians will receive notification from the school if their student is not in school on a given day. Administrators will notify Parents / Guardians when: 1) A student has reached the midpoint or upper limits for loss of credit in a given class.
2) A student had their credit removed due to reaching the attendance limits for loss of credit in a given course.
3) A student has exceeded the State of Connecticut attendance limits 4) A student has established a pattern of missing school or individual classes on a regular basis
Penalties for Tardiness
Students who accumulate late arrivals to class( excluding Bus transportation issues) will be assigned discipline
1-3 – Tardies to any class = Teacher discipline 4- Tardies to any class = Parent / Guardian notification. One( 1) hour detention 8- Tardies to any class = Parent / Guardian notification. Two( 2) hour detention 12- Tardies to any class = Parent / Guardian notification. Three( 3) hour detention Additional tardies may result in further disciplinary action.
Sign in / Sign Out Process
Students that arrive at school after 7:25 am need to sign-in at the Welcome Center. Students are not allowed to sign
themselves out of school early. For security reasons, between the hours of 7:25 AM and 2:05 PM, students may only exit out of the Main Entrance doors unless given permission by the administration. Parent permission is required for a student to leave school prior to dismissal time.
Early Release / Dismissal Personal appointments for students should be made after school hours. When this is not possible, students may only be dismissed from school by parents, legal guardians or other individuals who have been authorized to do so. Students need to present a signed note with the date, time of dismissal, and parent / guardian signature to their assistant principal’ s office. When a student is to be picked up from school, the parent or guardian picking up a student needs to walk into the Welcome Center and present identification
Revised 9 / 8 / 2025